EN ISO 13849-1 addresses the safety of all system technologies including mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic products. Where safety functions are to be performed by safety related parts of the control system (SRP/CS), EN ISO 13849-1 can be used to show compliance with the EHSRs of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.

IEC 62061 refers to the generic functional safety standard considers the whole lifecycle of electrical, electronic, or programmable electronic (E/E/PE) systems and products. This is the machinery specific implementation of IEC/EN 61508. Compliance with the EHSRs of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC can be demonstrated through the implementation of this standard.