Safety of packaging machines - Part 7: Group and secondary 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.

Sicherheit von Verpackungsmaschinen - Teil 7: Sammelpackmaschinen

Diese Europäische Norm behandelt folgende Maschinengruppen:
Sammelpackmaschinen und die mit ihnen verbundenen Gruppiersysteme.
Die einzelnen Maschinenarten werden in 3.2 dieser Norm beschrieben.
Diese Europäische Norm beschreibt Sicherheitsanforderungen für Gestaltung, Bau, Installation, Inbetriebnahme,
Betrieb, Einstellung, Instandhaltung und Reinigung von Sammelpackmaschinen.
Der Umfang der behandelten Gefährdungen, Gefährdungssituationen und Gefährdungsereignisse ist in
Abschnitt 4 angegeben.
Ausnahmen
Diese Europäische Norm ist nicht anwendbar auf folgende Maschinen:
Maschinen, die vor der Veröffentlichung dieses Dokuments durch CEN hergestellt wurden;
Umreifungsmaschinen. Diese Maschinen werden in EN 415-8 behandelt;
Kasten-Einpack- und Auspackmaschinen für vorgefertigte formstabile Packmittel. Diese Maschinen
werden in EN 415-2 behandelt;
Kartoniermaschinen. Kartoniermaschinen werden in EN 415-3 behandelt.
Diese Europäische Norm berücksichtigt folgende Gefährdungen nicht:
Den Einsatz von Sammelpackmaschinen in explosionsgefährdeten Atmosphären;
Gefährdungen für Gesundheit, Sicherheit oder Hygiene, die sich durch die Produkte ergeben, die von den
Maschinen verarbeitet werden. Jedoch werden allgemeine Hinweise zu diesem Thema gegeben;
Gefährdungen durch elektromagnetische Emissionen von Sammelpackmaschinen;
Gefährdungen, die sich bei der Außerbetriebnahme von Sammelpackmaschinen ergeben können.

Sécurité des machines d'emballage - Partie 7: Machines de groupe et d'emballage secondaire

La présente Norme européenne s’applique aux groupes de machines suivants :
Machines de groupe et d’emballage secondaire, et systèmes de groupage leur étant spécialement associés.
Les machines sont décrites de manière individuelle en 3.2 de la présente Norme européenne.
La présente Norme européenne concerne les exigences de sécurité pour la conception, la construction, l’installation, la mise en service, le fonctionnement, le réglage, la maintenance et le nettoyage des machines de groupe et d’emballage secondaire.
L’étendue des phénomènes, situations et événements dangereux couverts est indiquée dans l’Article 4.
Exclusions
La présente Norme européenne ne s’applique pas aux machines suivantes :
   machines fabriquées avant la date de publication du présent document par le CEN ;
   cercleuses. Ces machines sont couvertes par l’EN 415-8 ;
   chargeuses et déchargeuses de contenants préformés rigides. Ces machines sont couvertes par l’EN 415-2 ;
   encartonneuses. Les encartonneuses sont couvertes par l’EN 415-3.
La présente Norme européenne ne concerne pas les risques suivants :
   utilisation de machines de groupe et d’emballage secondaire en atmosphères potentiellement explosives ;
   risques pour la santé, la sécurité ou l’hygiène liés aux produits manipulés par les machines de groupe et d’emballage secondaire ; cependant elle donne des conseils généraux sur le sujet ;
   risques pouvant être associés aux émissions électromagnétiques des machines de groupe et d’emballage secondaire ;
   risques pouvant être associés à la mise hors service des machines de groupe et d’emballage secondaire.

Pakirne naprave - Varnost pakirnih naprav - 7. del: Zbirne in dodatne pakirne naprave

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Published
Publication Date
21-Aug-2008
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
18-Aug-2008
Due Date
23-Oct-2008
Completion Date
22-Aug-2008

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 415-7:2007+A1:2008
01-oktober-2008
Pakirne naprave - Varnost pakirnih naprav - 7. del: Zbirne in dodatne pakirne
naprave
Safety of packaging machines - Part 7: Group and secondary packaging machines
Sicherheit von Verpackungsmaschinen - Teil 7: Sammelpackmaschinen
Sécurité des machines d'emballage - Partie 7: Machines de groupe et d'emballage
secondaire
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 415-7:2006+A1:2008
ICS:
55.200 Pakirni stroji Packaging machinery
SIST EN 415-7:2007+A1:2008 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 415-7:2007+A1:2008


EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 415-7:2006+A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2008
ICS 55.200 Supersedes EN 415-7:2006
English Version
Safety of packaging machines - Part 7: Group and secondary
packaging machines
Sécurité des machines d'emballage - Partie 7: Machines de Sicherheit von Verpackungsmaschinen - Teil 7:
groupe et d'emballage, secondaire Sammelpackmaschinen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 April 2006 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 25 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.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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.






