1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 618:2002Continuous handling equipment and systems Safety and EMC requirements for equipment for mechanical handling of bulk materials except fixed belt conveyorsICS 53.040.10Incorporating CorrigendaMay all parts of the equipment without specific requirements in this standard a
2、re: designed in accordance with the usual engineering practice and calculation codes (e.g. for mobile equipment FEM 2 131/2 132 or ISO 5049-1, .) including all failure modes; made of materials of adequate strength and of quality for their intended purpose taking into account all failure modes using
3、recognised design methods and appropriate safety factors; harmful materials, such as asbestos, are not used as part of the machine; components will be kept in good repair and working order in accordance with the manufacturers instructions, to retain specified health and safety characteristics throug
4、hout its working life; by design of the load bearing elements, a safe operation of the equipment is assured for loading ranging from zero to 100 % of the rated capacity; negotiations occur between the manufacturer 1)and the user concerning materials characteristics (see Note 1) and particular condit
5、ions for the use and places of use for the machinery related to health and safety; the place of installation is adequately lit. NOTE 1 For the description of bulk materials, reference can be made to documents FEM 2 581/2 582 and ISO 3435. When provisions of this type C standard are different from th
6、ose which are stated in type A or B standards the provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of other standards, for equipment that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard. 1) “Manufacturer” within the European Union is to be under
7、stood as intended in the Machinery Directive. BS EN 618:2002+A1:2010EN 618:2002+A1:2010 (E) 5 1 Scope 1.1 This standard deals with the technical requirements to minimise the risks due to the hazards listed in clause 4, which can arise during operation and maintenance of mechanical handling equipment
8、 defined in clauses 3.1 to 3.3 and which are designed for continuously conveying bulk materials from the loading point(s) to the unloading point(s).In general, it also applies to equipment which are built into machines or attached to machines. This standard deals with the technical requirements for
9、EMC. 1.2 The standard does not apply to: continuous handling equipment and systems for open-cast lignite mining; continuous handling equipment and systems for underground mining; tunnel digging and excavating machines; bulk material processing or classification machines such as grinders, crushers, s
10、creens; fixed belt conveyors for bulk materials. These are covered by the standard !EN 620:2002+A1:2010“; fixed pneumatic handling equipment. These equipment and systems are covered by the standard EN 741; the interface between the machinery dealt with in this standard and the fixed belt or pneumati
11、c conveyor. 1.3 This standard does not give the additional requirements for: a) use in public areas or for the transportation of people; b) floating, dredging and ship mounted equipment; c) conveyors requiring a high level of cleanliness for hygiene reasons, e.g. in direct contact with foodstuffs or
12、 pharmaceuticals; d) transportation of the equipment; e) hazards caused by vibration; f) use in ambient air temperature below 20 C and above + 40 C; g) the effects of wind on strength and stability; h) hazards resulting from handling specific hazardous materials, (e.g. Explosives, radiating material
13、); i) hazards resulting from contact with or inhalation of harmful fluids, gas, mists, fumes and dusts; j) biological and micro-biological (viral or bacterial) hazards; k) hazards due to heat radiation from the materials handled; l) hazards caused by operation in electromagnetic fields outside the r
14、ange of EN 61000-6-2; m) hazards caused by operation subject to special regulations (e.g. explosive atmospheres); n) hazards caused by noise; o) hazards caused by the use of ionising radiation sources (e.g. measurement equipment); BS EN 618:2002+A1:2010EN 618:2002+A1:2010 (E) 6 p) hazards caused by
15、hydraulic equipment; q) hazards caused by inadequate controls cabins lighting; r) the risk related to elevating of the control stations; s) hazards related to contact with or inhalation of harmful fluids, gases, mists, fums and dusts. 1.4 The safety requirements apply to equipment and systems placed
16、 on the market after the date of publication of this standard. NOTE 1 The requirements of this standard can be used for comparable machines outside the scope of this standard with the same risks. NOTE 2 Directive 94/9/EC concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially exp
