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BRITISH STANDARD Machines for the manufacture of constructional products from concrete and calcium-silicate — Safety — Part 4: Concrete roof tile making machines ICS 91.220 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW BS EN 12629-4:2001 +A1:2010 BS EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 It supersedes BS EN 12629-4:2001 which is withdrawn The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags Tags indicating changes to CEN text carry the number of the CEN amendment For example, text altered by CEN amendment A1 is indicated by !" The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee MCE/3, Safeguarding of machinery, to Subcommittee MCE/3/7, Machines for pre-cast concrete and calcium-silicate products — Safety A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users are responsible for its correct application Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Engineering Sector Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Committee and comes into effect on 15 April 2001 © BSI 2010 ISBN 978 580 63124 Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication Date Comments 31 October 2010 Implementation of CEN amendment A1:2010 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 12629-4:2001+A1 NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM September 2010 ICS 91.220 Supersedes EN 12629-4:2001 English Version Machines for the manufacture of constructional products from concrete and calcium-silicate - Safety - Part 4: Concrete roof tile making machines Machines pour la fabrication de produits de construction en béton et silico-calcaire - Sécurité - Partie 4: Machines pour la fabrication de tuiles en béton Maschinen für die Herstellung von Bauprodukten aus Beton und Kalksandsteinmassen - Sicherheit - Teil 4: BetonDachsteinmaschinen This European Standard was approved by CEN on January 2001 and includes Amendment approved by CEN on August 2010 CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German) A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the official versions CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels © 2010 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members Ref No EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010: E BS EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 (E) Contents Foreword 3 Introduction 4 1 Scope 4 2 Normative references 5 3 !Terms and definitions" " 5 4 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.1.4 4.1.5 4.1.6 4.1.7 4.1.8 4.1.9 4.2 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.4 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.3 List of significant hazards 6 Mechanical Hazards 6 Crushing hazards 6 Shearing hazards 6 Cutting and severing hazards 6 Entanglement hazards 6 Drawing - In or trapping hazards 7 Impact hazards 7 High pressure fluid ejection 7 Ejection of parts or materials 7 Slip, trip and fall hazards 7 Noise Hazards 7 Hazards from materials used 7 Contact or inhalation 7 Fire or explosion 7 Hazards generated by neglecting ergonomic principles in design 7 Neglected use of personal protective equipment 7 Inadequate local lighting 7 Human error 7 5 5.1 5.2 5.2.1 5.2.2 5.2.3 5.2.4 5.2.5 !Safety requirements and/or protective measures" " 8 General 8 Mechanical hazards 8 Propulsion unit and cutting unit and extrusion unit 8 Press unit and its interfaces 8 Slip, trip and fall hazards 8 Contact 8 Control panel 8 6 !Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures" " 8 7 !Information for use" " 9 8 Warnings 9 9 Marking 9 Annex A (informative) First typical concrete tile manufacturing plant 10 Annex B (informative) Second typical concrete tile manufacturing plant 11 Annex ZA (informative) !Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC" " 12 Bibliography 13 BS EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 (E) Foreword This document (EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 151 "Construction equipment and building material machines - Safety ", the secretariat of which is held by DIN This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2011, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2011 Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2010-08-05 This document supersedes EN 12629-4:2001 The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! " This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s) For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document !deleted text" !The series "Machines for the manufacture of constructional products from concrete and calcium – silicate – Safety" consists of following parts: Part 1: Common requirements Part 2: Block making machines Part 3: Slide and turntable machines Part 4: Concrete rooftile making machines Part 5.1: Concrete pipe machines manufacturing in the vertical axis Part 5.2: Concrete pipe machines manufacturing in the horizontal axis Part 5.3: Pipe prestressing machines Part 5.4: Concrete pipe coating machines Part 6: Stationary and mobile equipment for the manufacture of precast reinforced products Part 7: Stationary and mobile equipment for the benched manufacture of prestressed products Part 8: Machines and equipment for the manufacture of constructional products from calcium silicate (and concrete)." According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom BS EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 (E) Introduction !This European Standard is a Type C-standard as stated in EN ISO 12100 The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situation and events are covered are indicated in the scope of this document When provisions of this type C document are different from those, which are stated in type A or B documents, the provisions of this type C document take precedence over the provisions of the other documents, for machines that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C document This document specifies the additional requirements to and/or the deviations from EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010 specific for the concrete roof tile making machines as described in 1.1 With the aim of clarifying the intentions of the document it should be noticed that the following assumptions were made when producing it: specific conditions of use or environmental conditions out of the scope of the document shall be the subject of negotiations between the manufacturer and the user/owner, the equipment will only be used by competent and designated persons, the place of use/installation is adequately lit, all operations are carried out by specially trained operators." Scope ! 