EN 16055:2012

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.DQMDQMHLeder - Rohhaut (Rind und Kalb) - Beschreibung, Präsentation, KonservierungCuir - Peaux brutes de bovidés - Description, présentation et conservationLeather - Raw cattle hides and calf skins - Description, presentation and preservation59.140.20Surove kože, kože in kožuhiRaw skins, hides and peltsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 16055:2012SIST EN 16055:2012en,fr,de01-marec-2012SIST EN 16055:2012SLOVENSKI
STANDARD
EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 16055
January 2012 ICS 59.140.20 English Version
Leather - Raw bovine hides and skins - Description, presentation and preservation
Cuire - Peaux brutes de bovins - Description, présentation et conservation
Leder - Rinderrohhäute - Beschreibung, Präsentation und Konservierung This European Standard was approved by CEN on 16 December 2011.
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Guidelines to preserve raw bovine hides or skins . 12A.1 Scope . 12A.2 Preservation method . 12A.3 Defects to be avoided and precautions to be taken . 12A.4 Rules for preservation by salting in pile method . 12A.5 Rules for preservation by brining . 13A.6 Rules for preservation by chilling . 14A.6.1 Chilling with ice . 14A.6.2 Chilling by hanging in a cold-storage depot . 14 SIST EN 16055:2012

 terms and definitions;
 rules for presenting raw hides and skins.
It applies to fresh and cured bovine hides and skins.
It is not the aim of this document to interfere with the normal commercial agreement between the buyer and the hide and skin supplier. This European Standard may be used in case of disagreement between the two parties. 2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 2.1 Raw bovine hides and skins
2.1.1 calf skin skin from an immature bovine animal 2.1.2 cattle hide hide from an adult bovine animal 2.1.3 bull hide hide of a bovine male (not castrated) 2.1.4 cow hide hide of a female bovine which has borne calves 2.1.5 slink/slunk skin of an stillborn calf 2.1.6 ox hide hide of a castrated bovine male 2.1.7 heifer hide hide of a bovine female which has not borne calves 2.1.8 bovine hide and skin presentation or “hide pattern” refers to the shape standard given to the skin or hide according to its future use SIST EN 16055:2012

Key
1 Head 2 Face 3 Cheek 4 Shoulder 5 Foreshank 6 Butt 7 Belly 8 Bellymiddle 9 Bend 10 Hindshank
8+10: ¾ Shank Figure 1 — Parts of the hide and skin 2.1.10 preservation treatment to protect the hide against putrefaction after flaying until it is put into tannery processing, for example by curing, chilling or drying 2.1.11 trimming process of cutting off unwanted parts from the hide or skin and giving it the agreed standard of shape or “trim” 2.1.12 defect general term for any damage on raw or preserved hide or skin likely to reduce the quality of the leather produced SIST EN 16055:2012

2.2.1 Flaying defects 2.2.1.1 cut mark made on the hide or skin by a knife or flaying tool on the flesh side which has cut into the dermis or skin substance, not completely perforating the hide or skin (see Figure 2) 2.2.1.2 hole flaying damage caused by a knife or flaying tool on the flesh side, completely perforating the hide or skin (see Figure 2) 2.2.1.3 gouge loss in substance of the hide or skin on the flesh side caused by a knife or flaying tool, without completely perforating it 2.2.1.4 badly cut head head cut along a line that is not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 2.2.1.5 badly shaped shanks shanks cut off along a line which is not perpendicular to the opening cut of the leg or which is too long as defined by the standard; shanks unusable (see Figure 3) 2.2.1.6 improper bleeding incomplete and poor bleeding of the animal at the time of slaughter resulting in coagulated blood remaining in blood-vessels, visible on the flesh side of the skin 2.2.1.7 poor pattern any deviation from the regular shape of hide or skin after cutting and trimming 2.2.1.8
surface breaks (grain side)
occurs on the hide when hides are removed from the animals with pulling machines SIST EN 16055:2012

Key 1 Cut 2 Hole 3 Surface breaks 4 Wrong opening cut Figure 2 — Example of defects 2.2.2
Defects caused on the hide or skin of the living animal 2.2.2.1 mechanical defects defects caused by brand marks, various scratches (barbed wire, bramble, damage from transport or dragging, marks from cattle comb, rope marks, etc.), goading hits, surgical operations, that can be open or healed (scars) 2.2.2.2
dung or urine defect dung excrement or urine damage
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