EN 626-1:1994+A1:2008
(Main)Safety of machinery - Reduction of risks to health from hazardous substances emitted by machinery - Part 1: Principles and specifications for machinery manufacturers
Safety of machinery - Reduction of risks to health from hazardous substances emitted by machinery - Part 1: Principles and specifications for machinery manufacturers
This European Standard deals with principles for the control of risks to health due to hazardous substances
from machinery. This European Standard is not applicable to hazardous substances which are a hazard to
health solely because of explosive, flammable, high or low temperature, high or low pressure or radioactive
properties.
Sicherheit von Maschinen - Reduzierung des Gesundheitsrisikos durch Gefahrstoffe, die von Maschinen ausgehen - Teil 1: Grundsätze und Festlegungen für Maschinenhersteller
Diese Europäische Norm behandelt Grundlagen für die Überwachung von Gesundheitsrisiken, die durch
Gefahrstoffe, die von der Maschine ausgehen, auftreten. Diese Europäische Norm schließt keine Gefahrstoffe
ein, die ausschließlich aufgrund von explosiven und entzündlichen Eigenschaften, hoher oder niedriger
Temperatur, hohem oder niedrigem Druck oder ihrer Radioaktivität eine Gefahr für die Gesundheit darstellen.
Sécurité des machines - Réduction des risques pour la santé resultant de substances dangereuses émises par des machines - Partie 1 : Principes et specifications à l'intention des constructeurs de machines
Cette norme européenne traite des principes de maîtrise des risques pour la santé causés par les substances
dangereuses émises par des machines. La norme ne couvre pas les substances constituant un danger pour la santé
du seul fait de leur caractère explosif, inflammable, radioactif ou de leurs conditions de température (haute ou basse)
ou de pression (haute ou basse).
Varnost strojev - Zmanjšanje tveganja za zdravje pred nevarnimi snovmi, ki jih oddajajo stroji - 1. del: Načela in specifikacije za proizvajalce strojev
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Safety of machinery - Reduction of risks to health from hazardous substances emitted by
machinery - Part 1: Principles and specifications for machinery manufacturers
Sicherheit von Maschinen - Reduzierung des Gesundheitsrisikos durch Gefahrstoffe, die
von Maschinen ausgehen - Teil 1: Grundsätze und Festlegungen für Maschinenhersteller
Sécurité des machines - Réduction des risques pour la santé resultant de substances
dangereuses émises par des machines - Partie 1 : Principes et specifications à l'intention
des constructeurs de machines
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 626-1:1994+A1:2008
ICS:
13.110 Varnost strojev Safety of machinery
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 626-1:1994+A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2008
ICS 13.110 Supersedes EN 626-1:1994
English Version
Safety of machinery - Reduction of risks to health from
hazardous substances emitted by machinery - Part 1: Principles
and specifications for machinery manufacturers
Sécurité des machines - Réduction des risques pour la Sicherheit von Maschinen - Reduzierung des
santé résultant de substances dangereuses émises par des Gesundheitsrisikos durch Gefahrstoffe, die von Maschinen
machines - Partie 1 : Principes et spécifications à l'intention ausgehen - Teil 1: Grundsätze und Festlegungen für
des constructeurs de machines Maschinenhersteller
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 6 September 1994 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 18 May 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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Contents Page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .4
2 Normative references .4
3 Definitions .5
4 Risk assessment.5
5 Types of emissions.7
6 Requirements and/or measures for elimination and/or reduction of risk.9
7 Information for use and maintenance.10
8 Verification of the safety requirements and/or measures .10
Annex A (informative) Examples of measures for the reduction of exposure to hazardous
substances .11
Annex ZA (informative) !Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC"".13
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Annex ZB (informative) !Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC"".14
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Bibliography .15
Foreword
This document (EN 626-1:1994+A1:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 114 “Safety of
machinery”, 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 December 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by December 2008.
This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2008-05-18.
This document supersedes EN 626-1:1994.
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! ".
!Part 2 of this standard deals with the methodology of verification procedures."
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 EC Directive(s).
!For relationship with EC Directive(s), see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this
document."
The Annex A is informative and contains "Examples of measures for the reduction of exposure to hazardous
substances", Annex B is informative and contains a "Bibliography".
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.
Introduction
This standard has been produced to assist designers, manufacturers and other interested bodies to interpret
the essential safety requirements in order to achieve conformity with European Legislation on machinery
safety.
This is one of a programme of standards produced by CEN/CENELEC under mandates from CEC and EFTA.
This programme has been divided into several categories to avoid duplication and to develop a logic which will
enable rapid production of standards and easy cross reference between them.
