What is BS EN 13378-Safety and hygiene requirements for pasta processing plants about?
BS EN 13378 is a European standard on pasta processing plants that discusses the safety and hygiene requirements for pasta processing plants to ensure protection against workplace injuries.
BS EN 13378 specifies the safety requirements for the design, manufacture and information for safe use of pasta presses (see clause 3) used in continuous automatic pasta processing plants able to produce more than 100 kg/h.
BS EN 13378 specifies the safety requirements for the design, manufacture and information for use for the machines mentioned above, known with the name of presses, classified as stationary units which cannot be moved when in operation.
The pasta press begins with the dosing unit and ends with the die. The press includes the following processes:
- Dosing solid and liquid ingredients
- Mixing the ingredients,
- Extruding the dough
- Forming the dough
BS EN 13378 does not apply to:
- Household machines
- Batch machines
These hazards, as well as the measures for their reduction, are described in the BS EN 13378
Note: Ancillary equipment, which is not an integral part of the press (e.g., hoppers, conveyors, etc), is not covered by BS EN 13378.
Who is BS EN 13378-Safety and hygiene requirements for pasta processing plants for?
BS EN 13378 on safety and hygiene requirements for pasta processing plants is useful for:
- Pasta processing plants manufacturers
- Pasta processing plants test personnel
- Pasta processing plants designers
- Occupational health and safety departments
- Risk assessment authorities
- Quality assurance departments
Why should you use BS EN 13378-Safety and hygiene requirements for pasta processing plants?
Using machinery and work equipment exposes workers to multiple risks. Ensuring machine operator safety requires the application of safety measures as effectively as possible. Technological development allows for designing increasingly effective protective devices.
BS EN 13378 provides you with the list of hazards, mechanical, electrical, thermal and noise hazards, safety requirements and/or protective measures, protective measures against slip, trip and fall and verification of the safety requirements and /or measures.
The requirements provided by BS EN 13378 assist you in improving the performance and quality of pasta processing plants and ensure protection to workers against crushing hazards, cutting or severing hazards, entanglement hazards, shearing hazards, fluid ejection hazards, impact hazards.
With obedience and compliance to BS EN 13378, you can enhance pasta processing plants’ efficacy and manufacture a standardized product.
