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BS EN 415-2:2000

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Safety of packaging machines Pre-formed rigid container packaging machines

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Language(s)

English

Published date

15-03-2000

FOREWORD
0 INTRODUCTION
1 SCOPE
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
3 DEFINITIONS
4 LIST OF SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS
    4.1 Common Hazards
          4.1.1 Mechanical hazards
          4.1.2 Electrical hazards
          4.1.3 Thermal hazards
          4.1.4 Hazards generated by noise
          4.1.5 Hazards generated by vibration
          4.1.6 Hazards generated by radiation
          4.1.7 Hazards caused by materials and
                  substances being filled or used for
                  cleaning or sterilizing
          4.1.8 Hazards caused by neglecting ergonomic
                  principles
          4.1.9 Hazard combinations
          4.1.10 Hazards caused by failure of energy
                  supply
          4.1.11 Hazards due to guards being removed or
                  incorrectly adjusted on machines which
                  accomodate different sizes of container
                  or label
          4.1.12 Hazards caused by faults in control
                  systems and controls
    4.2 Machine Specific Hazards
          4.2.1 Hazards associated with filling
                  machines (other than cask, keg and
                  barrel filling machines)
          4.2.2 Hazards associated with capping,
                  closing and sealing/seaming machines
          4.2.3 Hazards associated with container
                  cleaning machines (other than cask, keg
                  and barrel cleaning machines)
          4.2.4 Hazards associated with linear and
                  rotary rinsing and air cleaning
                  machines
          4.2.5 Hazards associated with labelling,
                  decorating, coding and marking machines
          4.2.6 Hazards associated with decapping/
                  unscrewing machines
          4.2.7 Hazards associated with machines which
                  inspect and reject containers
          4.2.8 Hazards associated with machines that
                  apply wiring to secure stoppers in
                  bottles
          4.2.9 Hazards associated with machines which
                  combine rinsing, inspecting, filling,
                  sealing and labelling containers
          4.2.10 Hazards associated with barrel, keg and
                  cask pushing, turning, cleaning and
                  filling machines (excluding multi-lane
                  plants)
          4.2.11 Hazards associated with packing,
                  unpacking and unscrambling machines
          4.2.12 Hazards associated with unpressurized
                  pasteurizers and back-cooling machines
          4.2.13 Hazards associated with continuous
                  vertical and horizontal sterilizing
                  machines
5 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND MEASURES
    5.1 Common Safety Requirements
          5.1.1 Safety Requirements for mechanical
                  hazards
          5.1.2 Safety Requirements for electrical
                  hazards
          5.1.3 Safety Requirements for thermal hazards
          5.1.4 Safety Requirements for hazards
                  generated by noise
          5.1.5 Safety Requirements for vibration
                  hazards
          5.1.6 Safety Requirements for radiation
                  hazards
          5.1.7 Safety Requirements relating to
                  materials and substances
          5.1.8 Requirements to prevent hazards due to
                  the neglect of ergonomic principles
          5.1.9 Safety Requirements for hazard
                  combinations
          5.1.10 Safety Requirements to prevent hazards
                  from failure of energy supply
          5.1.11 Safety Requirements which enable
                  machines to safely accomodate
                  different sizes of container and label
          5.1.12 Safety Requirements for control systems
                  and controls
    5.2 Machine Specific Safety Requirements
          5.2.1 Additional Safety Requirements for
                  filling machines (other than keg, cask
                  and barrel filling machines)
          5.2.2 Additional Safety Requirements for
                  capping, closing and sealing/seaming
                  machines
          5.2.3 Additional Safety Requirements for
                  container cleaning machines (other than
                  cask,keg and barrel cleaning machines)
          5.2.4 Additional Safety Requirements for
                  linear and rotary rinsing and air
                  cleaning machines
          5.2.5 Additional Safety Requirements for
                  labelling, decorating, coding and
                  marking machines
          5.2.6 Additional Safety Requirements for
                  decapping/unscrewing machines
          5.2.7 Additional Safety Requirements for
                  machines which inspect and reject
                  containers
          5.2.8 Additional Safety Requirements for
                  machines that apply wiring to secure
                  stoppers in bottles
          5.2.9 Additional Safety Requirements for
                  combination hazards in machines which
                  rinse, inspect, fill, seal and label
                  containers
          5.2.10 Additional Safety Requirements for
                  barrel, cask and keg pushing, turning,
                  cleaning and filling machines
                  (excluding multi-lane plants)
          5.2.11 Additional Safety Requirements for
                  packing, unpacking and unscrambling
                  machines
          5.2.12 Additional Safety Requirements for
                  unpressurized pasteurizers and
                  back-cooling machines
          5.2.13 Additional Safety Requirements for
                  continuous vertical and horizontal
                  sterilizing machines
6 VERIFICATION OF THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
7 INFORMATION FOR USE
Figure 1 Typical plan of bottling hall
Figure 2 Typical plan of a canning hall
Figure 3 Typical plan of a hegging plant
Figure 4 Diagram of a counterpressure/vacuum filler
Figure 5 Diagram of hazards associated with containers,
          filling valves, partition plates, lifting
          pedestals, lifting cylinders, cam tracks and
          rollers on filling machines
Figure 6 Diagram of single end bottle washer
Figure 7 Diagram of double end bottle washer
Figure 8 Diagram of labelling machine with oscillating
          magazine
Figure 9 Diagram of linear type keg filler/cleaner
Figure 10 diagram of carousel type keg cleaner/filler
          (top view)
Annex A (informative) Noise Test Code
Annex B (informative) Typical Noise Levels for the Glass
         Bottling Process
Annex C (informative) Guidance on Safety Requirements in
         relation to substances being filled
Annex D (informative) Guidance on Safety Requirements in
         relation hygiene principles
Annex E (informative) Guidance on Safety Requirements in
         relation to cleaning and sterilizing containers
Annex F (informative) Examples of ways of preventing
         access through container feed and exit points on
         barrel, cask and keg pushing, turning, cleaning
         and filling machines.
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship of this European
         Standard with EU Directives

Defines safety requirements for designing and manufacturing pre-formed rigid container packaging machinery, together with information required to be available for machine-users.

Committee
MCE/3/3
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 95/713299 DC. (08/2004)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
82
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
I.S. EN 415-2:2000 Identical
NS EN 415-2 : 1ED 2000 Identical
UNE-EN 415-2:2000 Identical
NEN EN 415-2 : 1999 Identical
NF EN 415-2 : 2000 Identical
NBN EN 415-2 : 2000 Identical
UNI EN 415-2 : 2001 Identical
EN 415-2:1999 Identical
SN EN 415-2 : 2000 Identical
DIN EN 415-2:2000-10 Identical

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