Overview
EN ISO 11111-6:2005/A1:2009 - Textile machinery - Safety requirements - Part 6: Fabric manufacturing machinery - Amendment 1 is a CEN/ISO amendment that updates the Part 6 safety rules for fabric manufacturing machines (looms, weaving and related machinery). Prepared by ISO/TC 72 in collaboration with CEN/TC 214, this amendment revises normative references and specific safety clauses to reflect newer standards and clarified machine safety practices.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Updated normative references: replaces older editions with newer standards such as ISO 11111-1:2009, ISO 13849-1:2006, ISO 13850:2006, and later editions of IEC 61496; adds IEC 62061:2005 and ISO/DIS 13857:2006.
- List of significant hazards: cross-references updated to ISO 11111-1:2009 for hazard identification and risk assessment.
- Weaving-machine specifics:
- Emphasis on sensitive protective equipment (SPE), including active opto-electronic protective devices (AOPD), located to prevent reaching hazard zones (AOPD to comply at least with Type 2 per IEC 61496 series).
- Rules for start-up control: manual start permitted only if all guards/safety devices are in position and an optical warning signal is activated until normal production speed is reached; similar optical signaling required for automatic restart sequences.
- For heavy-duty weaving machines (≥ 8 m width), the safety-related control system must meet Performance Level PL = d (ISO 13849-1:2006) or SIL = 2 (IEC 62061:2005), unless a risk assessment justifies lower levels.
- Clarification that healdframe crushing/shearing incidents are low probability; safeguarding may not be required but risks must be documented in the machine handbook.
- Knitting and special fabric machines:
- Requirements for SPE placement (e.g., covering rapier paths) and allowance for muting when grippers move away from danger zones.
- Options for protection include fence guards (per ISO 11111-1:2009 and ISO/DIS 13857) or SPE (AOPD, pressure-sensitive edges) as appropriate.
Applications - who uses this standard
- Machine manufacturers and designers of looms, rapier, Jacquard, knitting and carpet weaving equipment
- Safety engineers and risk assessors implementing machine guarding and control-system safety
- Compliance and conformity assessors, notified bodies and regulatory authorities (to demonstrate alignment with EC directives)
- Maintenance personnel, technical authors creating instruction handbooks and safety documentation
Related standards (high relevance)
This amendment modernizes fabric manufacturing safety requirements, aligns Part 6 with current control-system and protective-device standards, and clarifies practical safeguards and signalling for weaving and knitting machinery. Keywords: EN ISO 11111-6:2005/A1:2009, textile machinery safety, weaving machine safety, AOPD, ISO 13849-1, IEC 62061, machine guarding.