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15.5 Risk reduction questions
Questions for a validation in accordance with EN ISO 12100-
1:2010 (example)
No. Question Yes/No Completed
1 Have all of the operating conditions and interventions
been taken into account?
Yes No
2 Has the "3-step method" for risk reduction been
applied?
l Inherently safe design
l Technical safety measures and additional
safeguarding (if necessary)
l User information about the residual risk
Yes No
3 Have the hazards been eliminated or has the hazard risk
been reduced as far as practically possible?
Yes No
4 Can it be guaranteed that the implemented measures
will not pose new hazards?
Yes No
5 Have the users been adequately informed and warned
about the residual risks?
Yes No
6 Can it be guaranteed that the operators' working
conditions have not deteriorated due to the safeguarding
undertaken?
Yes No
7 Is the safeguarding mutually compatible? Yes No
8 Has adequate consideration been given to the potential
consequences of using a machine designed for
commercial/industrial purposes in a non-
commercial/industrial area?
Yes No
9 Can it be guaranteed that the implemented measures
will not severely impair the machine's ability to perform
its function?
Yes No
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