The objective of this Standard is to specify the safety requirements for the design, manufacture and information for safe use of palletisers, depalletisers, and stackers/unstackers of empty pallets integrated or not into a (de)palletiser as defined in Clause 3.1.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions and functional grouping of (de)palletisers
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Functional grouping of (de)palletisers
3.2.1 Functional grouping of palletisers’types
3.2.1.1 Functional grouping depending on the means of transfering unit loads
3.2.1.1.1
3.2.1.1.2
3.2.1.1.3
3.2.1.1.4
3.2.1.1.5
3.2.1.1.5.1
3.2.1.1.5.2
3.2.1.1.5.3
3.2.1.2 Functional grouping depending on the number of pallet loads that can be processed simultaneously.
3.2.1.2.1 Single position palletiser
3.2.1.2.2 Multiposition palletiser
3.2.2 Functional grouping of depalletisers’types
3.3 Terms used for infeed transfer devices
4 List of hazards
4.1
4.2
4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.2.4
5 Safety requirements and safety measures
5.1 Hazards not covered by this standard
5.2 General safety measures
5.2.1 Electrical hazards
5.2.2 Hydraulic/pneumatic hazards
5.2.3 Conveyors
5.2.4 Safeguarding of danger zone(s)
5.2.5 Teaching of programmable systems
5.3 Access of personnel
5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.4
5.3.5
5.4 Semi-automatic machines with manual intervention
5.5 Loss of stability of displaced loads, ejection
5.6 Maintenance and lubrication
5.6.1 Stored energy
5.6.2 Lubrication
5.7 Failure of power
5.8 Location of emergency stop devices
5.9 Access to operating position and routine maintenance
5.10 Control systems
6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or measures
6.1 Visual inspection
6.2 Measurement
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3
6.3 Verification on commissioning
6.4 Tests
6.4.1
6.4.2
6.4.3
6.4.4
6.4.5
6.4.6
6.4.7
6.4.8
6.4.9
7 Information for use
7.1 Marking
7.2 Instruction handbook
Annex A
A.1 Use of guards
A.2 Use of electrosensitive protective devices
A.2.1 Types and positioning
A.2.2 Muting
Annex ZA
Cited references in this standard
Content history
DR AS EN 4024.3404:2017
EN 415-4:1997
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