prEN ISO 12643-2
(Main)Graphic technology - Safety requirements for graphic technology equipment and systems - Part 2: Prepress and press equipment and systems (ISO/DIS 12643-2:2014)
Graphic technology - Safety requirements for graphic technology equipment and systems - Part 2: Prepress and press equipment and systems (ISO/DIS 12643-2:2014)
This standard provides safety requirements specific to prepress and press equipment and systems. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the general requirements given in EN ISO 12643-1.
This standard 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.
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Graphic technology - Safety requirements for graphic technology equipment and systems
- Part 2: Prepress and press equipment and systems (ISO/DIS 12643-2:2014)
Technologie graphique - Exigences de sécurité pour les systèmes et l'équipement de
technologie graphique - Partie 2: Systèmes et équipement pour la préimpression et la
presse (ISO/DIS 12643-2:2014)
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Graphic technology — Safety requirements for graphic
technology equipment and systems —
Part 2:
Prepress and press equipment and systems
Technologie graphique — Exigences de sécurité pour les systèmes et l’équipement de technologie
graphique —
Partie 2: Systèmes et équipement pour la préimpression et la presse
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Contents Page
Foreword . v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Conformity with this part of ISO 12643 . 4
5 Equipment subject to requirements . 5
5.1 General . 5
5.2 Prepress equipment . 5
5.3 Printing presses and coating/varnishing machines . 5
5.4 Other equipment covered by this part of ISO 12643 . 6
6 Safety requirements and/or protective measures . 7
6.1 General . 7
6.2 Guarding of significant hazards . 7
6.3 Interlocks . 8
6.4 Hold-to-run controls . 9
6.5 Automatic format-setting operations . 10
6.6 Additional safeguarding methods for machine devices and components . 10
7 Changing of printing plates . 24
7.1 General . 24
7.2 Automatic printing plate changes . 24
7.3 Semi-automatic printing plate changes . 25
8 Requirements for protection against other hazards . 25
8.1 General . 25
8.2 Protection against fire and explosion in continuous-flow devices . 25
8.3 Explosion protection exceptions . 27
8.4 Spillage from washing devices . 27
8.5 Working platforms, access stairs, passageways and raised workplaces . 28
8.6 Electrostatic toner dust . 28
8.7 Washing equipment for printing plates, rollers and doctor blades . 28
8.8 Alcohol dosing devices . 29
8.9 Refrigerating devices in ink and dampening units . 29
8.10 Powder-spraying devices . 29
8.11 Hazardous emissions of sheet-fed presses . 29
8.12 Large-format ink jet digital printing machines (wide-format ink jet digital printing
machines) . 30
8.13 Noise control requirements on web offset printing presses . 30
8.14 Dust protection requirements on web offset printing presses . 31
8.15 Emergency stop and stop/safe devices at stationary control stands of web offset printing
presses . 31
8.16 Cableless motion control . 31
9 Additional requirements for functions, operations, colours and mechanical specifications
of manual control devices . 31
9.1 General . 31
9.2 Emergency stop and ink, dampening, metering, coating or fountain rollers . 31
9.3 Emergency stop on auxiliary draw nips . 31
9.4 Alternative controls for stop/safe function on sheet-fed presses . 31
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9.5 Ready control . 32
9.6 Speed limit control . 32
9.7 Plate position control . 32
9.8 Colours for manual control devices . 33
10 Control systems for screen printing presses . 33
11 Safety requirements for prepress equipment . 33
11.1 Electrical equipment of prepress machinery . 33
11.2 Electric/electronic control systems of prepress machinery . 33
11.3 Exposing equipment . 34
11.4 Safeguarding the discharge of liquids . 34
11.5 Safeguarding in-running nips on engraving machines . 34
11.6 Safeguarding against copper swarf hazard . 34
11.7 Safeguarding bending unit on printing plate bending machines . 34
11.8 Safeguarding printing plate punching devices . 34
12 Signals and warning devices . 34
13 Control zones for web presses having multiple folders . 35
14 Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures . 36
15 Contents of instruction handbook . 36
15.1 General . 36
15.2 Sheet-fed printing press systems . 36
15.3 Web-fed printing press systems . 36
15.4 Screen printing presses . 37
15.5 Automatic cylinder and roller washing device . 37
15.6 Continuous-flow drying devices . 38
15.7 Oxidizers, incinerators and thermal cleaning plants . 38
15.8 Alcohol dosing devices . 38
15.9 Washing equipment for printing plates . 39
15.10 Prepress machinery . 39
15.11 Large –format inkjet digital printing machines . 39
Annex A (informative) List of significant hazards . 40
Annex B (informative) Emission levels of sheet-fed presses resulting from tests conducted in
Europe . 44
Bibliography . 50
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been
established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards
adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an
International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 12643-2 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 130, Graphic technology.
