EN 12012-3:2001+A1:2008
(Main + Amendment)Plastics and rubber machines - Size reduction machines - Part 3: Safety requirements for shredders
General Information
- Abstract
This standard specifies the essential safety requirements applicable to the design and construction of shredders used for plastic and rubber.
The machine begins with the outer edge of the feed hopper and ends with the discharge area.
This standard does not deal with equipment for feeding material or discharging shredded material.
This standard does not deal with safety measures to reduce the risk from ignition of flammable residues in material to be shredded
This standard does not deal with requirements for local exhaust ventilation systems.
Only the significant hazards listed in clause 4 and dealt with in clause 5 are subject to this standard.
NOTE Directive 94/9/EC concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres can be applicable to the type of machine or equipment covered by this European Standard. The present standard does not necessarily comply with Directive 94/9/EC. Additional safety requirements in a future revision of this standard may be necessary to satisfy Directive 94/9/EC.
This standard applies to machines which are manufactured after the date of approval of this standard by CEN.
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 02-Sep-2008
- Withdrawal Date
- 16-Sep-2026
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 145 - Rubber and plastics machines - Safety
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 145/WG 6 - Size reduction machines - Safety
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 26-Sep-2018
- Completion Date
- 17-Sep-2026
- Directive
- Harmonized Standard2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)OJ Ref: C, C 214 OJ Date: 08-Sep-2009
Not Harmonized98/37/EC - MachineryOJ Ref: C, C 22 OJ Date: 28-Jan-2009
Relations
- Effective Date
- 22-Dec-2008
- Effective Date
- 03-Oct-2018
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Refers
EN 60079-1:2014 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures "d" - Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Refers
EN 60079-2:2014 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 2: Equipment protection by pressurized enclosure "p" - Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Refers
EN 60079-7:2015 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 7: Equipment protection by increased safety "e" - Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Refers
EN 60079-6:2015 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 6: Equipment protection by liquid immersion "o" - Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Refers
EN IEC 60079-11:2024 - Explosive atmospheres - Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety "i" - Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 12012-3:2001+A1:2008 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Plastics and rubber machines - Size reduction machines - Part 3: Safety requirements for shredders". This standard covers: This standard specifies the essential safety requirements applicable to the design and construction of shredders used for plastic and rubber. The machine begins with the outer edge of the feed hopper and ends with the discharge area. This standard does not deal with equipment for feeding material or discharging shredded material. This standard does not deal with safety measures to reduce the risk from ignition of flammable residues in material to be shredded This standard does not deal with requirements for local exhaust ventilation systems. Only the significant hazards listed in clause 4 and dealt with in clause 5 are subject to this standard. NOTE Directive 94/9/EC concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres can be applicable to the type of machine or equipment covered by this European Standard. The present standard does not necessarily comply with Directive 94/9/EC. Additional safety requirements in a future revision of this standard may be necessary to satisfy Directive 94/9/EC. This standard applies to machines which are manufactured after the date of approval of this standard by CEN.
This standard specifies the essential safety requirements applicable to the design and construction of shredders used for plastic and rubber. The machine begins with the outer edge of the feed hopper and ends with the discharge area. This standard does not deal with equipment for feeding material or discharging shredded material. This standard does not deal with safety measures to reduce the risk from ignition of flammable residues in material to be shredded This standard does not deal with requirements for local exhaust ventilation systems. Only the significant hazards listed in clause 4 and dealt with in clause 5 are subject to this standard. NOTE Directive 94/9/EC concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres can be applicable to the type of machine or equipment covered by this European Standard. The present standard does not necessarily comply with Directive 94/9/EC. Additional safety requirements in a future revision of this standard may be necessary to satisfy Directive 94/9/EC. This standard applies to machines which are manufactured after the date of approval of this standard by CEN.
EN 12012-3:2001+A1:2008 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 83.200 - Equipment for the rubber and plastics industries. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 12012-3:2001+A1:2008 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 12012-3:2001, EN 12012-1:2018, ISO 3745:1977, EN 60529:1991, EN 60204-1:1997, EN 60079-1:2014, EN 60079-2:2014, EN IEC 60079-0:2018, EN 60079-7:2015, EN 60079-5:2015, EN 60079-6:2015, EN IEC 60079-11:2024, EN 1088:1995, EN ISO 3747:2000, EN 999:1998. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 12012-3:2001+A1:2008 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/42/EC, 98/37/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/079, M/396. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Stroji za predelavo gume in plastike - Drobilni stroji - 3. del: Varnostne zahteve za drobilnikeKunststoff- und Gummimaschinen - Zerkleinerungsmaschinen - Teil 3: Sicherheitsanforderungen für WalzenzerkleinererMachines pour les matières plastiques et le caoutchouc - Machines à fragmenter - Partie 3 : Prescriptions de sécurité relatives aux déchiqueteursPlastics and rubber machines - Size reduction machines - Part 3: Safety requirements for shredders83.200Oprema za gumarsko industrijo in industrijo polimernih materialovEquipment for the rubber and plastics industriesICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 12012-3:2001+A1:2008SIST EN 12012-3:2002+A1:2008en01-november-2008SIST EN 12012-3:2002+A1:2008SLOVENSKI
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EN 12012-3:2001+A1
September 2008 ICS 83.200 Supersedes EN 12012-3:2001 English Version
Plastics and rubber machines - Size reduction machines - Part 3: Safety requirements for shredders
Machines pour les matières plastiques et le caoutchouc - Machines à fragmenter - Partie 3: Prescriptions de sécurité relatives aux déchiqueteurs
Kunststoff- und Gummimaschinen - Zerkleinerungsmaschinen - Teil 3: Sicherheitsanforderungen für Walzenzerkleinerer This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 January 2001 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 8 June 2008.
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 CEN Management Centre 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 CEN Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
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Measurement and declaration of noise emission values.16 Annex ZA (informative)
!!!!Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC"""".20 Annex ZB (informative)
!!!!Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC"""".21
• editorial modification of Annex ZA
• addition of Annex ZB
• editorial changes of EN 292-1:1991 to EN ISO 12100-1:2003 and of EN 292-2:1991 to EN ISO 12100-2:2003 in the following clauses and sub-clauses:
2, 5, 7.1.1, Annex A, A.3.1 • minor changes of Foreword, sub-clause 7.2, second and third indents, Annex A, A.7, third indent.
This document supersedes EN 12012-3:2001. The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! " This European standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EC Directives. !For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this document." This is the third in a series of standards on the safety of size reduction machines. Part 1 deals with blade granulators; Part 2 deals with strand pelletisers. Annex A is normative. 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, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Grab 1
Fixed guard 1
Feeding area
Protective flap 2
Shredding chamber 3
Conveyor belt 3
Discharge area
Figure 1a Figure 1b Figure 1c Figure 1 — Examples of shredders SIST EN 12012-3:2002+A1:2008
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