BS EN 13457:2004+A1:2010 Footwear, leather and imitation leather goods manufacturing machines. Splitting, skiving, cutting, cementing and cement drying machines. Safety requirements
BS EN 13457 applies to splitting, skiving, edge trimming, strip cutting, cementing and cement drying machines used in the manufacture of footwear, leather and imitation leather goods and other related components.
BS EN 13457 specifies safety requirements for construction, transport, installation, adjustment, setting, teaching or process change-over, operation, cleaning, maintenance, decommissioning, dismantling and, as far as safety is concerned, disposal.
BS EN 13457 deals with significant hazards relevant to the footwear, leather and imitation leather goods manufacturing industries. It takes account of intended use, foreseeable misuse, and component and system failure.
BS EN 13457 does not apply to:
Trimming machines with rotary milling tool for the purpose of trimming edges of material, see EN 930
Splitting and band knife machines used in tanneries, see EN 13112
Portable machines
BS EN 13457 does not deal with precise technical measures for reducing the risks of fumes and dusts detrimental to health.
Contents of BS EN 13457:
Foreword
Introduction
1Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 List of significant hazards"
5 Safety requirements and/!or protective measures"
6 Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures"
7 Information for use
Annex A (normative) Requirements for guards
Annex B (normative) Requirements for interlocking guards
Annex C (normative) Requirements for trip device
Annex D (normative) Requirements for hold-to-run control device
Annex E (normative) Noise test code for splitting-, skiving-, cutting-, cementing- and cement drying machines
Annex F (normative) Prevention against explosions
Annex G (normative) Requirements for pressure sensitive mats and floors
Annex H (normative) Temperatures of burn threshold
Annex I (normative) Requirements for control guards (interlocking guard with start function)
Annex J (informative) Splitting machines: Safety devices for feeding and processing area