This third edition of ISO 12643-2 constitutes a technical revision of the second edition (ISO-12643-2:2010).
Significant changes incorporated into this third edition include, but are not limited to, the following:
addition of Clause 8.12 Large-format ink jet digital printing machines (wide-format ink jet digital printing
machines)
addition of Clause 9.2 Emergency stop locations
addition of Clause 14, Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures
addition of Clause 15.11 Information for use in the instruction handbook
reorganization of clauses to align with requirements in ISO Guide 78, Safety of machinery – Rules for
drafting and presentation of safety standards.
It is the intent of ISO/TC 130 that there be a transition period between the second and third editions of
ISO 12643-2. The user is referred to Clause 4 of this standard for guidance in this area.
As from 2014-01-01, ISO 12643-2:2014 will cancel and replace ISO 12643-2:2010. Accordingly, as from
2014-01-01, only ISO 12643-2:2014 will be applicable to new equipment manufactured.
ISO 12643 consists of the following parts, under the general title Graphic technology — Safety requirements
for graphic technology equipment and systems:
Part 1: General requirements
Part 2: Prepress and press equipment and systems
Part 3: Binding and finishing equipment and systems
Part 4: Converting equipment and systems
Part 5: Stand-alone platen presses
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Introduction
This part of ISO 12643 is a type-C standard as stated in ISO 12100.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events are
covered are indicated in the Scope and Clause 5 of this document.
When requirements of this type-C standard are different from those which are stated in type-A or type-B
standards, the requirements of this type-C standard take precedence over the requirements of the other
standards for machines that have been designed and built according to the requirements of this type-C
standard.
During the development of this part of ISO 12643, existing relevant standards of other countries were taken
into consideration. An effort has been made to harmonize the requirements of all countries, recognizing that
national standards or laws may dictate national requirements. In cases where it was known that there is a
national requirement that differs from this part of ISO 12643, that has been noted.
This part of ISO 12643 was developed to harmonize the requirements of the following US and European
safety standards:
ANSI B65-1, Graphic technology — Safety requirements for graphic technology equipment and
systems — Part 1: General requirements
ANSI B65-2, Graphic technology — Safety requirements for graphic technology equipment and
systems — Part 2: Prepress and press equipment and systems
EN 1010-1, Safety of machinery — Safety requirements for the design and construction of printing and
paper converting machines — Part 1: Common requirements
EN 1010-2, Safety of machinery — Safety requirements for the design and construction of printing and
paper converting machines — Part 2: Printing and varnishing machines including pre-press machinery
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technology equipment and systems —
Part 2:
Prepress and press equipment and systems
1 Scope
This part of ISO 12643 provides safety requirements specific to prepress and press equipment and systems. It
is intended to be used in conjunction with the general requirements given in ISO 12643-1.
This part of ISO 12643 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.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 12100, Safety of Machinery - General Principles for Design - Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction
ISO 12643-1, Graphic technology — Safety requirements for graphic technology equipment and systems —
Part 1: General requirements
ISO 13732-1, Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Methods for the assessment of human responses to
contact with surfaces — Part 1: Hot surfaces
ISO 13849-1, Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General principles for
design
ISO 13855, Safety of machinery — Positioning of safeguards with respect to the approach speeds of parts of
the human body
ISO 13857, Safety of machinery — Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and
lower limbs
IEC 62061, Safety of machinery — Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable
electronic control systems
EN 378-1, Refrigerating systems and heat pumps — Safety and environmental requirements — Part 1: Basic
requirements, definitions, classification and selection criteria
EN 1539, Dryers and ovens in which flammable substances are released — Safety requirements
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 12643-1, ISO 13849-1 and the
following apply.
3.1
access height
sheet-fed press delivery zone dimension of the maximum opening into the area below the sheet gripper,
measured between the access level (floor, fixed platform or footboard) and the lower edge of fixed machine
parts (e.g. fixed guard, fixed cover, fixed parts such as a sheet stop)
NOTE 1 to entry See Figure 1.
