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B11.19 sets performance requirements for risk reduction measures—including guarding, control functions, devices, administrative controls and inherently safe design—applicable across a broad range of machinery for effective hazard mitigation.
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The B11.19-2019 standard (ANSI B11.19: Performance Requirements for Risk Reduction Measures) is a “Type B” machinery safety standard that covers the performance requirements for risk-reduction measures used with industrial machinery. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
It complements the broader foundational standard B11.0 – Safety of Machinery and applies across many machine types rather than being machine-specific.
B11.19 addresses how to apply and maintain risk-reduction measures such as fixed guards, interlocked guards, presence-sensing devices, protective devices, control functions (e.g., two-hand controls, enabling devices), administrative controls, and inherently safe design methods. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
The standard does not prescribe which measure to use in each case—that remains the result of a risk assessment—but it defines how those measures must perform in terms of design, installation, operation and maintenance. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
Industrial machinery presents many hazards—rotating parts, high forces, automatic feed systems, ejection of material, entanglement, and access to hazardous zones.
B11.19 helps manufacturers, machine builders, integrators and users to establish a consistently high level of risk-reduction engineering and good practice across these hazards.
Moreover, by meeting the performance criteria in B11.19, organisations can demonstrate alignment with “recognized and generally accepted good engineering practice” (RAGAGEP) in machine-safety programmes.
B11.19 is a core part of the B11 series:
Using B11.19 together with a machine-specific standard provides a more complete safety posture. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}
No. It is a voluntary consensus standard. However, by following it you support compliance with regulatory requirements and demonstrate good engineering practice.
No. It does not dictate the specific choice of guarding or device. It provides performance criteria for whichever risk-reduction measure is chosen, following a risk assessment.
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