diff --git a/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/api/handlers/iace_handler_init.go b/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/api/handlers/iace_handler_init.go
index 4f22b49..e255034 100644
--- a/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/api/handlers/iace_handler_init.go
+++ b/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/api/handlers/iace_handler_init.go
@@ -151,12 +151,24 @@ func (h *IACEHandler) InitializeProject(c *gin.Context) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Build component name set for relevance filtering
+		compNames := make([]string, 0, len(comps))
+		for name := range compByName {
+			compNames = append(compNames, name)
+		}
+
 		created := 0
 		seenCatZone := make(map[string]bool)
 		for _, mp := range matchOutput.MatchedPatterns {
+			// Narrative relevance filter: skip patterns whose zone/scenario
+			// mentions machine-specific terms that don't appear in our components
+			if !isPatternRelevant(mp, narrativeText, compNames) {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			for _, cat := range mp.HazardCats {
-				// Dedup by category + zone (allows multiple hazards per category at different zones)
-				zoneKey := mp.ZoneDE
+				// Dedup by category + normalized zone
+				zoneKey := normalizeZoneKey(mp.ZoneDE)
 				if zoneKey == "" {
 					zoneKey = mp.PatternID
 				}
@@ -170,12 +182,10 @@ func (h *IACEHandler) InitializeProject(c *gin.Context) {
 				if name == "" {
 					name = cat
 				}
-				// Append zone to name for specificity
 				if mp.ZoneDE != "" && !containsSubstring(name, mp.ZoneDE) {
 					name = name + " (" + mp.ZoneDE + ")"
 				}
 
-				// Find matching component by zone name
 				compID := defaultCompID
 				if mp.ZoneDE != "" {
 					zoneNorm := iace.NormalizeDEPublic(mp.ZoneDE)
diff --git a/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/api/handlers/iace_handler_init_helpers.go b/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/api/handlers/iace_handler_init_helpers.go
index c8bdcd1..530b982 100644
--- a/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/api/handlers/iace_handler_init_helpers.go
+++ b/ai-compliance-sdk/internal/api/handlers/iace_handler_init_helpers.go
@@ -199,6 +199,96 @@ func containsSubstring(haystack, needle string) bool {
 	)
 }
 
+// machineSpecificTerms are words in a pattern's zone/scenario that indicate
+// the pattern is specific to a particular machine type. If a pattern contains
+// such a term but the machine narrative does NOT, the pattern is irrelevant.
+var machineSpecificTerms = []string{
+	"extruder", "spinnmaschine", "spielplatz", "aufzug", "elevator",
+	"kran", "crane", "bagger", "excavator", "traktor", "tractor",
+	"harvester", "druckmaschine", "printing", "webstuhl", "weaving",
+	"ofen", "furnace", "kessel", "boiler", "walzwerk", "rolling",
+	"zentrifuge", "centrifuge", "autoklav", "autoclave", "saege",
+	"kreissaege", "circular_saw", "hobel", "fraese", "drehmaschine",
+	"lathe", "schleifmaschine", "grinder", "stanze", "stanzpresse",
+	"infusion", "beatmung", "ventilator", "patient",
+	"lebensmittel", "food", "pharma", "verpackung", "packaging",
+	"seilnetz", "kletterseil", "schaukel", "rutsche",
+	"gabelstapler", "forklift", "flurfoerder",
+}
+
+// isPatternRelevant checks whether a pattern match is relevant to the actual
+// machine described in the narrative. A pattern is considered irrelevant if its
+// zone or scenario contains machine-specific terms that don't appear in the
+// narrative or component list.
+func isPatternRelevant(mp iace.PatternMatch, narrative string, compNames []string) bool {
+	patternText := iace.NormalizeDEPublic(mp.ZoneDE + " " + mp.ScenarioDE + " " + mp.PatternName)
+	narrativeNorm := iace.NormalizeDEPublic(narrative)
+
+	// Check if pattern mentions machine-specific terms absent from narrative
+	for _, term := range machineSpecificTerms {
+		if !strings.Contains(patternText, term) {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Pattern mentions this machine-specific term — check if machine has it
+		if strings.Contains(narrativeNorm, term) {
+			continue // Machine has this term, pattern is relevant
+		}
+		// Also check component names
+		found := false
+		for _, cn := range compNames {
+			if strings.Contains(cn, term) {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			return false // Pattern mentions a machine type we don't have
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// normalizeZoneKey reduces a zone string to its core components for better dedup.
+// E.g. "Schaltschrank, Sammelschiene" and "Schaltschrank-Innenraum, Sammelschienen"
+// should dedup to the same key.
+func normalizeZoneKey(zone string) string {
+	if zone == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	norm := iace.NormalizeDEPublic(zone)
+	// Remove filler words and punctuation
+	for _, r := range []string{",", "/", "(", ")", "-", ".", ":", ";"} {
+		norm = strings.ReplaceAll(norm, r, " ")
+	}
+	// Extract significant words (>3 chars), sort for stable key
+	words := strings.Fields(norm)
+	var sig []string
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	stopWords := map[string]bool{
+		"der": true, "die": true, "das": true, "und": true, "oder": true,
+		"von": true, "des": true, "den": true, "dem": true, "ein": true,
+		"eine": true, "fuer": true, "bei": true, "mit": true, "nach": true,
+		"alle": true, "aller": true, "allem": true, "sowie": true,
+		"insbesondere": true, "bereich": true, "gesamte": true, "gesamter": true,
+		"innerhalb": true, "ausserhalb": true, "umgebung": true,
+	}
+	for _, w := range words {
+		if len(w) < 4 || stopWords[w] || seen[w] {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[w] = true
+		sig = append(sig, w)
+	}
+	if len(sig) == 0 {
+		return norm
+	}
+	// Take first 3 significant words as key (enough for dedup)
+	if len(sig) > 3 {
+		sig = sig[:3]
+	}
+	return strings.Join(sig, "_")
+}
+
 // findHazardForMeasureByCategory finds a matching hazard for a measure.
 func findHazardForMeasureByCategory(measureCat string, hazardsByCategory map[string]uuid.UUID) uuid.UUID {
 	if id, ok := hazardsByCategory[measureCat]; ok {