BS EN 415-6:2013

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 List of hazards on pallet wrapping machines
5 Safety requirements and measures for pallet wrapping
  machines
6 Verification of safety requirements and measures
7 Information for use
Annex A (normative) - Noise test code for pallet wrapping
        machines - grade of accuracy 2 and 3
Annex B (normative) - Methods of safeguarding large
        apertures
Annex C (normative) - ESPE-Muting
Annex D (informative) - List of possibly helpful standards
        for gas equipment
Annex E (informative) - Significant technical changes between
        this European Standard and the previous edition
        EN 415-6:2006+A1:2009
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements
         of EU Directive 2006/42/EC
Bibliography

Describes safety requirements for machine design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, adjustment, maintenance and cleaning of pallet wrapping machines.

This European Standard applies to the following groups of machines:

• pallet banding machines;

• stretch film pallet wrapping machines;

• stretch film hood application machines;

• mobile stretch film wrapping machines;

• semi automatic self driving stretch film wrapping machines;

• shrink film pallet wrapping machines;

• shrink film hood application machines;

• film removing machines;

• shrinking systems;

• sleeve wrapping machines for product greater than 400 mm in one direction;

• product centralising machines.

The individual machines are described in 3.2.

This standard deals with safety requirements for machine design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, adjustment, maintenance and cleaning of pallet wrapping machines.

The extents to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered are indicated in Clause 4.

Exclusions

This European Standard is not applicable to the following machines:

• machines that were manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN;

• pallet strapping machines and destrapping machines. These machines are within the scope of EN 415-8;

• conveying systems that connect packaging machines with each other, but includes conveying systems that are part of the machines.

This standard does not consider the following hazards:

• the use of pallet wrapping machines in potentially explosive atmospheres;

• the health, safety or hygiene hazards associated with the products that may be handled by the machines, but does include general advice on this subject;

• hazards that may be associated with electromagnetic emissions from pallet wrapping machines;

• hazards that may be associated with decommissioning pallet wrapping machines.