3.2
alcohol dosing device
mechanism used to regulate the amount of alcohol in the dampening water of offset printing presses
3.3
automatic plate-clamping device
mechanism used to secure a printing plate during the automatic or semi-automatic changing of the plates
3.4
bypass
temporary, time-limited suppression of one or more safety functions through the use of safety-relevant parts of
a control system
3.5
coating unit
coater
machine that applies a predetermined thickness of a liquid substance (e.g. glue, varnish, ink, etc.) on
substrates made of paper or a similar material
3.6
continuous-flow drying device
mechanism built into printing presses to dry and cure inks and coatings that have been applied to substrates
EXAMPLE Hot air, IR or UV radiation.
3.7
crawl speed
continuous movement at a steady slow speed, and initiated by a momentary contact control
3.8
cylinder screen printing press
sheet-fed machine in which the substrate (sheet) to be printed is pressed against the screen by an impression
cylinder
3.9
digital printing machine
machine used in commercial/industrial applications where the printing image is produced in the machine from
data stored in digital form and transferred to the substrate without the use of a printing plate
NOTE 1 to entry This includes digital printing presses and wide-format ink jet printing devices.
3.10
draw roller
power-driven roller that pulls a substrate
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3.11
enabling device
mechanism that needs to be in a specified state or condition in order for a second actuator or device to start a
machine under hold-to-run control, and which will stop machine movement as soon as one of the hold-to-run
controls is released or the status of the mechanism changes
3.12
forms printing press
leporello printing press
machine for the production of continuous forms where paper webs printed with one or more colours are
accordion-folded or wound onto a reel
NOTE 1 to entry In addition to the printing section, the machine consists of devices for punching, remaliners (sprocket
punching), cross-perforation, longitudinal perforation and leporello (zig-zag) folding.
3.13
gravure printing machine
machine consisting of a printing cylinder; an inking system, in which ink is applied to the printing cylinder by an
ink roll or spray and the excess is removed by a doctor blade (device for scraping excess ink off a
gravure cylinder); and an impression cylinder covered with a rubber composition, which presses the substrate
into contact with the ink in the cells of the printing cylinder
3.14
pile turner
device attached to sheet-fed printing presses and used to turn piles of printed paper for further processing,
such as back-printing on a second run
3.15
powder-spraying device
equipment used to spray powder onto the printed material on the delivery side of sheet-fed printing presses
3.16
prepress equipment
machines used in the first stage of the graphic technology workflow, prior to printing, that include all the
operations necessary for the preparation of images and image carriers
NOTE 1 to entry Adapted from ISO 12637-1.
3.17
press system
printing press and a series of machines that supply substrate into and through the printing press and guide or
direct the substrate to a cutting, folding or delivery device that delivers the product to the last working station
integrated with the printing press control system
3.18
printing plate
base material that stores the image to be printed (pictures and/or text) and transfers ink onto a substrate, thus
printing the image
3.19
printing table
supportive surface to hold the substrate to be printed during the printing process (as on certain types of
screen printing presses)
3.20
proofing press
machine with manual feeding and delivery used for printing a small number of copies, and generally used for
assessing print quality before the printing plate is mounted in the production machine
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3.21
reel turner
device used to turn reels (webs) of substrate for easier handling, e.g. for correct positioning of the reel when
feeding webs to printing presses
3.22
screen frame
device for taking up the printing screen
3.23
screen printing press
machine using printing plates with woven material (sieve-like screens) that partially allow ink to penetrate
through the material
3.24
sheet-fed press
machine for printing sheet-size substrates, including proofing presses, in which sheets may be fed by feeders
(automatic or manual), or from sheeters attached to unwinding units
3.25
speed limit
control that, when activated, prevents acceleration of machine motion
3.26
washing device
equipment integrated into the printing press for washing cylinders and rollers such as ink rollers, blanket
cylinders, printing cylinders, plate cylinders, etc.
3.27
washing equipment for printing plates
machines for washing printing plates outside the printing press
EXAMPLE Screen washing equipment.
3.28
web-fed press
press in which a substrate passes through the printing couple(s) in a continuous form, as fed from a roll
3.29
web-type material
web of paper, board, foil or similar material that is to be handled or processed
3.30
Stand-alone Large-format digital printing machine (wide-format digital printing machine)
digital printing machine for the commercial production of large-format print products of different materials,
such as paper, plastic films/foils, textiles and flat structures in which an ink jet printing head arranged across
the transport of the product produces print on the printing substrate line by line. The substrate to be printed on
may be sheets or webs.
