ISO/DIS 12100.3 / DIS ballot initiated 20.07.2026
ISO/DIS 12100.3 / DIS ballot initiated 20.07.2026
ISO/DIS 12100.3
Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction
Status: Under development
Stage: DIS ballot initiated: 12 weeks [40.20] 20.07.2026
Edition: 2
Number of pages: 94
This Draft International Standard is in the enquiry phase with ISO members.
ISO 12100:2010 specifies basic terminology, principles and a methodology for achieving safety in the design of machinery.
It specifies principles of risk assessment and risk reduction to help designers in achieving this objective. These principles are based on knowledge and experience of the design, use, incidents, accidents and risks associated with machinery. Procedures are described for identifying hazards and estimating and evaluating risks during relevant phases of the machine life cycle, and for the elimination of hazards or sufficient risk reduction. Guidance is given on the documentation and verification of the risk assessment and risk reduction process.
ISO 12100:2010 is also intended to be used as a basis for the preparation of type-B or type-C safety standards.
It does not deal with risk and/or damage to domestic animals, property or the environment.
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Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 199, Safety of machinery, in collaboration with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 114, Safety of machinery, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This second edition of ISO 12100 cancels and replaces ISO 12100:2010, ISO/TR 22100-1:2021 and ISO/TR 22100-2:2013.
The main changes are as follows:
- the Scope has been modified;
- additional normative references were added to Clause 2;
- terms and definitions have been modified in Clause 3;
- new Figure 1 added, and Figure 4 from previous edition deleted;
- requirements for control systems moved to 6.3.5;
- reference to self-evolving behaviour of applied artificial intelligence added to 5.4.3, b) 7);
- new subclause “Hygiene aspects” added as 6.2.14;
- subclause “Safeguarding to reduce emissions” shortened on general aspects only;
- subclause on “Software aspects” completely rewritten;
- updates made to requirements for guards and protective devices (6.3.2);
- new subclauses “Indirect control” and “Remote software updates” added as 6.3.5.11 and 6.3.5.12, respectively;
- new subclause “Cybersecurity and protection against corruption” added as 6.3.5.17;
- ISO/TR 22100-1 and ISO/TR 22100-2 incorporated as new Annexes C and D.
In addition to text written in the official ISO languages (English, French, Russian), this document gives text in German. This text is published under the responsibility of the member body for Germany (DIN) and is given for information only. Only the text given in the official languages can be considered as ISO text. Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
Introduction
The primary purpose of this document is to provide designers with an overall framework and guidance for decisions during the development of machinery to enable them to design machines that are adequately safe for their intended use. It also provides a strategy for standards developers and will assist in the preparation of consistent and appropriate type-B and type-C standards.
The concept of safety of machinery considers the ability of a machine to perform its intended function(s) during its lifecycle where risk has been adequately reduced.
This document is the basis for a set of standards which has the following structure:
- a) type-A standards (basic safety standards) giving basic concepts, principles for design, and general aspects that can be applied to all machinery;
b) type-B standards (generic safety standards) dealing with one safety aspect or one or more type(s) of safeguard that can be used across a wide range of machinery:
- type-B1 standards on particular safety aspects (e.g. safety distances, surface temperature, noise);
- type-B2 standards on safeguards (e.g. two-hand control devices, interlocking devices, pressure-sensitive devices, guards);
c) type-C standards (machine safety standards) dealing with detailed safety requirements for a particular machine or group of machines.
This document is a type-A standard.
This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the market players with regard to machinery safety:
- machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
- health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organizations, market surveillance);
Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the above-mentioned stakeholder groups:
- machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
- machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with special needs);
- service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);
- consumers (in case of machinery intended for use by consumers).
The above-mentioned stakeholder groups have been given the possibility to participate in the drafting process of this document.
When a type-C standard deviates from one or more technical provisions dealt with by this document or by a type-B standard, the type-C standard takes precedence.
It is desirable that this document be referred to in training courses and manuals to convey basic terminology and general design methods to designers.
ISO/IEC Guide 51 has been taken into account as far as practicable at the time of drafting of this document.
A trilingual lookup and index of specific terms and expressions used in this document is given in Annex E.
1 Scope
This document defines basic terminology and specifies principles and a methodology for safety in the design of machinery. It specifies principles of risk assessment and risk reduction to help designers in achieving this objective. These principles are based on knowledge and experience of the design, use, incidents, accidents and risks associated with machinery. Procedures are described for identifying hazards and estimating and evaluating risks during relevant phases of the machine lifecycle, and for the elimination of hazards or the provision of adequate risk reduction. Guidance is given on the documentation and verification of the risk assessment and risk reduction process.
This document covers principal implications on machinery safety in case of implementation of artificial intelligence/machine learning, and vulnerability to cyber threats and data corruption regarding their impact on safety. It specifies generic measures to address both aspects.
Safety of machinery includes hygiene aspects.
