EN ISO 12643-4:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 1010-4:2004+A1:2009
SIST EN 1010-5:2005
SIST ISO 12643-4:2010
Grafična tehnologija - Varnostne zahteve za grafično tehnološko opremo in
sisteme - 4. del: Oprema in sistemi za predelavo, dodelavo in oplemenitenje (ISO
12643-4:2023)
Graphic technology - Safety requirements for graphic technology equipment and
systems - Part 4: Converting equipment and systems (ISO 12643-4:2023)
Graphische Technik - Sicherheitsanforderungen an Ausrüstungen und Systeme der
graphischen Technik - Teil 4: Ausrüstungen und Systeme der Papierverarbeitung (ISO
12643-4:2023)
Technologie graphique - Exigences de sécurité pour les systèmes et l'équipement de
technologie graphique - Partie 4: Systèmes et équipement de façonnage (ISO 12643-
4:2023)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 12643-4:2023
ICS:
37.100.10 Reprodukcijska oprema Reproduction equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 12643-4
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 37.100.10 Supersedes EN 1010-4:2004+A1:2009, EN 1010-
5:2005
English Version
Graphic technology - Safety requirements for graphic
technology equipment and systems - Part 4: Converting
equipment and systems (ISO 12643-4:2023)
Technologie graphique - Exigences de sécurité pour les Graphische Technik - Sicherheitsanforderungen an
systèmes et l'équipement de technologie graphique - Ausrüstungen und Systeme der graphischen Technik -
Partie 4: Systèmes et équipement de façonnage (ISO Teil 4: Ausrüstungen und Systeme der
12643-4:2023) Papierverarbeitung (ISO 12643-4:2023)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 19 November 2023.

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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 12643-4:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 130
"Graphic technology" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 198 “Printing and paper
machinery - Safety” 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 June 2024, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2026.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 1010-5:2005 and EN 1010-4:2004+A1:2009.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 12643-4:2023 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 12643-4:2023 without any
modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 12643-4
Second edition
2023-11
Graphic technology — Safety
requirements for graphic technology
equipment and systems —
Part 4:
Converting equipment and systems
Technologie graphique — Exigences de sécurité pour les systèmes et
l'équipement de technologie graphique —
Partie 4: Systèmes et équipement de façonnage
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ISO 12643-4:2023(E)
ISO 12643-4:2023(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .viii
Introduction .x
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Significant hazards . 8
5 Equipment and interrelation between this document and ISO 12643-1:2023 .8
5.1 General . 8
5.2 Machines used primarily in a converting operation . 8
5.3 Machines used in both printing and converting processes . 8
6 Machinery for the production of corrugated board . 9
6.1 All machines . 9
6.1.1 Emergency stop . 9
6.1.2 Control zones with stop/safe pushbuttons . 9
6.1.3 Steam pipes . 10
6.2 Unwinding stations . 10
6.2.1 General . 10
6.2.2 Chucking cones and lifting arms . 10
6.2.3 Braking systems . 10
6.3 Splicers. 10
6.3.1 Guarding hazard points . 10
6.3.2 Dancer roller . 11
6.3.3 Splicers . 11
6.3.4 Knife . 12
6.3.5 Pneumatic and hydraulic control systems .12
6.3.6 Frame edges . . .12
6.3.7 Splicers in elevated positions .12
6.3.8 Warning lights .12
6.4 Preheater .12
6.4.1 In-running nips .12
6.4.2 In-running nips between preheating cylinder and cross beams.13
6.4.3 Wrap roller and rotating arms . 13
6.4.4 Hot surfaces . 14
6.4.5 Walkways . 14
6.5 Single facer . 14
6.5.1 In-running nips . 14
6.5.2 Corrugating rollers .15
6.5.3 Hazard points during roller change . 15
6.5.4 In-running nip between pressure roller or pressing belt and corrugating
roller . 15
6.5.5 Pressing belt breakage . 16
6.5.6 Walkway . 16
6.5.7 In-running nips between glue rollers . 16
6.5.8 Hazard points between movable gluing unit and fixed machine parts . 17
6.5.9 Moveable glue units . 17
6.5.10 Inclined belt conveyor . 18
6.5.11 In-running nips between pulleys and fixed machine parts . 19
6.5.12 Steam pipes . 19
6.5.13 Warning signs . 19
6.5.14 Noise enclosures . 19
6.6 Bridge . . 19
6.6.1 Slots . 19
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6.6.2 Fall-off protection. 19
6.6.3 Access stairs . 19
6.6.4 Passage height underneath the bridge . 20
6.7 Braking and web aligning systems. 20
6.8 Gluing machine . 20
6.8.1 Steps and handles .20
6.8.2 Hazard points .20
6.8.3 Pressing device .20
6.9 Heating and pulling section .20
6.9.1 In-running nips . 20
6.9.2 Hazard points . 21
6.9.3 Heating plates . 21
6.9.4 Preventing the weighting device from falling . 21
6.9.5 Web threading in the heating section. 21
6.10 Transition point from gluing machine to heating and pulling section .23
6.11 Rotary shear unit. 23
6.11.1 Rotary shear . 23
6.11.2 Knife driving shaft . 23
6.11.3 Guarding a non-powered movement of the rotary shear .23
