What is BS EN 13951-Safety and hygiene requirements for liquid pumps about?
BS EN 13951 is a European standard on liquid pumps that discusses the safety and hygiene requirements for liquid pumps to ensure protection against workplace hazards.
BS EN 13951 deals with the special technical safety requirements for liquid pumps and pump units operating with agri-food stuff.
BS EN 13951 is intended to be used with EN 809 to give the additional requirements for hazards arising from the pumping of substances intended for human and domestic animal consumption. BS EN 13951 also establishes requirements and/or measures for the reduction of risks during use, including misuse foreseeable by the manufacturer.
The pumps and pump units covered by BS EN 13951 are the following:
- Rotodynamic pumps
- Rotary positive displacement pumps
- Reciprocating positive displacement pumps
Note1: BS EN 13951 is not intended to be used for pumps and pump units at any stage in the public water supply, nor for pumps handling pharmaceutical products, nor for any other application for which more appropriate standards exist.
Note2: Pumps dealing with agri-food stuff which are not indicated in BS EN 13951.
Who is BS EN 13951-Safety and hygiene requirements for liquid pumps for?
BS EN 13951 on safety and hygiene requirements for liquid pumps is useful for:
- Liquid pumps manufacturers
- Liquid pumps designers
- Liquid pumps test personnel
- Occupational health and safety departments
- Risk assessment authorities
- Quality assurance departments
Why should you use BS EN 13951-Safety and hygiene requirements for liquid pumps?
Safeguards are essential to protect workers from injury. Any machine part, function, or process that might cause injury should be safeguarded. When the operation of a machine may result in a contact injury to the operator or others in the area, the hazard should be removed or controlled.
BS EN 13951 provides you with guidance on the hygiene and safety requirements and/or measures, a list of hazards, process flow obstructions and intrusion, design of food areas, verification of hygiene measures, information for use and much more.
The requirements provided by BS EN 13951 assist you in improving the performance and quality of the liquid pumps and pump units and ensure protection to workers against microbiological hazards, chemical hazards, mechanical hazards, hazards from foreign materials.
With obedience and compliance to BS EN 13951, you can enhance liquid pumps’ efficacy and manufacture a standardized product.