1.1 This part of EN 12629, taken together with EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010, applies to concrete roof tile making machines EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010 specifies general requirements applicable to machines for the manufacture of constructional products from concrete and calcium–silicate This document specifies the additional requirements to and/or the deviations from EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010 specific to the machines it covers." 1.2 Limits of the machine The tile making machine is considered to begin at the point where moulds and/or the concrete are delivered to the fixed part of the machine and ends after the tile cutting process where products on their moulds are delivered on to an outfeed conveyor (see Annexes A and B) Moulds and concrete may be delivered to and removed from the machine by hand The preparation of the concrete mixture and the transport from the mixer to the machine are not covered by this standard The equipment for the transport and handling of formed products is not covered by this standard BS EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 (E) ! 1.3 This European Standard deals with all significant hazards pertinent to these machines, including the interfaces, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4) This European Standard specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards This standard establishes safety requirements and/or methods of protection which applies to these machines." ! 1.4 This document is not applicable to concrete roof tile making machines, which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN." Normative references !The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document For dated references, only the edition cited applies For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies EN 953, Safety of machinery — Guards — General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards EN 1837, Safety of machinery — Integral lighting of machines EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010, Machines for the manufacture of constructional products from concrete and calciumsilicate – Safety – Part 1: Common requirements EN ISO 12100-1:2003, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 1: Basic terminology, methodology (ISO 12100-1:2003) EN ISO 12100-2:2003, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 2: Technical principles (ISO 12100-2:2003) EN ISO 13850, Safety of machinery — Emergency stop — Principles for design (ISO 13850:2006)" !Terms and definitions" " !For the purposes of this document, the terms EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010 and the following apply." and definitions given in EN ISO 12100-1:2003, 3.1 concrete roof tile making machine tile machine Power driven automatic machine which manufactures concrete roof tiles and is part of a complex manufacturing process (see annexes A and B) NOTE The tile manufacturing process is complex comprising stationary and mobile equipment, designed to manufacture roof tiles in various sizes and shapes, including the complementary roof fitting The tile machine is only one element in the overall tile making process which may comprise a number of linked equipment (see annexes A and B) 3.2 machine parts 3.2.1 extrusion unit Equipment consisting of a propulsion unit which drives the mould through to the making section of the file machine, forcing the mixed raw materials and mould a die The extruded column is cut to length BS EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 (E) 3.2.2 press unit equipment, including hopper(s) and internal conveying system, for the production of tile by moulding and compaction of mortar (concrete) with or without vibration which then ejects the mould and formed tile 3.2.3 propulsion unit mechanism for supporting and/or driving the mould through the making section 3.2.4 sample point A position at the machine outlet from which a representative sample of product may be removed from the process 3.2.5 knife gear A cutting mechanism for the extruded concrete ribbon to allow it to be cut to the required dimensions List of significant hazards This clause contains all hazards and hazardous situations, as far as they are dealt with in this European Standard, identified by risk assessment as specific for this type of machinery and which require action to eliminate or reduce risk !In accordance with Clause of EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010 the hazard zones described in the following subclauses are illustrated in Annexes A and B." 4.1 Mechanical Hazards 4.1.1 Crushing hazards Access to the propulsion unit Access to press enclosure Access to trap between mould and damping mechanisms 4.1.2 Shearing hazards Access between the fixed and moving parts of the propulsion unit and associated drive systems From the mould on entry to the press enclosure Between the fixed and moving parts of the press 4.1.3 Cutting and severing hazards Access to the knife gear and any trimming blades Sharp machinery parts 4.1.4 Entanglement hazards From the propulsion and cutting unit projections From access to moving parts in the making section BS EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 (E) 4.1.5 Drawing - In or trapping hazards From the extrusion unit From access to nips on concrete recovery conveyors and in and outfeed conveyors From access to moving parts in the making section 4.1.6 Impact hazards Access to projections on moving propulsion and cutting units 4.1.7 High pressure fluid ejection Hoses under hydraulic pressure 4.1.8 Ejection of parts or materials Ejection of moulds Ejection of parts 4.1.9 Slip, trip and fall hazards From spilt mould oil at the infeed parts of the tile machine 4.2 Noise Hazards From mould collision From mechanical/pneumatic equipment 4.3 Hazards from materials used 4.3.1 Contact or inhalation Chemical burns or dermatitis from cement in wet concrete mixture Dermatitis from contact with mould oils, hydraulic oils and greases Inhalation of off mists or release agents 4.3.2 Fire or explosion Of oil mist from mould oil spraying processes 4.4 Hazards generated by neglecting ergonomic principles in design 4.4.1 Neglected use of personal protective equipment 4.4.2 Inadequate local lighting Lighting of working areas 4.4.3 Human error Control panel layout BS EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 (E) !Safety requirements and/or protective measures" " ! 