Europe, North america, Japan – Rockwell Automation 1791ES-IB16 Guard I/O EtherNet/IP Safety Modules User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication 1791ES-UM001D-EN-P - May 2013

Chapter 2

Understand the Operation of Safety Functions

EtherNet/IP Conformance
EtherNet/IP Safety Conformance

Europe

In Europe, the modules are subject to the European Union (EU) Machinery
Directive Annex IV, B, Safety Components, items 1 and 2. The type approval of
TUV-Rheinland addresses compliance to applicable requirements of the
following directives and standards:

EU legislation

Machinery Directive 98/37/EC
Low-voltage Directive 73/23/EEC
EMC Directive 89/336/EEC

European standards

EN 61508 (SIL1-3)
EN 954-1 (Category 4, 3, 2, 1, B)
EN 61131-2
EN 418
EN 60204-1
IEC 61000-6-2
IEC 61000-6-4

North America

In North America, the TUV-Rheinland type approval includes Guard I/O
compliance to the relevant standards and related information including the
following:

U.S. standards - ANSI RIA15.06, ANSI B11.19, NFPA 79
The modules are UL-certified functionally safe and carry the NRGF label,

when product is marked.

The modules received UL Listing to standards of U.S. and Canada

including the following, when product is marked.

Japan

In Japan, type test requirements are provided in Article 44 of the Industrial Safety
and Health Law. These requirements apply to complete systems and cannot be
applied to a module by itself. Accordingly, to use the module in Japan as a safety
device for press machine or shearing tool pursuant to Article 42 of the above-
mentioned law, it is necessary to apply for testing of the entire system.

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