TS EN ISO 12100-2

TS EN ISO 12100-2 is the Turkish edition of a standard focused on technical principles for machine safety in design. It reflects the idea that safe machinery is achieved not only by adding guards later, but by integrating safety into the design process from the outset through systematic hazard consideration and risk reduction.

In general technical terms, the standard sits within the core vocabulary of machine safety: a hazard is a potential source of harm, while risk combines the likelihood of harm with its severity. Design principles in this field therefore include engineering decisions such as safe geometry, adequate strength, control-system considerations, guards, and the interaction between the machine, the operator, and maintenance activities.

Technical principles behind safety by design

According to its scope, TS EN ISO 12100-2 is intended to help designers achieve safety in machinery design by setting out technical principles. In practice, this means thinking through foreseeable hazards over the machine’s life cycle, reducing hazards at the source where possible, and selecting appropriate protective measures for any residual risk. The standard provides a common technical framework rather than a machine-specific construction recipe.

• Addresses technical principles for making machinery safer at the design stage.
• Supports a systematic approach to hazard identification and risk reduction.
• Provides general engineering guidance rather than a detailed design specification for one particular machine type.
• Is normally used together with related machinery-safety standards.

As a reference in the machinery-safety field, this publication is most useful where design decisions shape the final level of safety. That makes it relevant to new designs, redesign projects, and broader safety-improvement work.