The main technical changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:

-in the Scope, “intended for continuous production use” has been added, referring to machines;
- in Clause 3, definitions of “stationary” and “displaceable” machines have been deleted, as well as these terms throughout the document; subclause 5.1 was unified, as well as Annex C;
- in 4.3, the start via control power-on, used on integrated fed machines, has been added;
- Subclause 4.5 has been reordered and clarified;
- in 4.7.3, for software parametrization, reference to the relevant B-standard has been added;
- new Subclause 4.13 has been added (taken from some specific parts);
- Subclause 5.6 has been unified and simplified to better adapt to the different needs of specific parts of the ISO 19085 series;
- in 5.9.2.3, light alloy characteristics have been changed, to discern from the other class of guards;
- in 5.10, requirements on roller table have been added (taken from some specific parts);
- Subclause 6.2 has been updated and a new full noise test code has been added in Annex F.