EN 13870:2015

• Abstract:

  1.1 General; This European Standard covers portion cutting machines and accessories.; This European Standard does not apply to automatic industrial slicing machines (see prEN 16743) and band saw machines (see EN 12268).; This European Standard defines requirements for the design and manufacture of portion cutting machines.; The machines covered by this European Standard are used for continuous portioning of fresh, smoked or frozen meat with and without bones or of similar products by separation by means of a blade.; This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to machines, appliances and machinery, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).; This European Standard deals with the hazards which can arise during commissioning, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the machine.; The European Standard does not deal with the specific hazards of loading devices.; This European Standard is not applicable to portion cutting machines which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.; 1.2 Types of machinery; This European Standard covers the following types of machinery:; - Portion cutting machines with manual loading (see Figure 1);; - Portion cutting machines with automatic loading (see Figure 2).; 1.3 Machine construction; Portion cutting machines depending on the construction consist of: machine housing (machine frame), fixed or moving product bases, automatic or manually operated grippers, hold-down unit, blade housing, blade, discharge device, associated drives, electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic components.; Portion cutting machines in the scope of this document may be equipped with the following auxiliary components:; - loading aid;; - discharge conveyor belt;; - laying unit;; - measurement or scanning devices;; - scales;; - sorting station (e.g. rocker, pusher);; - movement devices (e.g. castors).; 1.4 Intended use; The intended use (as defined in EN ISO 12100:2010, 3.23) of portion cutting machines as dealt with in this document is described in 1.1.; The product is manually placed on the product base or automatically fed to the product base with a loading device. The product is supplied to the blade by automatic or manually operated grippers or conveyor slide or belt and the cutting process begins. The portion falls onto a discharge conveyor or a laying unit.

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 08-Sep-2015
• Withdrawal Date: 08-Sep-2026
• ICS: 67.260 - Plants and equipment for the food industry
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 153 - Food processing machinery - Safety and hygiene specifications
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 153/WG 2 - Meat processing machinery
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 17-Nov-2021
• Completion Date: 09-Sep-2026
• Directive: Harmonized Standard2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
  OJ Ref: C, C 14 OJ Date: 15-Jan-2016
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Ref Project: SIST EN 13870:2015 - Food processing machinery - Portion cutting machines - Safety and hygiene requirements

• Replaces: EN 13870:2005+A1:2010 - Food processing machinery - Chop cutting machines - Safety and hygiene requirements
• Effective Date: 28-Dec-2011
• Merged Into: EN 13870:2015+A1:2021 - Food processing machinery - Portion cutting machines - Safety and hygiene requirements
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023
• Refers: EN 60204-1:2006 - Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 09-Feb-2026
• Refers: EN 60529:1991 - Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
• Effective Date: 09-Feb-2026
• Refers: EN ISO 14119:2013 - Safety of machinery - Interlocking devices associated with guards - Principles for design and selection (ISO 14119:2013)
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Refers: EN 1672-2:2020 - Food processing machinery - Basic concepts - Part 2: Hygiene and cleanability requirements
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Refers: EN 1005-2:2003+A1:2008 - Safety of machinery - Human physical performance - Part 2: Manual handling of machinery and component parts of machinery
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Refers: EN ISO 11688-1:2009 - Acoustics - Recommended practice for the design of low-noise machinery and equipment - Part 1: Planning (ISO/TR 11688-1:1995)
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Refers: EN ISO 4871:2009 - Acoustics - Declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and equipment (ISO 4871:1996)
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Refers: EN ISO 11201:2010 - Acoustics - Noise emitted by machinery and equipment - Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections (ISO 11201:2010)
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Refers: EN 1005-1:2001+A1:2008 - Safety of machinery - Human physical performance - Part 1: Terms and definitions
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Refers: EN ISO 13857:2008 - Safety of machinery - Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and lower limbs (ISO 13857:2008)
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Refers: EN ISO 13855:2024 - Safety of machinery - Positioning of safeguards with respect to the approach of the human body (ISO 13855:2024)
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Refers: EN 953:1997+A1:2009 - Safety of machinery - Guards - General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026
• Refers: EN ISO 12100:2010 - Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction (ISO 12100:2010)
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2026