6.11.4 Waste removal .23
6.12 Pulling unit . . 23
6.13 Slitter-scorer units . 24
6.13.1 Automatic positioning . 24
6.13.2 Movement of slitting and scoring units under hold-to-run control . 24
6.14 Web diverter . 24
6.15 Cut-off . 25
6.16 Stacker devices . 25
6.16.1 Whole-body access .25
6.16.2 Guarding of downstackers . 26
6.16.3 Maintenance and inspection .28
6.16.4 Guarding of upstackers .29
6.16.5 Roller conveyors .30
7 Folder gluer machines .30
7.1 Entire machine .30
7.1.1 Emergency stop . 30
7.1.2 Power-driven shafts . 30
7.1.3 Power-driven format setting .30
7.1.4 Reaching of hazard points between format-limiting parts . 31
7.2 Feeder . 31
7.3 Folding section . 31
7.3.1 Roller tracks . 31
7.3.2 Folding hooks . 32
7.4 Gluing section . 33
7.5 Folding belts . 33
7.6 Pressure rollers .34
7.6.1 In-running nips between pressure rollers in the area between machine
frame and format-limiting parts .34
7.6.2 In-running nips between pressure rollers in the area between format-
limiting parts .34
7.7 Ejection module . 35
7.8 Pressing and gathering device (pressing band) . 35
7.8.1 Pulleys. 35
7.8.2 Pressure rollers . 35
8 Pre-feeders .36
8.1 Feeding and transfer bridge . 36
8.2 All pre-feeders with pile carrier plate . 36
8.2.1 Opening for pallet movement .36
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8.2.2 Guarding on feeding and transfer bridges . 37
8.2.3 Rotating shafts . 37
8.2.4 Guarding hazards created by automatic format setting . 37
8.2.5 Guarding hazards when moving pre-feeder . 37
8.3 Pre-feeder with pile turner . 37
8.3.1 Opening for pallet movement . 37
8.3.2 Guarding on feeding and transfer bridge .38
8.3.3 Guarding transport belts .38
8.3.4 Guarding hazards created by automatic format setting .38
8.3.5 Guarding hazards when moving pre-feeder .38
9 In-line machines .40
9.1 Entire machine .40
9.1.1 Moving units together .40
9.1.2 Separating units . 41
9.1.3 Rotary tools on separated units . 41
9.1.4 Travel wheels . 41
9.2 Feeding unit. 41
9.2.1 Slide-in rollers . 41
9.2.2 Side aligning devices . 41
9.2.3 Hopper side lays . 41
9.2.4 Feed rollers . 41
9.3 Printing unit. 42
9.3.1 Rotating rollers and drive elements . 42
9.3.2 Separated units . . 42
9.3.3 Guarding of rollers . 43
9.4 Slitter-scorer unit, rotary die-cutter . 43
9.4.1 Automatic format setting. 43
9.4.2 Waste removal . 43
9.4.3 Waste discharge conveyor belts . 43
9.5 Separators . .44
9.6 Folding unit (folding box gluer) .44
9.7 Taping unit . .44
9.8 Stitching unit .44
10 Automatic flatbed die-cutting machines . 44
10.1 Entire machine .44
10.1.1 Tool .44
10.1.2 Automatic die-cutting devices .44
10.2 Punching section. 45
10.2.1 Hazard points between sheet feeding grippers and feeding table . 45
10.2.2 Die-cutting tools . 45
10.3 Breaking section . 45
10.4 Blank separating section, blank delivery . 45
10.4.1 Guarding sheet gripper from unintentional hand access . 45
10.4.2 Area below blank separating section, blank delivery . 45
10.5 Trimming and delivery of gripper edge .54
11 Roller press die-cutters .54
12 Tube winding machines .54
12.1 Ply reels .54
12.2 In-running nip between winding belt and winding mandrel .54
12.3 In-running nips on shaft bearings.56
12.4 In-running nips .56
12.5 Tube cutting and sawing section . 57
12.6 Tube transfer . 57
13 Machinery for the production of envelopes .57
13.1 Emergency stop device. 57
13.2 Interlocks . 57
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13.2.1 Interlocking with guard locking . 57
13.2.2 Requirements regarding the unlocking of interlocking guards with guard
locking .58
13.3 Printing unit guarding .58
13.4 Form cutting section . 59
13.5 Driven guide rollers . 59
13.5.1 Guarding in-running nips . 59
13.5.2 Delivery side guards . 59
13.6 Window cutting section . 59
13.7 Scraper gluing unit . 59
13.8 Separating cutting section . 59
13.9 Bottom flap folding section . 59
13.10 Transport rolls .60
13.11 Staggering wheel .60
13.11.1 Guarding staggering wheel hazards .60
13.11.2 Guarding in-running nips between paper guide supports and staggering
wheel .60
13.12 Roller gluing unit .60
13.12.1 Guarding in-running nips .60
13.12.2 Feeding aperture .60
13.13 Separation roller before aligner section . 61
13.14 Seal flap folding section . . 62
13.15 Separating disc delivery . 62
13.16 Starting the machine with interlocking guards open . 62
14 Handkerchief machines . .63
14.1 Emergency stop devices .63
14.2 Starting the machine with interlocking guards open .63
14.3 Star-type unwinding (Turret unwinding) .63
14.4 Longitudinal folding section .64
14.5 Product inspection station .64
14.6 Ejection .64
14.7 Packing station .64
15 Noise .64
16 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective/risk reduction measures .64
17 Instruction handbook .70
17.1 General . 70
17.2 Corrugated board machinery . 70
17.2.1 Threading paper web . 70
17.2.2 Residual risks relating to hot parts . 70
17.2.3 Hearing protection . 70
17.2.4 Tubes used for material reels . 70
17.2.5 Residual risks on conveyor belts . 70
17.2.6 Warning for hot surfaces . 70
17.2.7 Instructions for use of personal protection equipment when changing
knives . 70
17.2.8 Instructions for mechanical device on downstackers and upstackers. 70
17.2.9 In-l
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