GOST R EN 547-1-2008 PDF

Full title and description

GOST R EN 547-1-2008 — Safety of machinery. Human body measurements. Part 1: Principles for determining the dimensions required for openings for whole body access into machinery. This is the Russian adoption (GOST R) of the EN document addressing anthropometric principles for sizing openings that permit whole‑body access to machines.

Abstract

This standard establishes principles and calculation approaches for determining minimum dimensions of access openings that allow whole‑body entry to machinery, based on anthropometric percentiles and conservative rules for safe access (including specific treatment of emergency/escape openings). GOST R EN 547‑1:2008 is adopted as identical to the European EN text (EN 547‑1:1996 with Amendment A1:2008).

General information

• Status: Active / current (national adoption in force as GOST R).
• Publication date: National adoption / introduction to the GOST R catalogue 1 January 2010 (EN original edition 1996 with A1:2008).
• Publisher: Adopted as a GOST R document under the Russian national system (Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology — Rosstandart); original text produced by CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation).
• ICS / categories: 13.110 (Safety of machinery); 13.180 (Ergonomics / anthropometry).
• Edition / version: GOST R EN 547‑1‑2008 (adoption of EN 547‑1:1996 + A1:2008).
• Number of pages: Approximately 15–16 pages (varies by publisher/translation/format).

Scope

Specifies principles for calculating the dimensions of openings that provide whole‑body access into machinery (for operation, maintenance, inspection and rescue). The standard is principally intended for stationary machines but includes notes on mobile machinery where appropriate and indicates when different percentile data (95 % or 99 %) should be applied (99 % for emergency/escape openings). It is intended to be used together with anthropometric datasets (EN 547‑3 or equivalent) and to support conformity with applicable machinery‑safety requirements.

Key topics and requirements

• Principles and calculation rules for minimum opening dimensions to allow whole‑body access (formulas and conservative application rules).
• Reference to anthropometric percentiles (selection and use of 5th/95th/99th percentiles for design and emergency situations).
• Guidance on application to stationary vs. mobile machinery and on additional allowances (clothing, tools, movement — where applicable, to be assessed separately).
• Normative relationship to anthropometric datasets (EN 547‑3) and to machinery safety essential requirements (informative annexes linking to directives/requirements).
• Illustrative figures and dimensioning examples to support application by designers and assessors.

These topics are described in the adopted EN text and related parts of the EN 547 series.

Typical use and users

Used by machine designers, safety engineers, ergonomists, maintenance planners, conformity assessment bodies and standards/technical committees to size access openings, to prepare technical documentation for machine safety, and to demonstrate compliance with relevant safety requirements (national adoption used where GOST R is applied). Practitioners typically apply the standard together with anthropometric data (EN 547‑3 or national datasets).

Related standards

Part of the EN 547 family and is normally used with EN 547‑2 (access openings principles for partial‑body access) and EN 547‑3 (anthropometric data). It also relates to broader machine ergonomics and safety standards such as EN 614‑1 (ergonomic design principles), ISO/EN standards on anthropometry (for example ISO 7250 / ISO 15534 where applicable) and the machinery safety directive requirements referenced in the informative annexes.

Keywords

GOST R EN 547‑1, safety of machinery, human body measurements, anthropometry, access openings, whole‑body access, ergonomics, percentiles, machine design, Rosstandart, EN 547

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST R EN 547‑1‑2008 is the Russian national adoption of the European standard EN 547‑1 (original edition 1996 with Amendment A1:2008) that gives principles for determining dimensions of openings allowing whole‑body access into machinery.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the principles, calculation rules and conservative application guidance for sizing openings (doors, hatches, manholes, passages) that permit whole‑body access for operation, maintenance, inspection and emergency escape, and points designers to anthropometric data sources to use.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Machine manufacturers, designers and ergonomics specialists; safety and compliance engineers; conformity assessment bodies and technical committees responsible for machine safety and workspace design.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The GOST R adoption corresponds to EN 547‑1:1996 with Amendment A1:2008 and has been listed as active in national catalogues since its introduction (adopted into the GOST R system with an introduction date reported as 1 January 2010). Users should check national catalogues or Rosstandart notices for any later withdrawals or replacements.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is Part 1 of the EN 547 series (EN 547‑1, EN 547‑2, EN 547‑3). Part 3 supplies the anthropometric dataset referenced by Part 1.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Anthropometry; whole‑body access; access openings; machine safety; ergonomics; percentiles (5th/95th/99th); Rosstandart; EN 547.