BS EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 BSI Standards Publication Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools — Particular requirements for spray guns BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 It supersedes BS EN 50580:2012, which will be withdrawn on 22 July 2016 The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee CPL/116, Safety of motor-operated electric tools A list of organizations represented on this committee 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 © The British Standards Institution 2013 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2013 ISBN 978 580 81843 ICS 25.140.20; 87.100 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 May 2012 Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication Date 31 October 2013 Text affected Implementation of CENELEC amendment A1:2013: Annex K inserted EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50580:2012+A1 NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM August 2013 ICS 25.140.20; 87.100 English version Safety of hand-held electric motor operated tools Particular requirements for spray guns Sécurité des outils électroportatifs moteur - Règles particulières pour les pistolets Sicherheit handgeführter motorbetriebener Elektrowerkzeuge - Besondere Anforderungen an Spritzpistolen This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2012-01-09 CENELEC 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-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CENELEC 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 CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B - 1000 Brussels © 2012 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members Ref No EN 50580:2012 E BS EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 (E) -2- Foreword This document (EN 50580:2012) has been prepared by CLC/TC 116, "Safety of motor-operated electric tools" The following dates are fixed: • • latest date by which this document has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement latest date by which the national standards conflicting with this document have to be withdrawn (dop) 2013-01-09 (dow) 2015-01-09 This European Standard supersedes EN 50144-1:1998, EN 50144-1:1998/A1:2002, EN 50144-1:1998/A2:2003, EN 50144-2-7:2000, EN 50260-1:2002, and EN 50260-2-7:2002 This project was submitted to the UAP under the reference FprEN 50144-2-7 CLC/TC 116 confirmed that this project is not linked to the EN 50144 series EN 60745-1 is part of this document Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC For the relationship with EU Directive(s) see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of this document This standard is divided into two parts: Part 1: General requirements which are common to most hand-held electric motor operated tools (for the purpose of this standard referred to simply as tools) which could come within the scope of this standard; Part 2: Requirements for particular types of tools which either supplement or modify the requirements given in Part to account for the particular hazards and characteristics of these specific tools Compliance with the clauses of Part together with this Part provides one means of conforming with the essential health and safety requirements of the Directive concerned Warning: Other requirements and other EU Directives can be applicable to the products falling within the scope of this standard This standard follows the overall requirements of EN ISO 12100 EN 50580 is to be used in conjunction with EN 60745-1:2009 When this standard states "addition", "modification" or "replacement", the relevant text in Part is to be adapted accordingly Subclauses and figures which are additional to those in Part are numbered starting from 101 NOTE In this standard, the following print types are used: - requirements: in roman type; - test specifications: in italic type; - notes: in smaller roman type BS EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 (E) -3- Foreword to amendment A1 This document (EN 50580:2012/A1:2013) has been prepared by CLC/TC 116 "Safety of motoroperated electric tools" The following dates are fixed: • • latest date by which this document has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement latest date by which the national standards conflicting with this document have to be withdrawn (dop) 2014-07-22 (dow) 2016-07-22 Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s) For the relationship with EU Directive(s) see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of this document This amendment was developed to include cordless spray guns BS EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 (E) -4- Contents Scope 5 Normative references 5 Terms and definitions 5 General requirements 5 General conditions for the tests 5 Environmental requirements 5 Classification .6 Marking and instructions Protection against access to live parts 10 Starting 11 Input and current 12 Heating 13 Leakage current 14 Moisture resistance 15 Electric strength 16 Overload protection of transformers and associated circuits 17 Endurance 18 Abnormal operation 19 Mechanical hazards 20 Mechanical strength 21 Construction 22 Internal wiring 23 Components 24 Supply connection and external flexible cords 25 Terminals for external conductors 26 Provision for earthing 27 Screws and connections 28 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through insulation 29 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking 30 Resistance to rusting 31 Radiation, toxicity and similar hazards -5- BS EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 (E) Scope This clause of Part is applicable except as follows: Addition: This European Standard applies to spray guns for non-flammable materials Normative references This clause of Part is applicable Terms and definitions This clause of Part is applicable except as follows: Additional definitions: 3.101 spray gun tool incorporating the motor in a hand-held unit with an unpressurized storage container intended for the mechanical spraying of liquid, paste or powdery substances 3.102 non-flammable material material having a flash-point above 55 °C General requirements This clause of Part is applicable General conditions for the tests This clause of Part is applicable Environmental requirements This clause of Part is applicable except as follows: 6.1.2.4 Modification: The tool is suspended in such a way as to correspond to normal use 6.1.2.5 Addition: Spray guns are tested at no-load The result to be used shall be the arithmetic mean, rounded off to the nearest decibel, of the values obtained from three consecutive tests BS EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 (E) 6.2.4.2 -6- Location of the measurement Addition: Figure Z101 shows the position for spray guns 6.2.6.3 Operating conditions Modification: Table Z101 – Operating conditions for spray guns Orientation Spray guns are tested at no load The spray gun container shall be orientated