While there used to be a common legal and normative basis for the manufacture and operation of energy systems, today there are different bases for both the manufacturer and the operator with fundamentally different approaches.

The application of harmonized standards and the Technical Regulations for Operational Safety (TRBS) ensures that their conformity with the corresponding legal requirements, e.g. the Product Safety Act (ProdSG), triggers a so-called “presumption of conformity”. This creates legal certainty for the manufacturer and the operator with regard to compliance with national regulations, as well as the EU directive and EU regulations.

This document is the consolidation of the two vgbe-Standards 
- VGB-S-033-00-2017-07-EN: Interaction of conformity assessment and industrial safety in hydro power plants, 2nd edition and
- VGB-S-035-00-2014-12-DE (only available in German): Conformity assessment in power plant construction.

As part of the revision, the chapters were extensively reorganized and, in particular, adapted to changed regulatory requirements.
It should be noted here that the Machinery Directive (EMD) and the Machinery Ordinance (MO) are usually mentioned in parallel. This is particularly necessary in view of the fact that the EMD and MO are to be applied in parallel until January 14, 2027, in accordance with Article 52 of the MO.

The present version of this vgbe-Standard takes into account the German Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health (BetrSichV) in the version of June 2015 (last amended on 27 July 2021). If laws and ordinances referred to in this standard are amended after publication of this standard, the requirements laid down in them shall apply. 

Bibliografische Angaben / Bibliographic information

VGBE-S-039-00-2025-05-EN (replaces VGB-S-033-00-2017-07-EN and VGB-S-035-00-2014-12-DE): Interaction of conformity assessment and industrial safety for energy plants. 101 p., fig., tab. (2025), vgbe energy e.V. und vgbe energy service GmbH, Essen, Germany
ISBN 978-3-96284-396-0 (print, English)
ISBN 978-3-96284-397-7 (e-book, English)
ISBN 978-3-96284-394-6 (print, German)
ISBN 978-3-96284-395-3 (e-book, German)

Print/e-book, net: 300.00 Euro (200.00 Euro for vgbe-Members)

This vgbe-Standard is available in German and English.
Dieser vgbe-Standard liegt in Deutscher und Englischer Sprache vor.