n SAFETY format. The EU Declaration of Conformity can also be provided in digital form. Partly completed machinery can be delivered with digital assembly instructions as well as with a digital Declaration of Incorporation. What does the new Machinery Regulation mean for harmonised standards? It is still unclear how the process will run with the existing harmonised standards under the Machinery Directive. As it stands at present, these will need to be relisted. With more than 750 directly listed standards alone, that means a signicant eort over several years. With a dened transition period of 42 months, the standards committees now have a lot of work ahead of them. It will be interesting to see whether the relevant standards will be available as harmonised standards by the time the EU Machinery Regulation comes into force in 2027. The Regulation leaves the door open to authorities to issue special transitional provisions. n Pilz has published a White Paper detailing the key implications of the new Machinery Regulation. To download the Guide to the Machinery Regulation 2023/1230, visit www.pilz.com/mam/pilz/content/uploads/ y_guide_machinery_regulation_23_1006842en-02.pdf Implications of the Regulation for mobile platforms The safety of AGVs (automated guided vehicles) is regulated in the ISO/IEC 3691-4 standard. This has been adapted continuously in recent years. As the number of AGVs in production and logistics environments continues to expand rapidly, the need to further regulate their operation to ensure safety also increases. Special requirements have also been included in the new Machinery Regulation, which will apply from 2027. One of the key issues for the safe operation of autonomous mobile machinery is protection against corruption. The new Regulation requires manufacturers to control access permissions and protect the AGVs from unauthorised access by external parties. This also applies to maintenance and programming work, which is often carried out remotely. These issues must be taken into account when assessing and implementing the safety functions on an AGVs. When an AGV is deployed, the operator must ensure that its safety is guaranteed in the new environment. To do this, they must carry out a risk assessment of the existing infrastructure. Among other things, zones must be dened to adapt the speed of the AGVs to the space available and the potential for avoidance. If space is tight, they must travel slowly. In addition, AGVs’ safety functions must be tested regularly during operation. The how, and with what, of this testing must be specied by the manufacturer and must be planned and implemented by the user based on the risk assessment. Special requirements for AGVs have been included in the new Machinery Regulation Safety Ligh an B ck ur omT fr p et af o e S mplet C ht Curtains nner y olutions ty S Indication elays us, I/O and R , afety Controllers B Sa Systems ety Grid S Safe In-Series S f t L S ches Safety Swit and Em Turck Banner Ltd s ol d Stop Contr gency Stop d mer d. Diagnostics n-Series D I canners Safety Laser S www 18Y Wickford, Essex SS1 Blenheim House, Blenhe 578888 safety Tel: 01268, T w.turckbanner.co.uk YT eim Court, .co.uk y@turckbanner
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