What is PD IEC/TR 62513 – Safety of machinery about?
PD IEC/TR 62513 is an international standard that discusses the guidelines for the use of communication systems in safety-related applications. Safeguards are essential to protect workers from injury. Any machine part, function, or process that might cause injury should be safeguarded.
PD IEC/TR 62513 addresses the application of closed serial digital communications systems (often termed fieldbuses) used for the transmission of safety-related data in the realisation of safety functions in machinery. It offers guidance on the issues that need to be considered during the specification, system design, installation, commissioning, modification and maintenance of such applications.
PD IEC/TR 62513 assumes that the SRECS safety requirements specification (SRS)...