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This document specifies the structure, construction, content and sequence of a technical risk management process and the technical risk management file in accordance with EN 50726-1 . It also describes application examples for technical risk management according to EN 50726-1 . An emergency and danger response system (EDRS) is used to minimize risks to life and limb. Its purpose is to report, verify and manage emergencies and dangers in order to prevent or limit personal injury. As already mentioned in the scope of application of EN 50726-1 , the implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the subsequent regulations is necessary in order to take particular account of the protection objective defined therein (physical integrity). However, this not only includes a risk assessment (e.g. prevention of acts of violence) for employees, but also for everyone in the property. The requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act must therefore be observed when creating a safety concept and as part of the technical risk management process. Consequently, particular attention is drawn to paragraphs 5, 6 and 9 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Risks to life and limb can include emergencies and dangerous situations that can cause psychological or physical harm to people. As soon as the top management (e.g. operators, entrepreneurs, companies, approving authorities, building authorities, administrations) of a property has identified such risks to life and limb as part of risk management or similar risk assessments and/or independently became aware of them , this falls within the scope of EN 50726-1.
EN 50726-1 is a product free standard to create safety/security solutions to manage critical situations (e.g. terror, aggression, and any other hazard or danger) as an “all hazard approach”. After 5 year experience as a German pre standard (VDE V 0827- 1), it became transformed to EN 50726-1. This standard was published in May 2024. A risk assessment is a mandatory requirement in this Standard. But the EN 50726-1 is not describing it in detail enough. Therefore, it became necessary to create a standard for a risk assessment resulting in a risk management file. The result of the German pre standard (VDE V 0827-3) was successful and has created high quality “risk management files”. Based on this experiences, CLC TC79 WG 16 has started to prepare the prEN50726-3 by using the English translation of VDE V 0827-3 with transformation of all German NC requirements into EN requirements.
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