SIST EN 14591-1:2005
(Main)Explosion prevention and protection in underground mines - Protective systems - Part 1: 2-bar explosion proof ventilation structure
Explosion prevention and protection in underground mines - Protective systems - Part 1: 2-bar explosion proof ventilation structure
This document applies to air shutter frames and air doors for ventilation structures which are to remain functional after the passage of explosions with overpressures of up to 2 bar.
Ventilation structures are protective systems to provide the ventilation flow after the occurrence of an explosion such that the effects of an explosion on the ventilation system can be limited and adequate possibilities remain for escape and rescue.
NOTE These structures may be used when ventilation studies indicate that the air flow in the work place would be reduced considerably providing no safe escape for workers in cases where the structure is destroyed. Explosion proof ventilation structures will be individually evaluated for directional stability of ventilation flows and in order to ensure adequate ventilation flows.
Explosionsschutz in untertägigen Bergwerken - Schutzsysteme - Teil 1: 2-bar-Wetterbauwerk
Diese Norm gilt für Blendrahmen und Wettertüren für Wetterbauwerke, die nach Durchlauf von Explosionen mit Überdrücken bis 2 bar funktionsfähig bleiben.
Derartige Wetterbauwerke sind Schutzsysteme zur Sicherstellung der Wetterführung nach Explosionen, so dass die Auswirkungen von Explosionen auf die Wetterführung in Grenzen gehalten werden können und ausreichende Möglichkeiten für Flucht und Rettung bestehen bleiben.
ANMERKUNG Derartige Wetterbauwerke werden eingesetzt, wenn wettertechnische Untersuchungen zeigen, dass im Falle der Zerstörung des Bauwerks der Wetterstrom am Arbeitsplatz erheblich reduziert wird, so dass eine sichere Flucht für die Belegschaft nicht mehr möglich ist. Die Wetterbauwerke werden einzeln hinsichtlich der Richtungsstabilität der Wetterströme sowie zur Sicherstellung eines ausreichenden Wetterstromes bewertet.
Protection contre l'explosion dans les mines souterraines - Systemes de protection - Partie 1 : Sas d'aérage résistant a 2 bar
Le présent document s'applique aux bâtis dormants et aux portes d'aérage des sas d'aérage devant rester opérationnels après une explosion provoquant une surpression jusqu'à 2 bar.
Les sas d'aérage de ce type sont des systèmes de protection qui ont pour fonction de garantir la ventilation après une éventuelle explosion, de telle manière que les effets de l'explosion sur la ventilation puissent être maintenus dans des limites spécifiées et que des conditions suffisantes pour l'évacuation et le sauvetage des personnes soient maintenues.
NOTE Ces sas d'aérage sont installés lorsque des simulations de ventilation ont démontré qu'en cas de destruction de leur structure, le débit d'aérage dans l'espace de travail est considérablement réduit ne permettant pas une évacuation en toute sécurité du personnel. Les sas d'aérage sont évalués individuellement quant à leur aptitude à assurer la stabilité directionnelle du courant d'air et à garantir un débit d'aérage suffisant.
Preprečevanje eksplozij in protieksplozijska zaščita v podzemnih rudnikih - Zaščitni sistemi - 1. del: Ventilacijske strukture, odporne proti eksplozijskemu tlaku 2 bar
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 28-Feb-2005
- Technical Committee
- EXP - Product for explosive atmospheres
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Mar-2005
- Due Date
- 01-Mar-2005
- Completion Date
- 01-Mar-2005
Relations
- Effective Date
- 22-Dec-2008
Overview
EN 14591-1:2004 - published by CEN - defines requirements for 2-bar explosion proof ventilation structures used in underground mines. The standard applies to air shutter frames and air doors designed to remain functional after the passage of explosions with overpressures up to 2 bar, enabling continued ventilation, escape and rescue operations following an explosion.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Scope and purpose: ventilation structures as protective systems to limit the impact of explosions on mine ventilation flow and to preserve escape and rescue routes.
