BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN12151:2007Machineryandplantsforthepreparationofconcreteandmortar—SafetyrequirementsTheEuropeanStandardEN12151:2007hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS91.220 LicensedCopy:Heriot-Watt,Heriot-WattUniversityLibrary,02/07/201003:59,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN12151:2007ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon31December2007©BSI2007ISBN9780580579455NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheUKimplementationofEN12151:2007.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteeB/513,Constructionequipmentandplantandsitesafety,toPanelB/513/-/8,Concreteplant.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandardcannotconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:Heriot-Watt,Heriot-WattUniversityLibrary,02/07/201003:59,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN12151November2007ICS91.220EnglishVersionMachineryandplantsforthepreparationofconcreteandmortar-SafetyrequirementsMachinesetcentralespourlapréparationdubétonetdumortier-PrescriptionsdesécuritéMaschinenundAnlagenzurBereitungvonBetonundMörtel-SicherheitsanforderungenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon13October2007.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCENManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCENManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2007CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN12151:2007:ELicensedCopy:Heriot-Watt,Heriot-WattUniversityLibrary,02/07/201003:59,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN12151:2007(E)2ContentsPageForeword......................................................................................................................................................................5Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................61Scope..............................................................................................................................................................72Normativereferences....................................................................................................................................73Termsanddefinitions...................................................................................................................................94Listofsignificanthazards..........................................................................................................................125Safetyrequirementsand/orprotectivemeasures....................................................................................145.1Commonrequirementsforallgroupsofmachines.................................................................................145.1.1Highpressurefluidinjectionhazardfromhydraulicorpneumaticsystems........................................145.1.2Electricalhazards........................................................................................................................................145.1.3Mainswitchesandcontrolpanels.............................................................................................................145.1.4Emergencystop...........................................................................................................................................155.1.5Thermalhazard............................................................................................................................................155.1.6Hazardgeneratedbynoise.........................................................................................................................155.1.7Ergonomicdesign........................................................................................................................................155.1.8Weatherconditions..................