SSH EN 415-8:2008

Siguria e makinave të paketimit - Pjesa 8: Makinë paketimi e produkteve

Safety of packaging machines - Part 8: Strapping machines

Scope

This European Standard applies to the following groups of machines:
- powered hand strapping tools;
- semi-automatic strapping machines;
- automatic strapping machines;
- horizontal pallet strapping machines;
- vertical pallet strapping machines.
The individual machines are described in 3.3.
This European Standard deals with safety requirements for machine design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, adjustment, maintenance and cleaning of strapping machines.
The extent 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:
- strapping tools that are powered exclusively by manual effort;
- strapping machines that were manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.
This European Standard does not consider the following hazards:
- the use of strapping 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 can be associated with electromagnetic emissions from strapping machines;
- hazards that can be associated with decommissioning strapping machines.

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