- Design loads: verified performance for explosions up to 2 bar overpressure.
- Materials: use of non-combustible, underground-approved components; hydraulically bonded materials with a specified minimum tensile bending strength (7-day value).
- Air shutter frames:
- Minimum frame length calculated from the standard equation.
- Set into strata with an all-round depth of at least 250 mm; yielding compression inserts permitted to absorb strata movement.
- Rib thickness requirements provided in tabulated form depending on roadway cross-section.
- Air doors:
- Two types: pressure-relief travel way doors (designed to open with the pressure wave) and non-pressure-relief haulage way doors (designed to resist and stay closed against the wave).
- Door leaves must allow simultaneous opening up to 90°.
- Sealing bars must be hardly combustible and antistatic (referencing EN 13478 and EN 13463‑1).
- Examples of verifiably tested constructions are given in Annex A (travel way door - a = 700 mm, h = 1 800 mm) and Annex B (haulage way door - a = 1 600 mm, h = 2 000 mm).
- Control systems: control lines and actuating contacts must be protected from explosion effects and must not be triggerable by the blast pressure wave.
- Marking: doors must be permanently marked with year of manufacture and manufacturer’s stamp in accordance with Directive 94/9/EC (ATEX-related).
Applications and who uses it
- Target users: mine safety engineers, ventilation designers, equipment manufacturers, installation contractors, and safety assessors working in underground coal and metal/non‑metal mines.
- Practical uses:
- Specifying and procuring explosion-resistant air doors and shutter frames.
- Designing ventilation regulators and airlocks to preserve post‑explosion ventilation flow.
- Performing compliance checks and static verification when dimensions diverge from tested examples.
- Integrating ventilation protective systems into mine safety and emergency response planning.
Related standards and references
- EN 10025 (structural steels)
- EN 13463‑1 (non-electrical equipment for potentially explosive atmospheres)
- EN 13478 (safety of machinery - fire prevention)
- ISO 2768‑1 (general tolerances)
EN 14591-1:2004 is essential for ensuring ventilation safety and explosion protection in underground mining environments where maintaining airflow after an explosion is critical for evacuation and rescue.
Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 14591-1:2005 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Explosion prevention and protection in underground mines - Protective systems - Part 1: 2-bar explosion proof ventilation structure". This standard covers: This document applies to air shutter frames and air doors for ventilation structures which are to remain functional after the passage of explosions with overpressures of up to 2 bar. Ventilation structures are protective systems to provide the ventilation flow after the occurrence of an explosion such that the effects of an explosion on the ventilation system can be limited and adequate possibilities remain for escape and rescue. NOTE These structures may be used when ventilation studies indicate that the air flow in the work place would be reduced considerably providing no safe escape for workers in cases where the structure is destroyed. Explosion proof ventilation structures will be individually evaluated for directional stability of ventilation flows and in order to ensure adequate ventilation flows.
This document applies to air shutter frames and air doors for ventilation structures which are to remain functional after the passage of explosions with overpressures of up to 2 bar. Ventilation structures are protective systems to provide the ventilation flow after the occurrence of an explosion such that the effects of an explosion on the ventilation system can be limited and adequate possibilities remain for escape and rescue. NOTE These structures may be used when ventilation studies indicate that the air flow in the work place would be reduced considerably providing no safe escape for workers in cases where the structure is destroyed. Explosion proof ventilation structures will be individually evaluated for directional stability of ventilation flows and in order to ensure adequate ventilation flows.