The hierarchy of standards is as follows:
a) Type A standards (generic safety standards) giving basic concepts, principles for design, and general
aspects that can be applied to all machinery;
b) Type B standards (group safety standards) dealing with one safety aspect or one type of safety related
device that can be used across a wide range of machinery:
Type B1 standards on particular safety aspects (e.g. safety distances, surface temperature, noise,
etc.);
Type B2 standards are safety related devices (e.g. two hand controls, interlocking devices, pressure
sensitive devices etc.);
c) Type C standards (machine safety standards) giving detailed safety requirements for a particular
machine or group of machines defined in the scope of the standard.
This is a type B1 standard and its primary purpose is to give guidance to the writers of type C standards when
machines are identified as having hazardous substances as a significant risk. This standard may also be used
as guidance in controlling the risk where there is no type C standard for a particular machine.
1 Scope
This European Standard deals with principles for the control of risks to health due to hazardous substances
from machinery. This European Standard is not applicable to hazardous substances which are a hazard to
health solely because of explosive, flammable, high or low temperature, high or low pressure or radioactive
properties.
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications.
These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to
apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated
references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
EN 292-1, Safety of machinery, basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 1: Basic terminology,
methodology.
EN 292-2, Safety of machinery, basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 2: Technical principles
and specifications.
prEN 626-2, Safety of machinery, reduction of risks to health from hazardous substances emitted by
machinery – Part 2: Methodology leading to verification procedures.
3 Definitions
For the purposes of this standard, the following definitions apply:
3.1
intended use
see EN 292-1
3.2
hazardous substances
any chemical or biological agent which is hazardous to health, e.g. substances or preparations classified
1)
as .
Very toxic;
Toxic;
Harmful;
Corrosive;
Irritant;
Sensitising;
Carcinogenic;
Mutagenic;
Teratogenic;
Pathogenic;
Asphyxiants;
4 Risk assessment
4.1 An identification of hazards and assessment of the foreseeable risks from substances hazardous to
health shall be made by the machinery manufacturer. This shall cover, as far as it is possible, any potential
personal exposures arising from the machine at any stage in its life.
NOTE Details of the methodology of the risk assessment are given in EN 292-1.
4.2 The level of risk depends on the hazardous properties of the substances, the likelihood that personal
exposure will occur and the degree of exposure. The health effects of hazardous substances may be:
Short or long term;
1) For EEC countries see also 67/548/EEC and its amendments
Reversible or irreversible.
4.3 Hazardous substances can be in any physical state (gases, liquids, solids) and can affect the body by:
Inhalation;
Ingestion;
Contact with the skin, eyes and mucous membranes;
Penetration through the skin.
4.4 The hazardous substances may arise from:
Any part of a machine;
Substances present in the machine;
Material arising directly or indirectly from articles and/or substances processed by the machine or used on
the machine.
4.5 The stages in the life of a machine may include (see also EN 292-1):
Construction;
Transport and commissioning;
Transport;
Installation;
Commissioning;
Use;
Operation, including starting up and shutting down;
Failure;
Setting or process changeover;
Cleaning;
Adjustment;
Maintenance and repair;
De-commissioning, dismantling and, as far as safety is concerned, disposal.
5 Types of emissions
5.1 Airborne emissions
5.1.1 Airborne emissions can be significant sources of exposure to hazardous substances. Inhalation is
usually the most significant of all the routes of entry (see 4.3). In addition, airborne emissions may enter the
body by the other routes particularly when substances are deposited on surfaces of the body or when they are
ingested.
5.1.2 Airborne emissions may arise from various sources including:
Machining, e.g. sawing, grinding, sanding, milling;
Evaporation and thermal convection e.g. open tanks, crucibles, solvent baths;
Hot metal processes e.g. welding, brazing, soldering, profile cutting, casting;
Material handling e.g. hopper charging, pneumatic conveying, sack filling;
Spraying e.g. painting, high-pressure cleaning;
Leaks e.g. at pump seals, flanges;
By-products and effluents e.g. gases from drosses, rubber vulcanisation fumes;
Maintenance e.g. emptying filter bags;
Dismantling processes e.g. breaking lead batteries, stripping asbestos insulation;
Combustion of fuel e.g. internal combustion engine exhausts;
Apparatus for mixing food;
Metal working e.g. nitrosamines from water soluble metal working lubricants.
5.1.3 Some examples of airborne hazardous substances are as follows:
Respiratory irritants e.g. sulphur dioxide, chlorine, cadmium fume;
Sensitisers e.g. isocyanates, enzymes, colophon fumes;
Carcinogens e.g. asbestos, chromium VI, benzene, vinyl chloride monomer;
Fibrogenic dusts e.g. free crystalline silica, asbestos, cobalt;
Asphyxiants e.g. nitrogen, argon, methane;
Biological agents e.g. Legionella pneumophila, dusts from mouldy hay;
Substances which affect specific parts of the body e.g. mercury (nerve system, kidney); lead (nerve
system, blood); carbon tetrachloride (nerve system, liver); carbon monoxide (blood).
5.1.4 Airb
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