17、losive atmospheres can be applicable to the type of machine or equipment covered by this European Standard. The present standard is not intended to provide means of complying with the essential health and safety requirements of Directive 94/9/EC. 2 Normative references !The following referenced docu
18、ments 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.“ !deleted text“ EN 294:1992, Safety of machinery Safety distances to prevent d
19、anger zones being reached by the upper limbs EN 349:1993, Safety of machinery Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body EN 418:1992, Safety of machinery Emergency stop equipment functional aspects - Principles for design !deleted text“ EN 617, Continuous handling equipment and system
20、s Safety and EMC requirements for storage of bulk materials in silos, bunkers, bins and hoppers !EN 620:2002+A1:2010“, Continuous handling equipment and systems Safety and EMC requirements for fixed belt conveyors for bulk material !EN 741“, Continuous handling equipment and systems Safety requireme
21、nts for systems and their components for pneumatic handling of bulk materials EN 811:1996, Safety of machinery Safety distances to prevent danger zone being reached by the lower limbs EN 953:1997, Safety of machinery General requirements for the design and construction of guards (fixed, movable) EN
22、954-1:1997, Safety of machinery Safety related parts of control systems Part 1: General principles for design EN 1037:1995, Safety of machinery Prevention of unexpected start-up EN 1070:1998, Safety of machinery Terminology EN 1088:1995, Safety of machinery Interlocking devices associated with guard
23、s Principles for design and selection BS EN 618:2002+A1:2010EN 618:2002+A1:2010 (E) 7 EN 1127-1:1997, Safety of machinery Fire and explosion Part 1: Explosion prevention and protection EN 12150-1:2000, Glass in building Thermally toughened soda lime silicate safety glass Part 1: Definition and descr
24、iption !deleted text“ EN 13586:1999, Cranes Access EN 26184-1:1991, Explosion protection systems Part 1: Determination of explosion indices of combustibles dusts in air (ISO 6184-1:1985) !deleted text“ EN 60204-1:1997, Safety of machinery Electrical equipment of machines Part 1: Specification for re
25、quirements !EN 60204-11:2000, Safety of machinery Electrical equipment of machines Part 11: Requirements for HV equipment for voltages above 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 d.c. and not exceeding 36 kV (IEC 60204-11:2000)“ EN 60947-5-1:1991, Low voltage switch gear and control gear Part 5: Control circuit dev
26、ices and switching elements Section 1: Electromechanical control circuit devices EN 60529:1991, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code) EN 61000-6-2:1999, Electromagnetic compatibilty (EMC) Part 6-2: Generic standards Immunity for industrial environments (CEI 61000-6-2:1999) !EN 61000
27、-6-3, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Part 6-3: Generic standards Emission standard for residential, commercial and light-industrial environments (IEC 61000-6-3:2006)“ !EN ISO 12100-1, Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 1: Basic terminology, methodology (ISO 1
28、2100-1:2003)“ !EN ISO 12100-2:2003, Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 2: Technical principles (ISO 12100-2:2003)“ !EN ISO 13732-1:2008, Ergonomics of the thermal environment Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces Part 1: Hot surfac
29、es (ISO 13732-1:2006)“ ISO 2148:1974, Continuous handling equipment Nomenclature Bilingual edition ISO 3435:1977, Continuous mechanical handling equipment Classification and symbolisation of bulk materials ISO 3864:1984, Safety colours and safety signs ISO 5049-1:1994, Mobile equipment for continuou
30、s handling of bulk materials Part 1: Rules for the design of steel structures IEC 61241-1-2:1999, Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust Part 1-2: Electrical apparatus protected by enclosures Selection, installation and maintenance 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes o
31、f this standard, the terms and definitions stated in EN 1070 and ISO 2148 apply. Additional terms used in this standard are defined below. For other definitions on components of fixed belt conveyors, see !EN 620:2002+A1:2010“. BS EN 618:2002+A1:2010EN 618:2002+A1:2010 (E) 8 3.1 fixed equipment 3.1.1
32、 scraper conveyor / drag bar feeder : conveyor for loose bulk materials with as driving medium one or more endless chains equipped with scraper bars pushing the material in an open trough shaped casing (see Figure 1) Figure 1 3.1.2 “en-masse“ conveyor conveyor for loose bulk materials with a chain a
33、s the driving medium having attached flights or scraper flights moving the material “en masse“ in an enclosing trough (see Figure 2) Figure 2 3.1.3 bucket elevator : elevator for loose bulk materials with buckets as the carrying medium attached to a belt or chains as the driving medium (see Figure 3
