User Manual
SAFETY 
 Safet
y
 handbook       content  PNSPO 
Chapter - 6 – 
6.0  Two hand controlling      24 
6.1  EN574 and EN999, relevant standards    24 
6.1.1  EN 574, Basic Requirements      24 
  for two hand control devices 
6.1.2  EN 999, Calculation of the required safety distance  27 
6.2  Requirement for 2-Hd controller      28 
6.3  Schematics      28 
6.3.1  Standard Two-Hand control circuit 
6.3.2  Two-Hand control circuit with the    29 
  possibility to add a second two-hand station 
6.3.3  Two-Hand control circuit with the    30 
  possibility to switch to an alternative safety door   
6.4  OMRON Products for 2 Hand applications    31 
Chapter - 7 – 
7.  Light curtains  32   
7.1  EN 61496, EN 999  32 
7.1.1  Examples safety distance  34 
7.2  Finger and hand protection systems  34 
7.2.1  Type 4  36 
7.2.2  Type 2  36 
7.3  Body protection devices  36 
7.3.1  Type 4, multi beam  37 
7.3.2  type 2, single beam  37 
7.4  Muting application  38 
7.5  Blanking application  41 
7.6  Single / double break application  42 
7.7  Products for safety sensor applications  43 
Chapter - 8 – 
8.0  Safe networks      44 
8.1  Background of safety networks and bus systems  44 
8.2 CIP-safety, DeviceNet safety     45 
Chapter - 9 – 
9.0  Glossary      46 
9.1  Definitions      46 
9.2  Directives, Standards      48 
9.3  Literature, Links  50 










