EN ISO 13849-1:2015Safety of machinery - Safety­ related parts of control systems

11 Information for use

The principles of ISO 12100:2010, 6.4.5.2, and the applicable sections of other relevant documents (e.g. IEC 60204-1:2005, Cl ause 17), shall be applied. In particular, that information which is i mportant for the safe use of the SRP/CS shall be given to the user. This shall include, but is not limited to the following ﹔
- the limits of t'he safety-related parts to the category(ies〕 selected and any fault exclusions﹔
- the limits of the SRP/CS and any fau lt exclusions (see 1.3.), for which, when essential for maintaining the selected category or categories and safety performance,  appropriate  information  〔e.g.  for modification,  maintenance  and  repair〕 shall  be  given  to  ensure  the continued  justification  of  the fau l t exclusion(s)﹔
- the effects of deviations from the specified performance on the safety function(s);
- clear descriptions of the interfaces to the SRP/CS and protective devices﹔
- response  time﹔
- operating limits (including environmental conditions)﹔
- indications and alarms﹔
- muting and suspension of safety functions﹔
- control modes﹔
- maintenance (see Clause 9)﹔
- maintenance check lists﹔
- ease of accessibility and replacing of internal parts﹔
- means for easy and safe trouble shooti ng﹔
- information cxplaini ng the applications for use relevant to the category to which reference is made﹔
- checking test intervals where relevant.

Specific information shall be provided  on the category or categories and performance  level of the SRP/CS,的follows:
- dated reference to this part of lSO 13849 (i.e. "ISO 13849-1:2006")﹔
- the Category, B, 1, 2, 3, or 4﹔
- the performance level, a, b, c, d or e.

EXAMPLE        An SRP/CS in accordance with this edition of ISO 13849-1, of Category Band performance level a,
would be referred to as follows:

ISO 13849-1:2006 Category  B PLa

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