CEN/TC 397 - Project Committee - Baling presses - Safety requirements

This European Standard specifies the safety requirements for the design, manufacture and information for the safe use of compactors that compact waste material or recyclable fractions (e. g. paper, plastics, textiles, cans, cardboard, mixed waste), hereafter referred to as materials.
This European Standard applies to:
-   compactors using a horizontally moving screw, pendulum or plate as compacting part and where the materials move horizontally; and
-   compactors that are mechanically fed and/or fed by hand.
These compactors can be:
-   static compactors;
-   transportable compactors;
-   traversing systems.
The scope includes:
-   any integral mechanical feed equipment (e.g. bin lift);
-   feed hoppers/openings;
-   any integral pre-conditioning equipment in the hopper (e.g. perforators, pre-crushing devices and shredders);
-   any integral material flow control equipment;
-   the interface between the compactor and any feed equipment (except those excluded from the scope).
The scope of this European Standard does not cover:
-   compactors that are covered by EN 1501 (all parts);
-   underground compactors, however if these compactors can be used above ground this standard applies;
-   compactors using thermal technologies for compaction;
-   vacuum compactors;
-   compactors where materials are compacted vertically;
-   containers for static compactors, however the interface between the compaction unit and the container is included;
-   bins in which materials are collected for feeding into the compactor;
-   any up-stream pre-treatment equipment that is not integral to the machine and is used to treat the materials before they are fed into the feed opening of the compactor;
-   vehicles including lifting equipment used to collect and transport the compactor or container;
-   cranes, lift trucks or other transportable plant used to load materials into the feed hopper/opening and the hazards arising out of using this equipment to load;
-   any suction or dust control equipment.
This European standard does not cover the lifting and transport of transportable compactors.
This European Standard does not apply to hazards arising from the materials being processed (e.g. asbestos, clinical waste, aerosol containers).
All hazards mentioned in Clause 4 are dealt with in this European Standard.
This European Standard is not applicable for compactors which are manufactured before the date of its publication as an EN.

This European Standard specifies the safety requirements for the design, manufacture and information for safe use of vertical baling presses for compacting waste material or recyclable fractions (e. g. paper, plastics, textiles, cans, cardboard, mixed waste), hereafter referred to as materials.
This standard covers vertical baling presses:
-   that are manually or mechanically fed; and
-   with fixed enclosed baling chambers (single or multiple chamber presses); and
-   with a mechanically, hydraulically or pneumatically operated compacting equipment; and
-   where the compacted bale is tied manually in the baling chamber; and
-   with manual unloading or mechanical ejection of the compacted bale.
The scope of this standard includes any mechanical feed equipment, such as belt type conveyors or bin lifts, forming an integral part of the baling press assembly. It also includes integral material flow control equipment.
This standard does not apply to:
-   vertical baling presses without fixed enclosed baling chamber(s); or
-   round balers or roll baling machines; or
-   machines where the compressed material is bagged; or
-   pneumatic conveying systems; or
-   equipment for transporting the balers; or
-   local exhaust ventilation for the removal of dusts or vapours; or
-   hazards arising from any integral pre-conditioning equipment; or
-   hazards arising from the materials being processed (e.g. asbestos, clinical waste, flammable or explosive materials, unhealthy or poisonous waste).
This standard does not apply to cranes, lift trucks or other mobile plant used to load materials into the feed opening. Nor does it apply to hazards arising from loading materials into the feed opening using cranes, lift trucks or other mobile plant.
This standard does not include requirements to meet the specifications of the ATEX Directive 94/9/EC.
All hazards mentioned in Clause 4 are dealt with in this European Standard.
This European Standard is not applicable for vertical baling presses which are manufactured before the date of its publication as an EN.

This European Standard specifies the safety requirements for the design, manufacture and information for safe use of horizontal baling presses for compacting waste material or recyclable fractions (e.g. paper, plastics, textiles, cans, cardboard, mixed waste), hereafter referred to as materials. It covers only machines fed by conveyors or by feed hoppers where the bales are bound manually or automatically. The feed hoppers covered by this European Standard are only fed mechanically or by hand.
The scope of this European Standard includes any mechanical feed equipment, such as belt type loading and feed conveyors or bin lifts, forming an integral part of the baling press assembly. However, pneumatic conveying systems are outside the scope of this European Standard.
This European Standard does not apply to cranes, lift trucks or other mobile plant used to load materials into the feed hopper. Nor does it apply to hazards arising from loading the feed hopper using cranes, lift trucks or other mobile plant.
This European Standard does not apply to pre-conditioning equipment connected at the inlet side of the feed hopper (e.g. sorter, shredder, stand-alone perforator), nor to equipment at the outlet side of the baling press.
This European Standard does not deal with suction and de-dusting mechanisms.
This European Standard does not apply to hazards arising from the materials being processed (e.g. asbestos, clinical waste, aerosol containers).
This European Standard does not cover risks arising from installation of baling presses in places accessible to the public.
All hazards mentioned in Clause 4 are dealt with in this European Standard.
This European Standard is not applicable for horizontal baling presses which are manufactured before the date of its publication as an European Standard.