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Food processing machinery æ Portion cutting machines æ Safety and hygiene requirements Machines pour les produits alimentaires æ Portionneuses æ Prescriptions relatives à la sécurité et à l 5hygiène
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Noise test code for portion cutting machines (grade 2) . 38 Annex B (normative)
Design principles to ensure cleanability of portion cutting machines and their auxiliary components . 40 Annex ZA (informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC . 45 Bibliography . 46
Key 1 loading protection hood 7 discharge conveyor belt (optional) 2 product base 8 discharge chute 3 round/sickle blade 9 discharge chute hood 4 blade protection hood/cutting space 10 feed protection hood 5 cutting zone 11 machine housing 6 cutting material holder/feeding carriage 12 locking slide/hold-down unit (depending on machine type) Figure 1 — Portion cutting machine with manual loading (exemplary embodiment) SIST EN 13870:2015

Key 1 product base 6 discharge conveyor belt 2 blade 7 discharge chute hood 3 blade protection hood/cutting space 8 hold-down unit 4 machine housing 9 pre-weighing unit (optional) 5 cutting material holder/feeding carriage
Figure 2 — Portion cutting machine with automatic loading (exemplary embodiment) 1.3 Machine construction Portion cutting machines depending on the construction consist of: machine housing (machine frame), fixed or moving product bases, automatic or manually operated grippers, hold-down unit, blade housing, blade, discharge device, associated drives, electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic components. Portion cutting machines in the scope of this document may be equipped with the following auxiliary components: — loading aid; — discharge conveyor belt; — laying unit; — measurement or scanning devices; — scales; — sorting station (e.g. rocker, pusher); — movement devices (e.g. castors). 1.4 Intended use The intended use (as defined in EN ISO 12100:2010, 3.23) of portion cutting machines as dealt with in this document is described in 1.1. SIST EN 13870:2015

Key 1 zone 1 3 zone 3 5 zone 5 7 zone 7 2 zone 2 4 zone 4 6 zone 6 8 zone 8 Figure 3 — Portion cutting machine with manual loading – hazard zones
Key 1 zone 1 3 zone 3 5 zone 5 7 zone 7 2 zone 2 4 zone 4 6 zone 6 8 zone 8 Figure 4 — Portion cutting machine with automatic loading – hazard zones SIST EN 13870:2015

a) Example with rocker b) Example with pusher Key 1 rocker/pusher 2 downstream component, e.g. transport conveyor A hazard point Figure 5 — Hazard points at the sorting station 5 Safety and hygiene requirements and/or protective measures 5.1 General Machinery shall comply with the safety requirements and/or protective/risk reduction measures of this clause. In addition, the machine shall be designed according to the principles of EN ISO 12100 for relevant but not significant hazards which are not dealt with by this document. Where the means of reducing the risk is by the physical arrangement or positioning of the machine the manufacturer shall include in the Information for use a reference to these means, and to any limiting value of the requirement, and, if appropriate, to the means of verification. Where the means of reducing the risk is by a safe system of work, the manufacturer shall include in the Information for use details of the system and of the elements of training required by the operating personnel. 5.2 Mechanical hazards 5.2.1 General Portion cutting machines shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Annex C and the conditions mentioned below. The guards shall comply with EN 953:1997+A1:2009. Fixing devices for fixed guards shall remain on the guards or on the machine if the guard is removed. Unless otherwise stipulated in other sub-clauses, the interlocking systems of guards shall comply with EN ISO 14119:2013, 4.2, and the safety related components of the control system shall present at least a performance level “c” of EN ISO 13849-1. SIST EN 13870:2015

· 1 600 mm to < 2 000 mm the safety distance up to the first hazard point can be
· 850 mm. — If the guard is at a height of
· 2 000 mm, a protective guard (e.g. photoelectric barrier,
20 mm on the guard, the safety distance from the protective guard (in operated position) to the first hazard point can be
· 130 mm (see Figure 6). SIST EN 13870:2015