NOTE 1 to entry Generally these machines have an image area wider than 600 mm
4 Conformity with this part of ISO 12643
In order to claim conformity with this part of ISO 12643, all equipment manufactured as of 2014-01-01 shall be
in accordance with this third edition of ISO 12643-2 rather than ISO 12643-2:2010.
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NOTE Although this third version of ISO 12643-2 cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 12643-2:2010), a
transition period might be necessary for equipment manufactured prior to 2014-01-01. To meet this need, it is noted that
both versions of ISO 12643-1 can be purchased from ISO and its National Bodies.
5 Equipment subject to requirements
5.1 General
This part of ISO 12643 is applicable to the equipment listed in 5.2 to 5.4. This equipment may be used in a
stand-alone configuration or in combination with other machines affected by an integrated control system. This
may include combinations of the machines noted below.
NOTE This part of ISO 12643 is intended to include the wide range of equipment used in the printing process. The
equipment listed in 5.2 to 5.4 provides examples of the more typical equipment covered by this part of ISO 12643, but is
not all-inclusive.
5.2 Prepress equipment
The following prepress equipment is covered by this part of ISO 12643:
exposure equipment for the production of films and printing formes;
equipment for developing films and printing formes;
washing machines for printing formes;
machines for bending printing formes;
punching machines for film and printing plates;
cutting machines for film and printing formes;
machines for the production of gravure printing formes;
scanners;
proofing presses.
5.3 Printing presses and coating/varnishing machines
The following are machines used for printing by various processes and are covered by this part of ISO 12643:
relief (letterpress, flexographic);
offset (lithographic);
sheet-fed printing presses, including coating/varnishing machines;
web-fed rotary presses, including coating/varnishing machines and similar machinery;
gravure (rotogravure, intaglio);
screen printing;
digital printing machines (electrostatic, ink jet, thermal, airbrush, etc.), including sheet-fed digital printing
machines, web-fed digital printing machines, wide-format ink jet machines and similar machinery;
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combination presses (e.g. offset/flexo/screen).
5.4 Other equipment covered by this part of ISO 12643
In addition to the equipment listed above, the following equipment is also covered by this part of ISO 12643:
washing equipment for cylinders and rollers;
washing equipment for printing plates, rollers and scrapers;
varnishing equipment;
powder-spraying devices;
alcohol dosing devices;
imprinting/addressing/numbering equipment;
automatic plate-clamping devices, automatic pile-handling equipment;
washing equipment;
inserting machines;
pile turners, reel turners, elevators;
dryers/pollution control, including continuous-flow drying devices, ultraviolet curing, infrared drying,
electron beam, hot air, etc.;
radiation equipment;
in-line processing and finishing equipment;
stackers;
palletizers;
bundlers;
coaters;
chilling systems;
electrostatic equipment;
humidifiers;
accumulating or piling-off devices;
conveyors;
unwinding, rewinding, reel transport devices;
measuring and control devices;
auxiliary devices on inking and dampening units.
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6 Safety requirements and/or protective measures
6.1 General
Machinery shall comply with the safety requirements and/or protective measures of this subclause. In addition,
machinery shall be designed according to the principles of ISO 12100 for relevant but not significant hazards
that are not dealt with by this part of ISO 12643.
6.2 Guarding of significant hazards
6.2.1 General
Guarding, consistent with operation of the machine, shall be provided in those areas where it is recognized
that operators are exposed to significant hazards. The guarding requirements of ISO 12643-1 and this part of
ISO 12643 apply.
6.2.2 Guard openings
Guard openings shall comply with ISO 12643-1.
In addition, on sheet-fed flexographic printing presses, the feed opening between the side lays and the sides
of the machine shall be guarded by means of adjustable or self-adjusting guards.
EXCEPTION — On sheet-fed printing presses that are also used for printing on board, sheet metal or
other inflexible materials, it is possible that, for production reasons, guarding in accordance with
ISO 13857 (as required by ISO 12643-1) cannot be applied in the feeding area. In this case, the height of
the material-feeding aperture shall be as small as possible but shall not exceed 20 mm. The existence
of residual risk shall be identified in the instruction handbook.
