Safety engineering
Acceptance
Description
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EDS94AYAE EN 6.0
1.9 Acceptance
1.9.1 Description
The machine manufacturer must check and prove the operability of the safety functions
used.
Inspector
The machine manufacturer must authorise a person with expertise and knowledge of the
safety functions to carry out the test.
Test report
The test result of every safety function must be documented and signed by the inspector.
Note!
If parameters of the safety functions are changed, the inspector must repeat
the test and record the results in the test report.
Scope of test
A complete test comprises the following:
ƒ Documenting the plant including the safety functions:
– Creating an overview screen of the plant
– Describing the plant
– Describing the safety equipment
– Documenting the safety functions used
ƒ Checking the function of the safety functions used:
– "Safe torque off" function, STO
– "Safe stop 1" function, SS1
– "Safe stop 2" function, SS2
– "Safe operating stop" function, SOS
– "Safe maximum speed" function, SMS
– "Safely limited speed" function, SLS
– "Safe stop emergency" function, SSE
– "Safe direction" function, SDI
– "Safely limited increment" function, SLI
ƒ Preparing the test report:
– Documenting the functional test
– Checking the parameters
– Signing the test report
ƒ Preparing the appendix with test records:
– Protocols from the plant
– External recording
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