34、) BS EN 618:2002+A1:2010EN 618:2002+A1:2010 (E) 9 Figure 3 3.1.4 screw feeders / conveyors conveyor for loose bulk materials with a trough or tube as the carrying medium, the material being moved by the action of a rotating screw. This screw can be rigid or flexible to take curves (see Figure 4) Fig
35、ure 4 3.1.5 vibratory conveyor conveyor for loose bulk materials which consists of a flexibly mounted trough or tube, in which the material moves under the effect of vibrations (see Figure 5) Figure 5 BS EN 618:2002+A1:2010EN 618:2002+A1:2010 (E) 10 3.1.6 rotarydrum, table or vane feeder continuous
36、volumetric dosing element within a housing consisting of a rotating shaft with several blades which transport the material from the inlet to the outlet (see Figure 6) Figure 6 3.2 movable equipment equipment generally intended to be moved only when out of operation (see Figure 7) Figure 7 3.3 mobile
37、 equipment equipment whose structure is self propelled during normal operation BS EN 618:2002+A1:2010EN 618:2002+A1:2010 (E) 11 3.3.1 stacker mobile equipment on tracks (rails), crawlers or tyres for continuously piling or stacking bulk materials using unidirectional moving belts mounted on a boom a
38、s the final carrying and conveying medium (see Figure 8) Figure 8 3.3.2 gantry stacker mobile equipment mounted on a gantry travelling over the bulk material stack and along rail tracks, for continuously pileling or stacking bulk materials using endless moving belts as the carrying and conveying med
39、ium (see Figure 9) Figure 9 BS EN 618:2002+A1:2010EN 618:2002+A1:2010 (E) 12 3.3.3 ship loader mobile equipment travelling on rails or tyres for continuously loading a ship with bulk materials or bags of bulk materials (see Figure 10) Figure 10 3.3.4 bucket-wheel reclaimer mobile equipment on rails,
40、 crawlers or tyres used to reclaim continuously bulk materials, using a bucket wheel at the end of a boom and endless moving belts as the carrying and conveying medium (see Figure 11) Figure 11 BS EN 618:2002+A1:2010EN 618:2002+A1:2010 (E) 13 3.3.5 ship unloader mobile equipment travelling on rails
41、or tyres for continuously unloading bulk materials or bags of bulk materials from ship holds (see Figure 12) Figure 12 BS EN 618:2002+A1:2010EN 618:2002+A1:2010 (E) 14 3.3.6 scraper/reclaimer mobile equipment travelling on rails for continuously reclaiming bulk materials from a stockpile using an en
42、dless scraper chain (see Figure 13) Figure 13 3.3.7 bridge reclaimer mobile equipment mounted on rails for continuously blending/reclaiming bulk materials from a stockpile using a bucket wheel running along a girder and a belt as the carrying and conveying medium (see Figure 14) Figure 14 BS EN 618:
43、2002+A1:2010EN 618:2002+A1:2010 (E) 15 3.3.8 screw reclaimers mobile equipment located bellow a stockpile for continuously reclaiming bulk materials using a screw as the carrying or conveying medium (see Figure 15) Figure 15 BS EN 618:2002+A1:2010EN 618:2002+A1:2010 (E) 16 3.3.9 buckets loader mobil
44、e equipment for continuously reclaiming bulk materials from a stockpile and loading it into trucks or trailers, using scraping or digging buckets and a feeding screw to feed a belt conveyor which elevates the bulk materials to the level of the trucks or trailers (see Figure 16) Figure 16 3.4 working
45、 area area as intended by the manufacturer, where persons work at, or operate equipment under normal conditions (inspection, maintenance and cleaning are excluded) 3.5 traffic area area as intended by the manufacturer, which is accessible or reachable by all persons without opening a guard, activati
46、ng a trip device or using additional means. This area includes permanent means of access 3.6 mechanical brake brake applied mechanically by stored energy (e.g. spring force) until released by an external sustained power supply under the control of the operator or automatically 3.7 automatically acti
47、ng mechanical brake mechanical brake that is automatically applied in the event of: failure of energy supply in the brake system; BS EN 618:2002+A1:2010EN 618:2002+A1:2010 (E) 17 failure in the brake electrical control circuit(s); failure of energy supply to the drive(= motor). 4 Hazards This clause
48、 contains hazards and hazardous situations, as far as they are dealt with in this European standard, identified by risk assessment significant for this type of machinery and which require action to eliminate or reduce risk. Clause 5 deals with these hazards in the same order. NOTE The hazards listed
49、 in Annex A usually occur in combination e.g. crushing, shearing and drawing-in. 5 Safety and EMC requirements and/or measures Equipment and systems shall comply with the safety requirements and/or measures of this clause. For the application of EN 953, EN 294, EN 811, EN 349, EN 1037, EN 60204-1 and !EN 60204-11“ the manufacturer shall carry out an adequate risk assessment for the requirements thereof where choice is necessary. NOTE This specific risk assessment is p
