scope:

The AS(/NZS) 4024.1 series provides users with the essential framework for designing and operating safe machine systems. It applies to single items of machinery or groupings of machines, so that a safe interface between discrete items is also assured.

In the Australian and Australian/New Zealand context, the Standards apply to all workplace machinery and equipment described as 'plant' in legislation. They do not apply to handpowered plant or hand-supported powered plant, although the principles contained within the Standards can provide guidance for many applications in the broader workplace.