CEN/TC 146/WG 7 - Group packaging machines

This European Standard applies to the following groups of machines:
Group and secondary packaging machines and the collating systems associated with them.
The individual machines are described in 3.2 of this European Standard.
This European Standard deals with safety requirements for machine design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, adjustment, maintenance and cleaning of group and secondary packaging machines.
The extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered, are indicated in Clause 4.
Exclusions
This European Standard is not applicable to the following machines:
-   machines that were manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN;
-   strapping machines. These machines are covered by EN 415-8;
-   crate loaders and un-loaders for pre-formed rigid containers. These machines are covered by
EN 415-2;
-   cartoning machines. Cartoning machines are covered by EN 415-3.
This European Standard does not consider the following hazards:
-   use of group and secondary packaging machines in potentially explosive atmospheres;
-   health, safety or hygiene hazards associated with the products that may be handled by the machines, but does include general advice on this subject;
-   hazards that may be associated with electromagnetic emissions from group and secondary packaging machines;
-   hazards that may be associated with decommissioning group and secondary packaging machines.

This document is applicable to the main types of cartoners, case packing machines and crate loading and unloading machines.
This document covers the safety requirements for machine design, construction and all phases of life of the machines including installation, commissioning, operation, adjustment, maintenance and cleaning.
This document is applicable to machines manufactured after the date of issue of this document.
This document does not apply to mandrel carton form, fill and seal machines.
NOTE    Mandrel carton form, fill and seal machines are covered by EN 415-3:2021.

This European Standard applies to the following groups of machines:
-   powered hand strapping tools;
-   semi-automatic strapping machines;
-   automatic strapping machines;
-   horizontal pallet strapping machines;
-   vertical pallet strapping machines.
The individual machines are described in 3.3.
This European Standard deals with safety requirements for machine design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, adjustment, maintenance and cleaning of strapping machines.
The extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered, are indicated in Clause 4.
Exclusions
This European Standard is not applicable to the following machines:
-   strapping tools that are powered exclusively by manual effort;
-   strapping machines that were manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.
This European Standard does not consider the following hazards:
-   the use of strapping machines in potentially explosive atmospheres;
-   the health, safety or hygiene hazards associated with the products that may be handled by the machines, but does include general advice on this subject;
-   hazards that can be associated with electromagnetic emissions from strapping machines;
-   hazards that can be associated with decommissioning strapping machines.

This European Standard applies to the following groups of machines:
Group and secondary packaging machines and the collating systems associated with them.
The individual machines are described in 3.2 of this European Standard.
This European Standard deals with safety requirements for machine design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, adjustment, maintenance and cleaning of group and secondary packaging machines.
The extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered, are indicated in Clause 4.
Exclusions
This European Standard is not applicable to the following machines:
¾   machines that were manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN;
¾   strapping machines. These machines are covered by EN 415-8;
¾   crate loaders and un-loaders for pre-formed rigid containers. These machines are covered by
EN 415-2;
¾   cartoning machines. Cartoning machines are covered by EN 415-3.
This European Standard does not consider the following hazards:
¾   use of group and secondary packaging machines in potentially explosive atmospheres;
¾   health, safety or hygiene hazards associated with the products that may be handled by the machines, but does include general advice on this subject;
¾   hazards that may be associated with electromagnetic emissions from group and secondary packaging machines;
¾   hazards that may be associated with decommissioning group and secondary packaging machines.