European Commission allows more time to meet new safety standards 

歐洲委員會給制造商更多時間符合新安全標準

The European Commission recently extended the deadline for transition from EN 954-1 until Dec. 31, 2011. This extension provides an additional 24 months for machine builders to meet the new standards, EN ISO 13849-1 and EN/IEC 62061.

最近，歐洲委員會延長從EN 954-1標準過渡的期限至2011年12月31日。這一決定為機器制造商提供多了24個月以符合新的EN ISO 13849-1和 EN/IEC 62061標準。

EN 954-1, formerly the main standard for the design of safety-related control systems in the "machinery safety" sector, traditionally has been followed for presumption of conformity to European Machinery Directive 98/37/EC. Newer standards EN ISO 13849-1 or EN/IEC 62061 – which provide for use of more advanced safety-control systems technologies – are in place, applicable now, and will fully replace EN 954-1 on Dec. 31, 2011. At that time, the new control system standards will become the only ones accepted under the new European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. This widely anticipated change was first published in 2006. This two-year period should be viewed as a transition period to fully comply with the new standards rather than as an extension of the old standard.

原為“機械安全”領域安全相關控制系統設計主要標準的EN 954-1，傳統上作為符合歐洲機械指令98/37/EC的認定而被遵循。新的EN ISO 13849-1或者 EN/IEC 62061標準，為更先進的安全控制系統技術提供應用，現已頒布、可用，并在2011年12月31日全部替換原先的EN 954-1標準。到其時，新控制系統標準將成為新版歐洲機械指令2006/42/EC接受的唯一標準。這一被人普遍預期到的改變是在2006年被首次提出。這兩年時段該被看作是完全符合新標準的一個過渡期，而不是作為舊標準的一個延長。

Rockwell Automation is encouraging machine builders to comply with EN ISO 13849-1 as soon as possible.

羅克韋爾自動化鼓勵機器制造商盡快遵從EN ISO 13849-1標準。

"Early adopters not only will move ahead of the competition, but also help better protect workers and machinery,” said Dan Hornbeck, safety market development manager, Rockwell Automation. “These new standards provide functional safety guidance that helps improve safety, efficiency and sustainability – while reducing development and operational costs.”

羅克韋爾自動化安全市場拓展經理Dan Hornbeck表示：“先期的采用者不僅將在競爭中領先，而且有利于更好地保護工人和機器。這些新標準提供不同功能的安全指導，幫助提高安全性、效率和可持續性，同時降低開發和運營成本。“

Many global manufacturers already specify compliance with the new standards, and Rockwell Automation is helping customers meet them with technologies, products and the necessary functional safety data. Functional safety data is available in multiple forms, including a data library for use with the SISTEMA calculation tool from the BGIA (Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance), and a PDF file providing data for manual calculation.

許多全球性的制造商已經闡述要遵從新標準，而羅克韋爾自動化正在通過技術、產品以及必要的功能安全數據，幫助客戶滿足新標準。功能安全數據可以從多種方式得到，包括一個與來自BGIA（德國社會意外保險職業安全及健康研究所）SISTEMA計算工具使用的數據資料庫，以及一個提供手工計算數據的PDF文件。

As the global leader in safety solutions for manufacturing, Rockwell Automation provides integrated, programmable or component-based safety solutions based on the requirements and complexity of the application. 

作為制造業安全解決方案的全球領導者，羅克韋爾自動化根據需求和應用的復雜性，提供集成的、可編程或基于組件的安全解決方案。