5.1 General Machinery shall comply with the safety requirements and/or protective measures of this clause and, unless otherwise specified in this standard, with the relevant requirements of EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010 In addition, the machine shall be designed according to the principles of EN ISO 12100 for hazards relevant but not significant, which are not dealt with by this document NOTE For hazards which are to be reduced by the application of an A or B-level standard such as EN ISO 13850, EN ISO 13857, EN 60204-1, and for hydraulic, pneumatic or other machinery dealt with in standards for common uses, the manufacturer should carry out a risk assessment to establish the requirements of the A or B-level or other standard which are to be applied This specific risk assessment should be part of the general risk assessment of the machine Where it is known that the installation site already contains elements that can be considered as risk reduction means, the design of the machine may take these elements into consideration (see also Clause 7)." 5.2 Mechanical hazards Sharp edges shall be chamfered 5.2.1 Propulsion unit and cutting unit and extrusion unit Access to the propulsion unit, extrusion unit, knife gear, trimming blades and moving parts in hopper(s) and internal conveying system shall be protected by an interlocking movable guard (see !EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010", sub-clause 5.2.2) Sub-clause 5.2.4 of !EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010" shall apply if the moving parts not come to rest 5.2.2 Press unit and its interfaces The press unit shall be protected according to 5.2 of !EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010" Access to the press unit via the apertures for the feed and deliveries of the tile pallets/moulds shall be prevented e.g by a fixed distance guard or tunnel guard 5.2.3 Slip, trip and fall hazards Mould oil over spray shall be intercepted 5.2.4 Contact The machine shall be designed in such a way that contact with wet concrete and mould oils during normal processing is unnecessary NOTE This does not relate to the contact that may occur during mould changing, maintenance or repair (see clause for information about the use of Personal Protective Equipment) 5.2.5 Control panel An emergency stop shall be provided on the control panels (see also !EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010", subclause 5.6.2) !Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures" " !For verification with safety requirements and/or protective measures, see EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010." BS EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 (E) In addition, see table Table — Checking conformity with these specific safety requirements Subclause Visual inspection Test performance checking Measurement Remark Sharp edges X 5.2.1 Propulsion unit and cutting unit and extrusion unit X X EN 953 5.2.2 Press unit and its interfaces X X EN 953 5.2.3 Slip, trip and fall hazards X X 5.2.4 Contact X X Control panel X !5.2 5.2.5" Safety system for !EN 13850" ISO !Information for use" " !See Clause of EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010." In addition, the instructions for use shall precise the followings, when practicable: The need for Personal Protective Equipment In particular, recommendation shall be given: to avoid any contact with mould oils (filling, pulverisation and moulds); to avoid any contact with wet concrete where such contact is likely; Indication on the cleaning of the access surfaces is to be added; Information shall be given about the fact that the area around the tile machine may be contaminated with oil; Information shall be given about lighting of workstations and working areas that should comply with EN 1837; The need that the machines are used by trained operators Warnings See !EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010" Information shall be given on parts where concrete may be ejected Marking See !EN 12629-1:2000+A1:2010" BS EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 (E) Annex A (informative) First typical concrete tile manufacturing plant Key a) Tile pack outfeed conveyor b) Turntable c) Surface treatment d) Depalleter e) Racking machine f) Mixer1) 1) CEN/TC 151/WG 2) !EN 12629-4: 2001+A1:2010" 3) CEN/TC 186 4) Flow identification : CEN/TC 148 10 g) Tile machine2) h) Wet transfer system1) i) Curing area3) j) Dry transfer system1) k) Packaging area Å Direction of flow4) BS EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 (E) Annex B (informative) Second typical concrete tile manufacturing plant Key b) Tile machine and knife5) Mortar feed conveyor6) c) Mixer7) a) d) e) f) Optional surface treatment Turntables Surface treatment g) h) i) Packaging area7) Tile pack outfeed conveyor Depalleting machine j) k) Racking machine8) Curing area9) Å Direction of flow10) 5) !EN 12629-4: 2001+A1:2010" 6) CEN/TC 151/WG + CEN/TC 188 7) CEN/TC146 8) CEN/TC 149 9) CEN/TC 186 10) Flow identification : CEN/TC 148 11 BS EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 (E) Annex ZA (informative) !Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association to provide a means of conforming to Essential Requirements of the New Approach Directive 2006/42/EC Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive and has been implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative clauses of this standard confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the relevant Essential Requirements of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations WARNING — Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of this standard." 12 BS EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 EN 12629-4:2001+A1:2010 (E) Bibliography [1] EN 60529:1991, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code) (IEC 60529:1989) [2] !EN 62262:1995", Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against mechanical impacts (IK code) 13 BS EN 12629-4:2001 +A1:2010 BSI - 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