EN 13885:2005

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2005
Stroji za predelavo hrane – Stroji za sponkanje – Varnostne in higienske zahteve
Food processing machinery - Clipping machines - Safety and hygiene requirements
Nahrungsmittelmaschinen - Clipmaschinen - Sicherheits- und Hygieneanforderungen
Machines pour les produits alimentaires - Machines a attacher - Prescriptions relatives a
la sécurité et a l'hygiene
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13885:2005
ICS:
67.260 Tovarne in oprema za Plants and equipment for the
živilsko industrijo food industry
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 13885
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2005
ICS 67.260
English version
Food processing machinery - Clipping machines - Safety and
hygiene requirements
Machines pour les produits alimentaires - Machine à Nahrungsmittelmaschinen - Clipmaschinen - Sicherheits-
attacher - Prescriptions relatives à la sécurité et l'hygiène und Hygieneanforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 April 2005.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official
versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
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Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
Foreword .4
Introduction.5
1 Scope .6
2 Normative references .8
3 Terms and definitions.9
4 List of significant hazards.11
5 Safety and hygiene requirements and/or protective measures.16
6 Verification of safety and hygiene requirements and/or protective measures .29
7 Information for use .30
Annex A (normative)  Noise test code for clipping machines (grade 2) .33
Annex B (normative)  Design principles to ensure cleanability of clipping machines.35
Annex C (normative)  Common hazards for food processing machines and reduction
requirements applicable to clipping machines.40
Annex ZA (informative)  Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC .42
Bibliography.43

Figures
Figure 1 — Machine with removal by fixed clip guide . 6
Figure 2 — Machine with removal by movable clip guide .6
Figure 3 — Machine with spread-removal . 7
Figure 4 — Spread-removal – detail . 7
Figure 5 — Clipping machine with fixed clip guide. 11
Figure 6 — Clipping machine with movable clip guide. 12
Figure 7 — Floor machine – Danger zones. 13
Figure 8 — Added or integrated machines . 14
Figure 9 — Table top machine with fixed clip guide . 17
Figure 10 — Section A/A . 17
Figure 11 — Section A/A with fixed protection beading. 18
Figure 12a — Clipping machine with movable clip guide – removal open. 19
Figure 12b — Clipping machine with movable clip guide – removal shut . 19
Figure 12 — Clipping machine with movable clip guide in different positions. 19
Figure 13 — Infeed and outfeed side at clipping machines with protection bars. 21
Figure 14 — Infeed- and outfeedside at clipping machines with protection hood . 22
Figure 15 — Position of actuation devices . 23
Figure 16 — ON/OFF-switch with hood. 25
Figure 17 — Hygiene areas . 28
Figure B.1 — Smooth surfaces – food area. 35
Figure B.2 — Angles and radii in the food area. 36
Figure B.3 — Angles in the food area . 37
Figure B.4 — Intersecting surfaces in the food area . 37
Figure B.5 — Admissible fasteners – head profiles. 38
Figure B.6 —Castors – dimensions examples. 39

Foreword
This document (EN 13885:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 153 “Food processing
machinery — Safety and hygiene requirements”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by December 2005.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC.
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
It is one of a series of standards for meat processing machinery, in compliance with EN 1672-2 and Annex C.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and United Kingdom.
Introduction
This European Standard is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO12100-1.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered are
indicated in the scope of this European Standard.
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.
1 Scope
1.1 This European Standard applies to clipping machines
This European Standard specifies safety and hygiene requirements to minimise the hazards which can arise
during the commissioning, the use and the maintenance of clipping machines for portioning and closing of
casings filled with foodstuffs, and intended to be used in butcheries, meat processing factories, main kitchens
and other food processing factories.
This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to
clipping machines, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer
(see Clause 4).
This European Standard is not applicable to clipping machines which are manufactured before the date of
publication of this European Standard by CEN.
1.2 This European Standard covers the following types of machines:
Concerning the sort of actuation:
 machine for gathering up by hand, power motioned locking-stroke;
 machine for automatic-motioned gathering and automatic-motioned locking-stroke.
Concerning the removal-system:
 machine with removal by fixed or movable clip-guide (see Figures 1 and 2);
 machine with spread-removal (see Figures 3 and 4).

Key Key
1 Fixed clip guide 1 Movable clip guide
Figure 1 — Machine with removal by Figure 2 — Machine with removal by
fixed clip guide movable clip guide
Key
1 Spread-removal
2 Filling-tube
3 Casing brake
4 Tube (casing)
Figure 3 — Machine with spread-removal Figure 4 — Spread-removal – detail

Concerning construction:
 table-top-machine;
 movable floor machines;
 floor-mounted-machine.
1.3 Description
Clipping machines will be used for closing of tubes with a single-clip (one side) or a double-clip (endlocking
and startlocking).
The machines are equipped with closing tools (punch/die), which make the locking by deforming the locking-
element (clip).
A removal/gathering is used to form a free space and to gather the tube in a way that the locking equipment
can be put over the pressed tail and this can be locked.
By automatic action the clipping machine will be placed at the end of the filling-tube and after each ejecting of
the filling-portion there are positioned one or two clips at the casing.
From the machine the filled portion will be divided with a knife from the skin which still remains on the filling-
tube. If necessary, an additional loop for hanging up the package will be attached.
1.4 Intended use
A clipping machine is designed and constructed in such a way, that in combination with a filling equipment, the
food stuff will be transported through a filling-tube in a casing, which is gathered on the filling-tube. Afterwards
this casing will be closed with a clip.
Furthermore, it is usual to close already filled casings, bags or other packages by hand with a free-standing or
hand-operated/hand held clipping machine.
Although it should be advised against, the standard, taking into account practice, deals with the hazards due
to cleaning with pressurised water.
With the aim of clarifying the intentions of the standard and avoiding doubts when reading it, the following
assumptions were made when producing it:
 only designated and instructed persons operate the machine;
 place of use is adequately lit.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 574, Safety of machinery — Two-hand control devices – Functional aspects – Principles for design
EN 614-1, Safety of machinery — Ergonomic design principles — Part 1: Terminology and general principles
EN 953, Safety of machinery — Guards — General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and
movable guards
EN 954-1:1996, Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General principles
for design
EN 983, Safety of machinery — Safety requirements for fluid power systems and their components —
Pneumatics
EN 1005-1, Safety of machinery — Human physical performance — Part 1: Terms and definitions
EN 1005-2:, Safety of machinery — Human physical per
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