6.2.3 Guarding in-running nips
6.2.3.1 Guarding in-running nips on sheet-fed presses
If technically feasible, trip nip bars in accordance with ISO 12643-1, shall be used where frequent access is
required to the area during machine motion, and cylinders are directly accessible after the interlocking guard
has been opened.
If it is not possible to use trip nip bars as described above, hold-to-run control speed limitations defined in
ISO 12643-1 apply.
NOTE Use of trip nip bars is not possible, for example, on small-size offset presses where trip nip bars would impede
access to the cylinder for activities such as plate changing.
Where cylinders have gaps that exceed those defined for smooth cylinders (see ISO 12643-1), trip nip bars in
accordance with ISO 12643-1 should be used. Nip guards shall not be used with these cylinders. For such trip
guards, the requirements of ISO 13849-1, PL d or IEC 62061, SIL 2 shall be satisfied and the interlocking
system shall be designed such that the requirements for stopping paths defined in ISO 12643-1 are satisfied.
Trip nip bars and cylinder gaps shall be designed such that cylinder nips cannot be accessed behind trip nip
bars, causing a hazard.
To comply with the requirements of ISO 12643-1, the interlocking systems will normally have to be designed
such that, after opening the interlocking guard, a predetermined number of revolutions, depending on the
functional characteristics of the trip guard, is not exceeded.
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6.2.3.2 Guarding in-running nips on web-fed presses
In-running nips that are not in the operator's view from the position where the hold-to-run control or enabling
device is operated shall be safeguarded by additional measures.
NOTE For example, such measures include:
guarding;
an electrically interlocked, movable nip bar on the outgoing side between the two blanket cylinders of a web offset
printing press, that ensures that the bar is in position prior to reverse movement.
On machines with varying web paths where such measures for safeguarding the in-running nip existing
between blanket cylinders during the reverse movement are not feasible, the following procedure using a
hold-to-run with limited inch control is permitted, providing all of the following conditions are met:
the speed shall not exceed 3 m/min;
the movement shall not exceed 1,2 cylinder revolutions;
a stop control element with mechanical latch (such as a stop/safe pushbutton) or an emergency stopping
device shall be in the immediate vicinity of the in-running nip;
a distinctive audible warning signal, different from the audible warning signal used for forward inch, shall
be used;
a red flashing light shall be provided that can be seen during the warning and permissive periods, and a
red warning light (steady burn, not flashing) shall be provided during operating time of the hold-to-run
control in the immediate vicinity of any unguarded in-running nip that cannot be observed.
6.2.3.3 Guarding in-running cylinder nips on newspaper presses
In deviation from ISO 12643-1, nip guards may be used for web-fed newspaper printing presses on cylinder
gaps of up to 19 mm circumferential slots. However, efforts should be made to limit cylinder gaps to 12 mm
circumferentials slots.
NOTE Some press cylinder lock-up devices, such as on newspaper presses, require gaps up to 19 mm, measured
without the blanket. With the blanket in place, the gap is reduced significantly.
6.2.3.4 Guarding in-running nips on cylinder screen printing presses
On cylinder screen printing presses, the in-running nip on the printing cylinder shall be safeguarded.
NOTE This can be achieved, for example, by interlocking guards, or guarding by the screen printing plate.
Where the printing plate is used as a means of guarding, additional protective measures are required for lifting
and removal of the printing plate.
Such additional measures can include electrical interlocking, which allows cylinder rotations only under
hold-to-run control in accordance with ISO 12643-1 as long as the printing plate is lifted.
6.3 Interlocks
6.3.1 General
Interlocks shall function in accordance with ISO 12643-1.
6.3.2 Continuous motion at crawl speed with an interlocking guard open
As an exception to ISO 12643-1, if the only hazard being protected by the interlocking guard is an in-running
nip, continuous machine motion at crawl speed with a guard open shall be permitted only if all in-running nips
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remain guarded by either a nip guard or a trip nip guard conforming to the requirements of ISO 12643-1.
Maximum crawl speed is determined by the ability of the slowest acting trip nip guard to safeguard the hazard.
6.3.3 Closing an interlocking guard
As an exception to ISO 12643-1, closing the interlocking guard on dampening, coating or inking devices may
initiate the rotation of dampening or coating ductor rollers or metering rollers if it is ensured that, at this time,
no hazard points can be accessed.
