Introduction to Mechanical CE Certification EN ISO 12100:2010 Standard

EN ISO 12100:2010, Machinery Safety - General Principles for Design - Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction, was officially released on April 8, 2011. The European Committee for Standardization issued an announcement stating that the standard must be incorporated or referenced as the national standard for all EU member states by May 2011.

EN ISO 12100:2010 is part of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and falls under Category A standards. It primarily outlines fundamental safety requirements for machinery, mandating that all machinery within the scope of the Machinery Directive comply with these standards.

EN ISO 12100:2010 has replaced the following three standards: EN ISO 12100-1:2003, EN ISO 12100-2:2003, and EN ISO 14121-1:2007. These standards are:

EN ISO 12100-1:2003 Mechanical Safety - Basic Concepts and General Design Principles - Part 1: Basic Terms, Methodology

EN ISO 12100-2:2003 Mechanical Safety - Basic Concepts and General Design Principles - Part 2: Technical Principles

EN ISO 14121-1:2007 Mechanical Safety - Risk Assessment - Assessment Principles

The three replaced markings ended in November 2013. Now, all products only comply with EN ISO 12100:2010.

EN ISO 12100:2010 essentially merges the three standards EN ISO 12100-1:2003, EN ISO 12100-2:2003, and EN ISO 14121-1:2007. For mechanical products, it merely replaces the names of the referenced standards, while the substance remains largely unchanged. This means that the fundamental requirements and assessment principles are essentially consistent with the previous standards. Compared to the three old standards, the reporting format has been significantly simplified; however, it is fundamentally different from the previous standards, representing an entirely new reporting format.