European Commission updates list of European Harmonized Standards for the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)

On April 5, the European Commission published an updated list of the European harmonized standards that pertain to the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC). The standards on this list may be used by machinery manufacturers to prove that their machinery complies with the essential requirements of this directive.

This updated list is important to all manufacturers of CE marked machinery that have used European harmonized standards to prove CE compliance. If you have applied standards to prove compliance with the aforementioned directive, we recommend you to check the new list of standards to see if any of the standard you applied have been updated, or whether there are new standards available for your products. When standards have been updated by this list, you need to re-evaluate your products against the updated standard and update your Declaration of Conformity.

On the list, the following standards are amended:

EN 710:1997+A1:2010/AC:2012 – Safety requirements for foundry moulding and coremaking machinery and plant associated equipment

And the following standards are new:

  • EN 848-1:2007+A2:2012 – Safety of woodworking machines – One side moulding machines with rotating tool – Part 1: Single spindle vertical moulding machines
  • EN 848-2:2007+A2:2012 – Safety of woodworking machines – One side moulding machines with rotating tool – Part 2: Single spindle hand fed/integrated fed routing machines
  • EN 1034-17:2012 – Safety of machinery – Safety requirements for the design and construction of paper making and finishing machines – Part 17: Tissue making machines
  • EN 1034-21:2012 – Safety of machinery – Safety requirements for the design and construction of paper making and finishing machines – Part 21: Coating machines
  • EN 1034-27:2012 – Safety of machinery – Safety requirements for the design and construction of paper making and finishing machines – Part 27: Roll handling systems
  • EN 1870-5:2002+A2:2012 – Safety of woodworking machines – Circular sawing machines – Part 5: Circular sawbenches/up-cutting cross-cut sawing machines
  • EN 1870-9:2012 – Safety of woodworking machines – Circular sawing machines – Part 9: Double blade circular sawing machines for cross-cutting with integrated feed and with manual loading and/or unloading
  • EN ISO 11148-7:2012 – Hand-held non-electric power tools – Safety requirements – Part 7: Grinders (ISO 11148-7:2012)
  • EN 12001:2012 – Conveying, spraying and placing machines for concrete and mortar – Safety requirements
  • EN ISO 19432:2012 – Building construction machinery and equipment – Portable, hand-held, internal combustion engine driven cut-off machines – Safety requirements (ISO 19432:2012)
  • EN ISO 20643:2008/A1:2012 – Mechanical vibration – Hand-held and hand-guided machinery – Principles for evaluation of vibration emission (ISO 20643:2005)
  • EN 60335-2-67:2012 – Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety — Part 2-67: Particular requirements for floor treatment machines for commercial use – IEC 60335-2-67:2012 (Modified)
  • EN 60335-2-68:2012 – Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety — Part 2-68: Particular requirements for spray extraction machines, for commercial use – IEC 60335-2-68:2012 (Modified)
  • EN 60335-2-69:2012 – Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety — Part 2-69: Particular requirements for wet and dry vacuum cleaners, including power brush for commercial use – IEC 60335-2-69:2012 (Modified)
  • EN 60335-2-72:2012 – Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety — Part 2-72: Particular requirements for floor treatment machines with or without traction drive, for commercial use – IEC 60335-2-72:2012 (Modified)
  • EN 60335-2-79:2012 – Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety — Part 2-79: Particular requirements for high pressure cleaners and steam cleaners – IEC 60335-2-79:2012 (Modified)

The updated list of standards can be found in our Library shortly.