SIST EN 14591-1:2005 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.230 - Explosion protection; 73.100.20 - Ventilation, air-conditioning and illumination equipment. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 14591-1:2005 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 14591-1:2005/AC:2006. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
SIST EN 14591-1:2005 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2014/34/EU, 94/9/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/BC/CEN/92/46. 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)
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Explosion prevention and protection in underground mines - Protective systems - Part 1:
2-bar explosion proof ventilation structure
Explosionsschutz in untertägigen Bergwerken - Schutzsysteme - Teil 1: 2-bar-
Wetterbauwerk
Protection contre l'explosion dans les mines souterraines - Systemes de protection -
Partie 1 : Sas d'aérage résistant a 2 bar
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14591-1:2004
ICS:
13.230 Varstvo pred eksplozijo Explosion protection
73.100.20 3UH]UDþHYDOQD Ventilation, air-conditioning
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 14591-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2004
ICS 13.230; 73.100.20
English version
Explosion prevention and protection in underground mines -
Protective systems - Part 1: 2-bar explosion proof ventilation
structure
Protection contre l'explosion dans les mines souterraines - Explosionsschutz in untertägigen Bergwerken -
Systèmes de protection - Partie 1 : Sas d'aérage résistant à Schutzsysteme - Teil 1: 2-bar-Wetterbauwerk
2 bar
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 30 July 2004.
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.
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Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
Foreword .4
1 Scope.5
2 Normative references.5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Symbols and abbreviations .6
5 Safety requirements.6
5.1 General.6
5.2 Air shutter frames.7
5.2.1 Materials and components.7
5.2.2 Air shutter frame length and rib thickness.7
5.2.3 Connection to strata.9
5.3 Air doors.9
5.3.1 General.9
5.3.2 2-bar travel way door.9
5.3.3 2-bar haulage way door.9
5.3.4 Control system .9
6 Marking .9
Annex A (normative) Representation of the verifiably tested 2-bar travel way door with an inside
= 1 800 mm.10
width of a = 700 mm and a vertical clearance of h
Annex B (normative) Representation of the verifiably tested 2-bar haulage way door with an
inside width of a = 1 600 mm and a vertical clearance h = 2 000 mm .12
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or
other provisions of EU Directives.14
Bibliography.15
Figures
Figure 1 — Schematic representation of a 2-bar explosion proof ventilation structure. 7
Figure 2 — Schematic representation of rib thicknesses R between the haulage way door and the travel way
door and other fixtures . 8
Figure 3 — Schematic representation of rib thicknesses R between one fixture and another and between the
fixtures and wall or floor of the roadway. 8
Figure A.1 — 2-bar travel way door. 10
Figure B.1 — 2-bar haulage way door . 12
Tables
Table 1 — Symbols and abbreviations . 6
Table 2 — Dimensions for the rib thickness of a 2-bar explosion proof ventilation structure as a function of
roadway cross-section. 9
Table A.1 — Parts list for a 2-bar travel way door . 11
Table B.1 — Parts list for 2-bar haulage way door . 13
Foreword
This document EN 14591-1:2004 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 305 “Potentially
explosive atmospheres - Explosion prevention and protection”, 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 March 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by March 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(s).
For relationship with EU Directives, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
This European Standard consists of the following parts:
EN 14591-1, Explosion prevention and protection in underground mines – Protective systems – Part 1: 2-bar
explosion proof ventilation structure.
prEN 14591-2, Explosion prevention and protection in underground mines – Protective systems – Part 2:
Water trough barriers.
prEN 14591-3, Explosion prevention and protection in underground mines – Protective systems – Part 3:
Water troughs for explosion barriers.
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 the United Kingdom.
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1 Scope
This document applies to air shutter frames and air doors for ventilation structures which are to remain
functional after the passage of explosions with overpressures of up to 2 bar.
Ventilation structures are protective systems to provide the ventilation flow after the occurrence of an
explosion such that the effects of an explosion on the ventilation system can be limited and adequate
possibilities remain for escape and rescue.
NOTE These structures may be used when ventilation studies indicate that the air flow in the work place would be
reduced considerably providing no safe escape for workers in cases where the structure is destroyed. Explosion proof
ventilation structures will be individually evaluated fo
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