This International Standard specifies functional requirements and design principles for the emergency stop
function on machinery, independent of the type of energy used to control the function.
It is applicable to all machinery except for:
⎯ machines in which the provision of emergency stop would not lessen the risk;
⎯ hand-held portable machines and hand-guided machines.
It does not deal with functions such as reversal or limitation of motion, deflection, shielding, braking or
disconnecting, which can be part of the emergency stop function.
BS EN ISO 13850:2008 Referenced Document
IEC 60204-1:2005 Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60947-5-5:2005 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-5: Control circuit devices and switching elements - Electrical emergency stop device with mechanical latching function
BS EN ISO 13850:2008 history
2015BS EN ISO 13850:2015 Safety of machinery. Emergency stop function. Principles for design
2008BS EN ISO 13850:2008 Safety of machinery - Emergency stop - Principles for design
0000 BS EN ISO 13850:2006
1992BS EN 418:1992 Safety of machinery - Emergency stop equipment, functional aspects - Principles for design