Key 1 hazard zone 2 guard 3 protective guard 4 reference level Figure 6 — Reaching over the guard – safety dimensions 5.2.2.1.3. If non-contact protective equipment (e.g. active optoelectronic protective device (AOPD)) is used to prevent access to the hazard zone, it shall correspond to EN ISO 13855. 5.2.2.1.4. Inlet opening or inlet tunnel An unclosed inlet opening or an inlet opening closable with an interlocking or protective guard can be implemented at the supply side for the automatic loading. A special form of the unclosed inlet opening is the inlet tunnel. Unclosed inlet openings or inlet tunnels shall be designed so that the dimensions shown in Table 2 are complied with (see also Figure 7). SIST EN 13870:2015

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1000 1000 1000 850 850 850 550 230 B
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280 250 230 200 180 150 120 30 C
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300 280 250 230 200 180 150 50 D
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330 300 280 250 230 200 180 50 E
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¶ 300
¶ 500 n.r.*
¶ 300
¶ 500 n.r.* n.r.* n.r.*
*n.r. = no requirements (dimensions in mm) A safety distance to the hazard point B opening height of the inlet opening C opening height of the inlet opening in combination with a terminal strip D opening height of the inlet opening in combination with one or more photoelectric barriers E opening width of the inlet opening Dimensions in mm
a) Unclosed opening b) Inlet tunnel Key 1 safeguard 2 electronic or mechanical trip device 3 photoelectric barrier(s) A safety distance up to the hazard point B opening height of the inlet opening C opening height of the inlet opening in combination with a terminal strip D opening height of the inlet opening in combination with one or more photoelectric barriers Figure 7 — Feed zone – Safety dimensions of inlet opening If the inlet opening is closed by an interlocking guard (with or without guard locking), inspection openings and gaps in and around the guard shall correspond to the requirements of EN ISO 13857:2008, Table 4. The requirements from 5.2.4 (zone 3) shall be complied with for the interlocking guard. 5.2.2.2 Manual loading If the loading protection hood is opened during the manual loading, access to the moving components in the feed zone (e.g. product base, grippers, hold-down unit) shall be protected. This is achieved by e.g. one of the following measures: SIST EN 13870:2015

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1000 850 550 230 B
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200 150 85 30 (dimensions in mm) A safety distance to the hazard point B opening height at the front edge of the protection hood
Key A safety distance to the hazard point B opening height at the front edge of the protection hood Figure 8 — Discharge zone – Safety dimensions 5.2.3.2. If the arm is supported by a limiting obstruction of minimum 300 mm during the side intervention into the protection hood, the following safety distances are necessary (see Figure 9): SIST EN 13870:2015

¶ 170 mm and — safety distance (A) to the hazard point
· 550 mm. Dimensions in mm
Key A safety distance to the hazard point D opening width on the front of the protection hood Figure 9 — Discharge zone – Safety distance with limitation of the movement If the outlet-side intervention from the underside cannot be protected by a guard (e.g. protective sheet), the discharge conveyor, laying unit or the downstream auxiliary component shall be designed so that the intervention is prevented. The openings and safety distances shall correspond to EN ISO 13857:2008, Table 4. If the intervention is prevented by the downstream auxiliary component, it shall be ensured that the protection function of the auxiliary component is retained. This can be achieved e.g. by side guide plates, limit stops or interlocks. 5.2.4 Zone 3 – Movable guards 5.2.4.1 Manually operated guards A handle shall be provided on the manually operated guard. A handle can be dispensed with if the guard is designed so that it can be securely held and operated. The force required for lifting or lowering a guard may not exceed 250 N. Movable guards shall be secured against falling down. This is achieved by e.g. the following measures: — The movable guard shall be located far behind the dead centre in the open position. — If the movable guard is not far enough behind its dead centre in the open position, e.g. a counterweight, a spring or a mechanical latching device shall prevent falling. Guards that can assume their protection position without guard locking shall be locked with the mechanical drive. Normally, fixed guards, also those that are mobile in design for ergonomic reasons and only have to be opened for maintenance or repair and are not intended to be opened by the operator, are excepted from this. 5.2.4.2 Force-operated guards As long as the hazards cannot be prevented by the design (e.g. advancing deflector), the risk of crushing in force-operated guards shall be protected e.g. by the following methods: SIST EN 13870:2015