This document is also intended to be used as a basis for the preparation of type-B or type-C safety standards.
This document covers neither risk nor damage to domestic animals, property or the environment.
NOTE 1 While this document refers to risks of harm to persons, the risk assessment process set out in this document can be equally effective in assessing other types of risks such as damage to domestic animals, property or the environment.
NOTE 2 Annex B gives, in separate tables, examples of hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events, in order to clarify these concepts and assist the designer in the process of hazard identification.
NOTE 3 The practical use of a number of methods for each stage of risk assessment is described in ISO/TR 14121-2.
NOTE 4 As used in this document, the designer of a machine can include the manufacturer, integrator, supplier, or the user in case of safety-relevant modifications.
NOTE 5 This document can also be used for existing machinery.
2 Normative referencesThe following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the reference document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/DIS 12895-2:2025 Safety of machinery - Identification of whole body access and prevention of associated risk(s)
ISO 13849-1:2023 Safety of machinery - Safety-related parts of control systems - Part 1: General principles for design
ISO 20607 Safety of machinery - Instruction handbook - General drafting principles
3 Terms and definitionsFor the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
- ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
- IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
machinery
machine
assembly, fitted with or intended to be fitted with a drive system other than directly applied human or animal effort, consisting of linked parts or components, at least one of which moves, and which are joined together for a specific application
Note 1 to entry: The term “machinery” can include an assembly of machines, which achieves the same purpose, when they are arranged and controlled to function as an integral whole.
Note 2 to entry: Annex A provides a general schematic representation of a machine.
3.2
reliability
ability of a machine or its components or equipment to perform a required function under specified conditions and for a given period of time without failing
3.3
maintainability
characteristic of a machine that allows it to be kept in a state which enables it to fulfil its function under conditions of intended use, or to be restored to such a state
3.4
usability
characteristic of a machine that allows it to be easily used including properties or characteristics that enable its function(s) to be easily understood
3.5
harm
physical injury or damage to health
3.6
hazard
potential source of harm
Note 1 to entry: The term “hazard” can be qualified in order to define its origin (e.g. mechanical hazard, electrical hazard) or the nature of the potential harm (e.g. electric shock hazard, cutting hazard, toxic hazard, fire hazard).
Note 2 to entry: The hazard envisaged by this definition either:
- is permanently present during the intended use of the machine (e.g. motion of hazardous moving elements, electric arc during a welding phase, unhealthy posture, noise emission, high temperature); or
- can appear unexpectedly (e.g. explosion, crushing hazard as a consequence of an unintended/unexpected start-up, ejection as a consequence of a breakage, fall as a consequence of acceleration/deceleration).
3.7
significant hazard
hazard which has been identified as associated with the machine and which requires specific action to eliminate or to reduce its risk in accordance with the risk assessment
Note 1 to entry: This term is included as basic terminology for type-B and type-C standards.
Note 2 to entry: The prior term "relevant hazard" is included as being a significant hazard.
3.8
hazardous event
event that can cause harm
Note 1 to entry: A hazardous event can occur over a short period of time or over an extended period of time.
3.9
hazardous situation
circumstance in which a person is exposed to at least one hazard
Note 1 to entry: The exposure can result in harm immediately or over a period of time.
3.10
hazard zone
danger zone
any space either within or around machinery, or both, in which a person can be exposed to a hazard
3.11
risk
combination of the probability of occurrence of harm and the severity of that harm
3.12
residual risk
risk remaining after risk reduction measures have been implemented
Note 1 to entry: This document distinguishes:
- the residual risk after risk reduction measures have been implemented by the designer;
- the residual risk remaining after all risk reduction measures by the designer and the user have been implemented.
Note 2 to entry: See also Figure 3.
3.13
risk estimation
defining likely severity of harm and probability of its occurrence
3.14
risk analysis
combination of the specification of the limits of the machine, hazard identification and risk estimation
3.15
risk evaluation
procedure based on the risk analysis to determine whether further risk reduction is required
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014, 3.12, modified - The wording “tolerable risk has been exceeded” has been replaced with “further risk reduction is required”.]
3.16
risk assessment
overall process comprising a risk analysis and a risk evaluation
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
3.17
risk reduction measure
DEPRECATED:protective measure
action or means to eliminate hazards or reduce risks
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 2 and Figure 3.
3.18
complementary risk reduction measure
risk reduction measure used in conjunction with inherently safe design, safeguarding or information for use to enhance risk reduction
3.19
tolerable risk
acceptable risk
adequately reduced risk
level of risk that is accepted in a given context based on the current values of society at a minimum in accordance with legal requirements
Note 1 to entry: Tolerable risk usually refers to the level at which further technologically, functionally and financially feasible risk reduction measures or additional expenditure(s) of resources will not result in significant reduction in risk.
Note 2 to entry: Criteria for determining when adequately reduced risk is achieved are given in 5.6.2.
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