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EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36  B-1050 Brussels
© 2008 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 415-7:2006+A1:2008: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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Contents
Page
Foreword .6
Introduction.7
1 Scope .8
2 Normative references.8
3 Terms and definitions .12
3.1 Definition of terms.12
3.2 Description of group and secondary packaging machines .14
4 Hazards on group and secondary packaging machines.28
4.1 General .28
4.2 General group and secondary packaging machine hazards .29
4.2.1 General .29
4.2.2 Mechanical hazards.29
4.2.3 Electrical hazards .30
4.2.4 Thermal hazards .30
4.2.5 Noise .30
4.2.6 Hazards from products and materials.30
4.2.7 Hazards due to neglecting ergonomic principles .31
4.2.8 Hazards caused by failures .31
4.2.9 Hazards due to neglecting hygienic design principles .32
4.2.10 Common mechanisms on group and secondary packaging machines .32
4.3 Hazards associated with a tray erecting machine .33
4.3.1 General .33
4.3.2 Tray blank magazine .34
4.3.3 Tray blank extracting mechanism.34
4.3.4 Tray blank transport mechanism.34
4.3.5 Forming assembly.35
4.3.6 Discharge mechanism .35
4.4 Hazards associated with case erecting machines .35
4.4.1 General .35
4.4.2 Hazards associated with a semi-automatic case erector.35
4.4.3 Hazards associated with a fully automatic case erector.35
4.5 Hazards associated with a place packing machine .37
4.5.1 General .37
4.5.2 In-feed conveyor.38
4.5.3 Product collating mechanisms .38
4.5.4 Transport mechanism .38
4.5.5 Product loading mechanism .39
4.6 Hazards associated with a horizontal case loading machine.39
4.6.1 General .39
4.6.2 Product in-feed conveyor .39
4.6.3 Product turning devices .40
4.6.4 Product collating mechanism .40
4.6.5 Case loading mechanism .40
4.6.6 Case funnel .40
4.6.7 Case support arms .40
4.6.8 Discharge conveyor .40
4.7 Hazards associated with case taping machines .40
4.7.1 General .40
4.7.2 Hazards associated with a manually adjusted case taping machine without flap tucking .40
4.7.3 Hazards associated with a self adjusting case taping machine without flap tucking.42
4.7.4 Hazards associated with a manually adjusted case taping machine with flap tucking.43
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4.7.5 Hazards associated with a fully automatic case taping machine.45
4.8 Hazards associated with a wraparound case packing machine.46
4.8.1 General .46
4.8.2 Case blank magazine .47
4.8.3 Product in-feed conveyor .48
4.8.4 Transport mechanism .48
4.8.5 Case erecting mechanism .48
4.8.6 Product loading mechanism .48
4.8.7 Flap tucking mechanisms.48
4.8.8 Case sealing devices.48
4.8.9 Case compression.48
4.8.10 Discharge conveyor .48
5 Safety requirements and measures for group and secondary packaging machines .49
5.1 General .49
5.2 General requirements for group and secondary packaging machines .49
5.2.1 General .49
5.2.2 Requirements to eliminate mechanical hazards .49
5.2.3 Electrical requirements.56
5.2.4 Thermal hazards .58
5.2.5 Noise reduction.58
5.2.6 Measures to control hazards generated by products and materials .59
5.2.7 Ergonomic design principles .60
5.2.8 Requirements to prevent hazards caused by failures.61
5.2.9 Hygienic design requirements .63
5.2.10 Requirements for mechanisms used on most group and secondary packaging machines.64
5.3 Safety requirements for a tray erecting machine.66
5.3.1 General .66
5.3.2 Tray blank magazine .66
5.3.3 Tray blank extracting mechanism.67
5.3.4 Tray blank transport mechanism.67
5.3.5 Forming assembly.67
5.3.6 Discharge mechanism .67
5.4 Safety requirements for a case erecting machine .67
5.4.1 Safety requirements for a semi-automatic case erector .67
5.4.2 Safety requirements for a fully automatic case erector .68
5.5 Safety requirements for a place packing machine.69
5.5.1 General .69
5.5.2 In-feed conveyor.69
5.5.3 Product collating mechanisms .69
5.5.4 Transport mechanism .69
5.5.5 Product loading mechanism .69
5.6 Safety requirements for a horizontal case loading machine .71
5.6.1 General .71
5.6.2 In-feed conveyor – See 5.3.6.2. .71
5.6.3 Product turning devices .71
