scope:

The object of this standard is to enable the user of this standard (e.g. standard makers, designers of machinery) to avoid hazards from crushing zones. It specifies minimum gaps relative to parts of the human body and is applicable when adequate safety can be achieved by this method. This standard is applicable to risks from crushing hazards only and is not applicable to other possible hazards, e.g. impact, shearing, drawing-in. One method of avoiding the hazard of crushing of parts of the human body is to make use of the minimum gaps in this standard. In specifying minimum gaps a number of aspects have to be taken into consideration, such as accessibility of the crushing zones; - anthropometric data, taking into account ethnic groups likely to be found in European countries; - technical and practical aspects. If these aspects are further developed the current state of the art, reflected in this Standard, could be improved.