What is BS EN 12387 – Modular shoe repair equipment about?
BS EN 12387 is an International Standard that focuses on safety requirements for leather and imitation leather goods manufacturing machines.
BS EN 12387 gives the best practices for modular shoe repair equipment and safety requirements.
BS EN 12387 specifies safety requirements for construction, transport, installation, setting, adjustment, programming or converting, operating, cleaning, and maintenance of the machines.
BS EN 12387 applies to the following machines including their additional equipment intended for the repair of footwear, leather, and imitation leather goods as well as for the manufacture and repair of orthopedic shoes hereafter called "Shoe Repair Machines":
- Polishing machines
- Trimming machines
- Scouring machines
- Finishing machines
- Orthopaedic finishing machines
Who is BS EN 12387 - Modular shoe repair equipment for?
BS EN 12387 on safety requirements for leather and imitation leather goods manufacturing machines is useful for:
- Footwear manufacturing industry
- Leather manufacturing industry
- Leather processing companies
- Regulatory authorities
- Safety regulating authorities
Why should you use BS EN 12387 - Modular shoe repair equipment?
Footwear primarily serves the purpose to ease locomotion and prevent injuries. Footwear can also be used for fashion and adornment as well as to indicate the status or rank of the person within a social structure. It is essential that the footwear materials undergo various test methods to prove their reliability, efficiency, and class.
BS EN 12387 is an informative safety specification that deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations, and events relevant to the footwear, leather, and imitation leather goods manufacturing machinery. It identifies the problems by risk assessment as significant for leather roughing, scouring, and trimming machines as well as gives measures to eliminate or reduce the risk. BS EN 12387 deals with all significant hazards, hazard situations, and events relevant to shoe repair machines when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer.
Overall, BS EN 12387 proves very useful for its users as it contains safety requirements for modular shoe repair equipment.