This European Standard specifies the safety requirements for the design, manufacture and information for the safe use of compactors that compact waste material or recyclable fractions (e. g. paper, plastics, textiles, cans, cardboard, mixed waste), hereafter referred to as materials.
This European Standard applies to:
-   compactors using a horizontally moving screw, pendulum or plate as compacting part and where the materials move horizontally; and
-   compactors that are mechanically fed and/or fed by hand.
These compactors can be:
-   static compactors;
-   transportable compactors;
-   traversing systems.
The scope includes:
-   any integral mechanical feed equipment (e.g. bin lift/skip hoist);
-   feed hoppers/openings;
-   any integral pre-conditioning equipment in the hopper (e.g. perforators, pre-crushing devices and shredders);
-   integral material flow control equipment;
-   the interface between the compactor and any feed equipment (except those excluded from the scope).
The scope of this European Standard does not cover:
-   compactors that are covered by EN 1501 (all parts);
-   underground compactors, however if these compactors can be used above ground this standard applies;
-   compactors using thermal technologies for compaction;
-   vacuum compactors;
-   compactors where materials are compacted vertically;
-   containers for static compactors, however the interface between the compactor and the container is included;
-   bins/skips in which materials are collected for feeding into the compactor;
-   any up-stream pre-treatment equipment that is not integral to the machine and is used to treat the materials before they are fed into the feed opening of the compactor;
-   vehicles including lifting equipment used to collect and transport the compactor or container;
-   cranes, lift trucks or other transportable plant used to load materials into the feed hopper/opening and the hazards arising out of using this equipment to load;
-   any suction or dust control equipment.
This European standard does not cover the lifting and transport of transportable compactors.
This European Standard does not apply to hazards arising from the materials being processed (e.g. asbestos, clinical waste, aerosol containers).
All hazards mentioned in Clause 4 are dealt with in this European Standard.
This European Standard is not applicable for compactors which are manufactured before the date of its publication as an EN.

This European Standard specifies the safety requirements for the design, manufacture and information for the safe use of compactors that compact waste material or recyclable fractions (e. g. paper, plastics, textiles, cans, cardboard, mixed waste), hereafter referred to as materials.
This European Standard applies to:
—   compactors using a horizontally moving screw, pendulum or plate as compacting part and where the materials move horizontally; and
—   compactors that are mechanically fed and/or fed by hand.
These compactors can be:
—   static compactors;
—   transportable compactors;
—   traversing systems.
The scope includes:
—   any integral mechanical feed equipment (e.g. bin lift/skip hoist);
—   feed hoppers/openings;
—   any integral pre-conditioning equipment in the hopper (e.g. perforators, pre-crushing devices and shredders);
—   integral material flow control equipment;
—   the interface between the compactor and any feed equipment (except those excluded from the scope).
The scope of this European Standard does not cover:
—   compactors that are covered by EN 1501 (all parts);
—   underground compactors, however if these compactors can be used above ground this standard applies;
—   compactors using thermal technologies for compaction;
—   vacuum compactors;
—   compactors where materials are compacted vertically;
—   containers for static compactors, however the interface between the compactor and the container is included;
—   bins/skips in which materials are collected for feeding into the compactor;
—   any up-stream pre-treatment equipment that is not integral to the machine and is used to treat the materials before they are fed into the feed opening of the compactor;
—   vehicles including lifting equipment used to collect and transport the compactor or container;
—   cranes, lift trucks or other transportable plant used to load materials into the feed hopper/opening and the hazards arising out of using this equipment to load;
—   any suction or dust control equipment.
This European standard does not cover the lifting and transport of transportable compactors.
This European Standard does not apply to hazards arising from the materials being processed (e.g. asbestos, clinical waste, aerosol containers).
All hazards mentioned in Clause 4 are dealt with in this European Standard.
This European Standard is not applicable for compactors which are manufactured before the date of its publication as an EN.