Footwear, leather and imitation leather goods manufacturing machines. Cutting and punching machines. Safety requirements

BS EN 12044:2005+A1:2009 Footwear, leather and imitation leather goods manufacturing machines. Cutting and punching machines. Safety requirements

BS EN 12044 is a European Standard which specifies safety requirements for the design and operation of machines.

It takes account of intended use, foreseeable misuse !and" component and system failure.

BS EN 12044 applies for cutting and punching machines used in the manufacture of footwear, leather and imitation leather goods and other related components. BS EN 12044 applies to the following cutting and punching machines:

Swing arm cutting presses with manual or powered swing arm;

Manual and automatic travelling head cutting presses with powered travelling head;

Manual and automatic beam cutting presses;

Punching and perforating presses;

C-frame cutting presses

Material feeding and handling devices, when attached to the machine.

BS EN 12044 is not applicable to:

Mechanical presses;

Presses intended for working cold metal;

Fastening, riveting, stitching, stapling, bending or folding machines;

Guillotines, shears and similar machines;

Shoe and leather presses as described in BS EN 12203.

Machines which are manufactured before the date of publication of this European Standard by CEN.

Contents of BS EN 12044:

Foreword

1 Scope

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 List of significant hazards

5 Safety requirements and/or measures

5.1 General

5.2 Common requirements for all cutting and punching machines

5.2.1 Mechanical Equipment

5.2.2 Electrical equipment

5.2.3 Noise reduction

5.2.4 High pressure fluid

5.2.5 Control systems

5.2.6 Emergency stop equipment

5.2.7 Ergonomics

5.2.8 Danger signals

5.3 Requirements for specific machines

5.3.1 Manual swing arm cutting press

5.3.2 Powered swing arm cutting press

5.3.3 Travelling head cutting press

5.3.4 Beam cutting press

5.3.5 Beam cutting press with receding head

5.3.6 Beam cutting press with manual tray feeder

5.3.7 Beam cutting press with articulated die carrier not attached to the beam

5.3.8 Punching and perforating cutting press with manual or powered tray feeder

5.3.9 C-Frame cutting press

5.3.10 Automatic Press

6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or measures

7 Information for use

7.1 Instructions for use - Instruction Handbook

7.2 Information concerning airborne noise and vibration emissions

7.2.1 Noise

7.2.2 Vibrations (for hand guided machines only)

7.3 Marking

Annex A (normative) Interlocking devices associated with guards

Annex B (normative) Hold-to-run control devices

Annex C (normative) Mechanical trip device with one position sensor

Annex D (normative) Well tried components and principles: category 1 of EN 954-1:1996

Annex E (normative) Verification of one hand control up to a maximum stroke of 8 mm

Annex F (normative) Noise Test Code

Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential

Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC

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