5.6.4 Product stacking mechanism.71
5.6.5 Case loading mechanism .71
5.6.6 Case funnel .71
5.6.7 Case support arms .72
5.6.8 Discharge conveyor – See 5.3.6.72
5.7 Safety requirements for case taping machines.72
5.7.1 Safety requirements for a manually adjusted case taping machine without flap tucking.72
5.7.2 Safety requirements for a self adjusting case taping machine without flap tucking .73
5.7.3 Safety requirements for a manually adjusted case taping machine with flap tucking .73
5.7.4 Safety requirements for a fully automatic case taping machine .74
5.7.5 Noise reduction.74
5.8 Safety requirements for a wraparound case packing machine .74
5.8.1 General .74
5.8.2 Case blank magazine .74
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5.8.3 In-feed conveyor.74
5.8.4 Transport mechanism .74
5.8.5 Case erecting mechanism .75
5.8.6 Product loading mechanism .75
5.8.7 Flap tucking.75
5.8.8 Case closing devices – See 5.4.2.6.75
5.8.9 Case compression.75
5.8.10 Discharge conveyor .75
6 Verification of safety requirements and measures .75
6.1 General .75
6.2 Visual inspections with the machine stopped.75
6.2.1 Mechanical parts.75
6.2.2 Pneumatic systems .75
6.2.3 Hydraulic systems.75
6.2.4 Electrical systems .75
6.2.5 Guards .76
6.2.6 Design requirements.76
6.3 Measurements with the machine stopped .76
6.3.1 Guards .76
6.3.2 Electrical testing.76
6.4 Visual inspections with the machine running .76
6.4.1 Guards .76
6.4.2 Interlocking devices .76
6.4.3 Dissipation of stored energy.76
6.5 Measurements with the machine running.76
6.5.1 Measurement and declaration of noise emission .76
6.5.2 Temperature .76
6.6 Verification procedures .77
7 Information for use.79
7.1 Markings .79
7.2 Signals and warning signs .79
7.3 Instruction handbook.80
7.3.1 General .80
7.3.2 Requirements specific to group and secondary packaging machines .80
Annex A (normative) Noise test code for group and secondary packaging machines - grade of
accuracy 2 and 3.82
A.1 Scope .82
A.2 Definitions .82
A.3 Determination of emission sound pressure level at the work station .82
A.4 Determination of the sound power level .83
A.5 Installation and mounting conditions.83
A.6 Operating conditions.83
A.7 Measurement uncertainties .85
A.8 Information to be recorded.85
A.9 Information to be reported.85
A.10 Declaration and verification of noise emission values.86
Annex B (normative) Methods of safeguarding small and medium sized apertures.88
B.1 General .88
B.2 Interlocked guard.88
B.3 Interlocked guard with ESPE trip device.90
B.4 ESPE trip device .92
B.5 Automatic guard .94
Annex C (normative) Methods of safeguarding large apertures.96
C.1 General .96
C.2 ESPE in a vertical plane.96
C.3 Dynamic cell positioning of ESPE .98
C.4 Positioning of ESPE .99
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Annex D (normative) ESPE Muting .101
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC.103
Annex ZB (informative) !Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC".104
Bibliography.105

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Foreword
This document (EN 415-7:2006+A1:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 146,
"Packaging machines - Safety", the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
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 January 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by January 2009.
This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2008-05-25.
This document supersedes EN 415-7:2006.
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! ".
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 EU Directives.
For the relationship with EC Directives, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
Other standards produced by the Technical Committee are:
EN 415 Safety of packaging machines;
Part 1: Terminology and classification of packaging machines and associated equipment.
Part 2: Pre-formed rigid container packaging machines.
Part 3: Form, fill and seal machines.
Part 4: Palletisers and depalletisers.
Part 5: Wrapping machines.
Part 6: Pallet wrapping machines.
Part 8: Strapping machines.
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.

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