up or down depending on type Grip force Hold the machine with normal gripping force, avoiding excessive gripping force Test cycle One test cycle is given when the tool is switched on for no load for more than 10 s and then switched off again The measurement is conducted during 10 s within this period NOTE It should be noted that even small differences in operating conditions can affect the vibration intensity NOTE The vibrations of the tool can be influenced by the operator, in particular the grip force has a considerable influence when the tool is very light 6.2.7.2 Declaration of the vibration total value Addition: The vibration total value ah of the handle and the uncertainty K shall be declared Classification This clause of Part is applicable Marking and instructions This clause of Part is applicable except as follows: 8.12.2 a) Addition: 101) Instruction not to use guns for spraying flammable materials 102) Warning to be aware of any hazards presented by the material being sprayed and instruction to consult the markings on the container or the information supplied by the manufacturer of the material to be sprayed 103) Instruction not to spray any material where the hazard is not known 8.12.2 b) 101) 8.12.2 c) 101) Addition: Instruction to use appropriate personal protective equipment, such as dust mask Addition: Instruction not to clean guns with flammable solvents -7- BS EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 (E) Protection against access to live parts This clause of Part is applicable 10 Starting This clause of Part is applicable 11 Input and current This clause of Part is applicable 12 Heating This clause of Part is applicable except as follows: 12.4 Replacement: The tool is fitted with the smallest nozzle recommended by the manufacturer The tool is operated at the rated voltage or at the upper limit of the rated voltage range through continuous cycles spraying for one hour or until temperatures stabilise, whichever is achieved first Each cycle consists of spraying water until the volume of the largest recommended container is empty followed by a “off” period The combination of controls, if any, is adjusted so as to achieve maximum input during the periods of operation The temperature rises are measured at the end of the last “on” period At the manufacturer’s option, the tool may also be operated continuously until thermal stabilisation 13 Leakage current This clause of Part is applicable 14 Moisture resistance This clause of Part is applicable 15 Electric strength This clause of Part is applicable 16 Overload protection of transformers and associated circuits This clause of Part is applicable 17 Endurance This clause of Part is applicable except as follows: 17.2 Replacement: The tool is fitted with the smallest nozzle recommended by the manufacturer The tool is operated for 24 h of operation at a voltage equal to 1,1 times rated voltage, and then for 24 h at a supply voltage equal to 0,9 times rated voltage The tool is operated through continuous cycles spraying Each cycle BS EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 (E) -8- consists of spraying water until the volume of the largest recommended container is empty followed by a "off" period The combination of controls, if any, is adjusted so as to achieve maximum input during the periods of operation The tool may be switched on and off by means of a switch other than that incorporated in the tool During this test, if applicable, replacement of the carbon brushes is allowed, and the tool is oiled and greased as in normal use If the temperature rise of any part of the tool exceeds the temperature rise determined during the test of 12.1, forced cooling or rest periods are applied, the rest periods being excluded from the specified operating time During these tests, overload protection devices shall not operate 18 Abnormal operation This clause of Part is applicable 19 Mechanical hazards This clause of Part is applicable except as follows: 19.1 Addition: Spray guns where the material is ejected at high pressure shall be guarded at the nozzle from the side to prevent inadvertent contact with the orifice Compliance is checked by applying the test probe of Figure 101 With the longitudinal axis of the test probe perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle, it shall not be possible to touch the orifice with the test probe 20 Mechanical strength This clause of Part is applicable except as follows: 20.3 Addition: A breakage of the container is disregarded 21 Construction This clause of Part is applicable except as follows: 21.16 Replacement: Spray guns shall be so constructed that, in any position of the gun, their electrical insulation cannot be affected by liquids which might leak from containers, hoses, couplings and the like Compliance is checked by inspection 21.Z1 This clause of Part is not applicable -9- BS EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 (E) 22 Internal wiring This clause of Part is applicable 23 Components This clause of Part is applicable except as follows: 23.1.11 Addition: For spray guns, reed-switches are allowed as mains switches 24 Supply connection and external flexible cords This clause of Part is applicable 25 Terminals for external conductors This clause of Part is applicable 26 Provision for earthing This clause of Part is applicable 27 Screws and connections This clause of Part is applicable 28 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through insulation This clause of Part is applicable except as follows: 28.1 Addition: The values specified in Table 10 not apply to reed-switches 29 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking This clause of Part is applicable 30 Resistance to rusting This clause of Part is applicable 31 Radiation, toxicity and similar hazards This clause of Part is applicable BS EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 (E) - 10 - Add the following new figures: Dimensions in millimetres Key handle section test section Figure 101 Test probe Figure Z101 – Position of transducer for spray guns - 11 - BS EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 EN 50580:2012+A1:2013 (E) Annexes The annexes of Part are applicable except as follows Add the following annex: Annex K (normative) Battery tools and battery packs K.1 Addition: All clauses of this standard apply unless otherwise specified in this annex K.12.4 This subclause is not applicable K.17.2 This subclause is not applicable K.23.1.11 Addition: For spray guns, reed-switches are allowed as power switches K.28.1 Addition: The values specified in Table K.2 not apply to reed-switches Add the following annex: Annex ZZ (informative) Coverage of Essential Requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association and within its scope the standard covers all relevant Essential Requirements as given in EU Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery Directive) Compliance with 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