ISO/TC 130/WG 5 - Ergonomics - Safety

ISO 12643-5:2010 provides safety requirements specific to stand-alone platen presses. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the general requirements given in ISO 12643-1. ISO 12643-5:2010 provides additional press design safety requirements for the design and construction of new manually fed or automatic stand-alone platen press systems intended for diecutting, creasing, embossing, foil stamping and/or the printing of paper, board and other materials processed in a similar manner. ISO 12643-5:2010 is not applicable to presses designed to handle metal material other than foil.

ISO 12643-2:2010 provides requirements specific to prepress and press equipment and systems. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the general requirements of ISO 12643-1. ISO 12643-2:2010 provides additional safety requirements for the design and construction of new prepress and press equipment, and the auxiliary equipment integrated into the press control system.

ISO 12643-3:2010 provides safety requirements specific to binding and finishing equipment and systems. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the general requirements given in ISO 12643-1. ISO 12643-3:2010 provides additional safety requirements for the design and construction of new equipment used to convert printed or blank substrates into cut, folded, collated, assembled, bound, or otherwise finished product. It can also be applicable to processes for preparing substrate for the printing process. It is applicable to a wide range of equipment used in the binding and finishing process.

ISO 12643-4:2010 provides safety requirements for the design and construction of converting equipment used in the package printing, converting and graphic technology industries. It is applicable to converting equipment, not covered by other parts of ISO 12643. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the general requirements given in ISO 12643-1.

ISO 12643-1:2009 provides safety specifications for the design and construction of new equipment used in prepress systems, printing press systems, binding and finishing systems, converting systems and stand‑alone platen presses. It is applicable to equipment used in a stand-alone mode, or in combination with other machines, including ancillary equipment, in which all the machine actuators (e.g. drives) of the equipment are controlled by the same control system. The requirements given in ISO 12643-1:2009 are applicable to the equipment covered by all parts of ISO 12643, unless otherwise noted. ISO 12643-1:2009 is intended to be used in conjunction with the applicable part of ISO 12643 that contains additional requirements specific to a particular type of equipment. ISO 12643-1:2009 addresses recognized significant hazards specific to equipment and systems in the following areas: mechanical; electrical; slipping, tripping, falling; ergonomics; noise; UV and laser radiation; fire and explosion; thermal; other types of emissions [e.g. ozone, ink mist, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), etc.]. The safety principles established in ISO 12643-1:2009 can also be applicable to the design of equipment within areas of technology that are not specified in ISO 12643.

ISO/TR 15847:2008 defines graphical symbols for use on or near equipment in printing systems and finishing systems, including related auxiliary equipment. These graphical symbols are intended to identify the use of, or to indicate the function and/or state (condition/mode) of, the controls used in the operation of the equipment. These graphical symbols are intended for use on equipment controls, including pushbuttons, touchscreens, keypads, etc.

ISO 12643-3:2008 provides requirements specific to binding and finishing equipment and systems. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the general requirements given in ISO 12643-1. ISO 12643-3:2008 provides additional safety requirements for the design and construction of new equipment used to convert printed or blank substrates into cut, folded, collated, assembled, bound, or otherwise finished product. It can also be applicable to processes for preparing substrate for the printing process. It is applicable to a wide range of equipment used in the binding and finishing process.

ISO 12643-2:2007 provides requirements specific to press equipment and systems. It is used in conjunction with the general requirements given in ISO 12643-1. ISO 12643-2:2007 provides additional safety requirements for the design and construction of new press equipment and the auxiliary equipment integrated into the press control system.

ISO 12643-1:2007 provides safety specifications for the design and construction of new machines used in printing press systems and in binding and finishing systems. It includes equipment used in a stand-alone mode, or in combination with other machines, including ancillary equipment, in which all the machine actuators (e.g. drives) of the equipment are controlled by the same control system. The requirements listed in ISO 12643-1:2007 are applicable to the equipment covered by all parts of ISO 12643, unless otherwise noted. Requirements specific to press and binding and finishing equipment and systems, that are not included in ISO 12643-1:2007, are given in ISO 12643-2 and ISO 12643-3, respectively. ISO 12643-1:2007 addresses recognized hazards specific to equipment and systems in the following areas: mechanical; electrical; slipping, tripping, falling; ergonomics; noise; radiation; fire and explosion; thermal; other emissions. It is advisable that technologies not identified in ISO 12643-1:2007 incorporate the safety principles set forth herein in their design.

ISO 12648:2006 provides safety requirements for the design and construction of machines used in printing press systems, including auxiliary equipment and finishing machines, in which all the machine actuators (e.g. drives) of the equipment in the system are controlled by the same control system. It is applicable only to systems in which a printing press is part of the system. It addresses recognized hazards specific to printing press systems in the following areas: mechanical; electrical; slipping, tripping, falling; ergonomics; noise; radiation; fire and explosion; thermal; emissions. Equipment covered by ISO 12648:2006 may be used in a stand-alone configuration, or in combination with other machines affected by an integrated control system. This International Standard applies to machines manufactured one year or more after the date of its publication.

ISO 12649:2004 provides safety specifications for the design and construction of binding and finishing equipment operated in a system configuration or in stand-alone mode. It provides safety requirements for the design and construction of equipment used to convert printed or blank substrates into cut, folded, collated, assembled, bound, or otherwise finished product. It may also be applied to processes for preparing substrate for the printing process. It addresses recognized hazards specific to binding and finishing equipment and systems, such as mechanical, electrical, slipping, tripping, falling, ergonomics, noise, radiation, fire and explosion, thermal and emissions hazards.

ISO 12648:2002 applies to printing press systems, including auxiliary equipment and finishing machines, in which all the machine actuators (e.g. drives) of the equipment in the system are controlled by the same control system. It is applicable only to systems in which a printing press is part of the system. In cases where a binding/finishing system is not integrated with a printing press, ISO 12649 will apply. ISO 12648:2002 provides safety requirements for the design and construction of the classes of machines listed in Clause 2. It addresses recognized hazards specific to printing press systems in the following areas: mechanical; electrical; slipping, tripping, falling; ergonomics; noise; radiation; fire and explosion; thermal; emissions. ISO 12648:2002 applies to new machines (see Clause 2) manufactured after December 31 of the year following the year of publication of this standard.