¶ 6 mm, is the guard locking (see 5.2.12.3) released. When locking with a locking force, this shall be minimum 200 N. — The guard closes with a crushing force of maximum 135 N or an impact force of maximum 180 N and a speed of maximum 200 mm/s. Only in the work position, if the distance from the guard to the closing edge is
¶ 25 mm, is the guard locking (see 5.2.12.3) released. When locking with a locking force, this shall be minimum 300 N. The distance up to the first hazard point shall be minimum 450 mm. — The guard closes with a speed of maximum 50 mm/s, if the distance from the guard to the closing edge is
¶ 200 mm. The closing speed shall not be more than 50 mm/s up to a minimum distance of 200 mm. — No handle may be mounted on force-operated guards that are locked by a retaining force. — If the drive energy fails (e.g. power failure, tube or hose breakage), the movement of the force-operated guard shall be interrupted if a crushing force of 135 N is exceeded. Safety relevant parts of the control shall correspond to the requirements from EN ISO 13849-1. — Non-contact protective device as closing edge protection. — In the case of safety guards that swivel upwards and under which the operator has to enter, the minimum height under the opened guard shall be 1 800 mm. Impact edges and corners may not have sharp edges. — Information in the instruction handbook: The manufacturer shall describe the safety working procedures which the operator has to follow in the instruction handbook. These methods of working shall be a component of the training that the operator shall fulfil. 5.2.5 Zone 4 – Blade protection 5.2.5.1 General Cutting tools have to be removed periodically. Cutting tools are sharp and special protective measures shall be taken. For such blades, designers shall provide means of attaching a tool to the blade to avoid hand contact: and a box, or surround guard, to protect against the sharp edges of the blade during handling and transportation. Explanations on the use of these protective means shall be included in the instruction handbook. Injuries due to cutting or piercing when working with the blade or when the blade is stationary shall be prevented. This is achieved by e.g. the following measures: — A blade protection shall be used for installation, removal and transport of the blade. — The manufacturer shall describe the residual risks when working with the blade and during all work in the area of the blade, especially during cleaning and maintenance, in the instruction handbook. The use and handling of the blade protection shall be described in the instruction handbook. SIST EN 13870:2015

Data on the safe storage, transport, maintenance, cleaning and use of the blades shall be contained in the instruction handbook. — The stationary blade may not move unintentionally when the housing is open and closed, e.g. by a braking device. 5.2.5.2 Cutting device and automatic loading Access into the active area of the powered blade shall be prevented during cutting operation and during automatic loading. This is achieved by e.g. the following measures: — The inlet-side access shall be prevented by the guards (e.g. loading protection hood, loading protection door). — For safety requirements, see 5.2.2.1 Zone 1. — The movable guards shall be locked with the machine drive. The interlocks shall correspond to the requirements from 5.2.12. — The inlet-side access is prevented by non-contact protective device, e.g. active optoelectronic protective device (AOPD). These shall correspond to EN ISO 13855. — The blade shall be installed in a blade housing with an interlocked blade protection hood. The interlocks shall correspond to the requirements from 5.2.12. — The outlet-side access into the active range of the blade shall be prevented by guards. — Requirements for the guards, see 5.2.3 Zone 2. — The movable guards shall be locked with the machine drive. The interlocks shall correspond to the requirements from 5.2.12. 5.2.5.3 Manual loading for powered blade Access to the active area of the powered blade shall be prevented during manual loading. This is achieved by e.g. the following measures: — A locking slide separates the blade from the feed area during loading. The locking slide may only be opened if the loading protection hood/loading protection door is closed. The loading protection hood/loading protection door can only be opened if the locking slide is closed. The interlock shall correspond to the requirements of EN ISO 14119:2013. — Openings in the locking slide (e.g. for hold-down unit) shall correspond to the requirements of EN ISO 13857:2008, Table 4. 5.2.5.4 Manual loading while blade is stationary Access to the active area of the stationary blade shall be prevented during manual loading. This is achieved by e.g. the following measures: — The blade shall be stopped with the normal stopping device before manual loading. The blade shall come to a standstill in a position in which direct access to the cutter is not possible. The requirements of EN ISO 13857:2008 apply in respect to this. The loading protection door shall be locked with the blade drive. The interlock shall correspond to the requirements from EN ISO 14119:2013, 4.2. SIST EN 13870:2015
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