EN 894-3:2000+A1:2008

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Selection procedure
5 Task evaluation and information collection
6 Intermediate selection of control families
7 Identification of suitable control types
8 Additional information for the design of manual control
  actuators
Annex A (informative) Example of the use of this standard
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 98/37/EC, amended by 98/79/EC
Annex ZB (informative) Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 2006/42/EC

This European Standard gives guidance on the selection, design and location of control actuators so that they are adapted to the requirements of the operators, are suitable for the control task in question and take account of the circumstances of their use.It applies to manual control actuators used in equipment for occupational and private use. It is particularly important to observe the recommendations in this European Standard where operating a control actuator may lead to injury or damage to health, either directly or as a result of a human error.