ISO 20607:2019

Safety of machinery — Instruction handbook — General drafting principles

This document specifies requirements for the machine manufacturer for preparation of the safety-relevant parts of an instruction handbook for machinery.

This document:

— provides further specifications to the general requirements on information for use given in ISO 12100:2010, 6.4.5; and

— deals with the safety-related content, the corresponding structure and presentation of the instruction handbook, taking into account all phases of the life cycle of the machine.

NOTE 1 The strategy for risk reduction at the machine is given in ISO 12100:2010, Clause 6, and includes inherently safe design measures, safeguarding and complementary risk reduction measures as well as information for use.

NOTE 2 Annex A contains a correspondence table between ISO 12100:2010, 6.4, and this document.

NOTE 3 Information for conception and preparation of instructions in general is available in IEC/IEEE 82079-1.

This document establishes the principles which are indispensable to provide information on residual risks.

This document does not address requirements for declaration of noise and vibration emissions.

This document is not applicable to machinery manufactured before the date of its publication.

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