scope:

This part of EN 16590 provides general principles for theproduction, operation, modification and supporting processes ofsafety-related parts of control systems (SRP/CS) on tractors usedin agriculture and forestry, and on self-propelled ride-on machinesand mounted, semi-mounted and trailed machines used in agriculture.It can also be applied to municipal equipment (e. g.street-sweeping machines). It specifies the characteristics andcategories required of SRP/CS for carrying out their safetyfunctions. This part of EN 16590 is applicable to thesafety-related parts of electrical/electronic/programmableelectronic systems (E/E/PES), as these relate to mechatronicsystems. It does not specify which safety functions, categories orperformance levels are to be used for particular machines. Machinespecific standards (type-C standards) can identify performancelevels and/or categories or they should be determined by themanufacturer of the machine based on risk assessment. It is notapplicable to non-E/E/PES systems (e. g. hydraulic, mechanic orpneumatic).