NOTE Restarting any independently driven dampening, coating, metering, or ink fountain rollers might be required in
order to prevent malfunctions due to dried-up coating or dampening agents.
6.4 Hold-to-run controls
6.4.1 General
In addition to the requirements of ISO 12643-1, the specific requirements set forth in 6.4.2 – 6.4.7 apply.
6.4.2 Specific requirements for sheet-fed presses
When interlocking guards are opened and any exposed hazard point is not safeguarded, sheet-fed printing
press systems shall only be allowed to be started under hold-to-run in accordance with ISO 12643-1.
When interlocking guards are opened and all hazards are protected, crawl speed is permitted under the
provisions of 6.3.2.
When interlocking guards are opened and direct access to unprotected in-running nips on plate cylinders,
blanket cylinders, and impression cylinders, or unprotected hazard points on the sheet transport system is
possible, the machine may be started under hold-to-run control in accordance with ISO 12643-1, with a
maximum speed of 1 m/min or a displacement limited to a maximum of 25 mm.
NOTE 1 Sheet-fed presses usually have non-smooth cylinders with large gaps that are more hazardous than smooth
cylinders on web presses.
NOTE 2 Examples of “sheet transport systems” include gripping systems and transport drums.
NOTE 3 For example, direct access is possible where such in-running nips can be reached in the event of a person
inadvertently entering a hazardous area, or where nips are located in the immediate vicinity of places where setting-up or
cleaning operations need to be performed.
6.4.3 Specific requirements for forms presses
In deviation from the requirements for hold-to-run controls specified in ISO 12643-1, on forms printing presses,
starting the machine by two-hand control with guards open shall be possible with a speed higher than
10 m/min when this is required for production reasons and all of the following requirements are met:
other interlocking guards that cannot be seen from the operating position shall be closed;
a selector switch shall be used for this kind of operation;
the hold-to-run speed shall be as low as possible under production conditions;
a warning shall be provided in the instruction handbook (including a statement of the operator's
responsibility and a description of safe working practices).
ISO/DIS 12643-2
6.4.4 Specific requirements for large-format ink jet digital printing machines
A hold-to-run control shall be used to initiate operation with an interlock guard open according to the following
requirements:
all hazardous areas shall be visible from the point of operation,
when the interlocked safety guard is not closed or if hold-to-run control is not released within two minutes
the machine shall stop.
the hold-to-run speed shall be as slow as possible under production requirements.
6.4.5 Specific requirements for offset
A hold-to-run control shall be used to initiate operation with an interlock guard open according to the following
requirements:
6.4.6 Specific requirements for interlocked guard
If the interlocked guard is not closed or if hold-to-run control is not released within one minute the machine
shall stop.
NOTE This is necessary to evaluate print quality or clear faults during operation.
6.4.7 Specific requirements for monitoring control system
The related monitoring control system shall satisfy at least ISO 13849-1, PL d or IEC 62061, SIL 2. See 15.11
for information for use
6.5 Automatic format-setting operations
Where a hazard exists, automatic format-setting operations may be performed at speeds up to, and including,
0,5 m/min without additional safety measures. However, if there is a crushing hazard for the head or trunk of
the body, format setting shall be permitted only with a hold-to-run control. The location of the hold-to-run
control shall allow the operator to clearly see the hazard points.
NOTE Automatic format-setting devices include sheet side lays, suction heads, turner bars, compensators, slitters,
etc.
If additional safety measures are needed in the area of the format setting device, personnel shall be protected
from motion of the device(s) by one or more of the following methods:
provision of trip devices;
separate stop device that is not included in the emergency stop circuit of the printing press;
zone control using the emergency stop circuit.
6.6 Additional safeguarding methods for machine devices and components
6.6.1 General
General requirements for guarding are specified in ISO 12643-1.
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ISO/DIS 12643-2
6.6.2 Feeding units, delivery units (pile lifting and lowering devices)
6.6.2.1 Guarding sheet gripper from unintentional hand access
In the area of the sheet delivery, any unintentional access to movable parts of the sheet gripper system from
above and from the side shall be prevented by fixed or interlocked protective devices. At the sides and in the
area of the sample sheet removal, these protective devices shall reach down at least to the bottom edge of
the sheet gripper system.
Any residual risk caused by reaching underneath protective devices (e.g. in order to remove sample sheets or
to place wedges in the pile) shall be indicated in the i
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