What is BS EN 1539 - Safety requirements for dryers and ovens about?
BS EN 1539 is the international standard that covers safety requirements for dryers and ovens.
BS EN 1539 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations, and hazardous events relevant to ovens and dryers in which flammable substances are released by evaporation from and curing of coating materials.
Note 1: BS EN 1539 is only applicable to machines that are used as intended and under conditions that are foreseeable as a malfunction by the manufacturer.
Note 2: BS EN 1539 is not applicable to:
- Ovens for hardening metals
- Enamelling plants
- Portable heating systems for drying (for instance infrared radiant heaters, hot-air blowers, blow dryers)
- Solvent recovery plants
- Distillation and/or refraction plants
- Textile dry-cleaning systems.
Note 3: BS EN 1539 is not applicable to machinery manufactured before the date of its publication as EN.
Who is BS EN 1539 - Safety requirements for dryers and ovens for?
BS EN 1539 on Safety requirements for dryers and ovens is useful for:
- Dryers and ovens manufacturers
- Dryers and oven installers
- Safety regulation authorities
Why should you use BS EN 1539 - Safety requirements for dryers and ovens?
BS EN 1539 provides you with elaborated information about the concerned significant hazards as well as safety requirements for dryers and ovens, in which flammable substances are released.
It helps the manufacturers of machinery like dryers and ovens to ensure all the safety requirements are verified and taken care of, in compliance with international standards.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B standards, the provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards, for machines that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations, and hazardous events regular are covered are indicated in BS EN 1539.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 1539:2015 supersedes BS EN 1539:2009, which is withdrawn. BS EN 1539:2015 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 1539:2009. These include:
- The scope has been adjusted to meet the fields of application of the standard
- The requirements for safety-related controls have been modified for clarification
- Guidance for implementation of safety-related control systems has been included
- Requirements for monitoring of heating system have been implemented
- Requirements for type B dryers have been detailed
