20/30401010 DC

This standard 20/30401010 DC BS EN 15061. Safety of machinery. Safety requirements for strip processing line machinery and equipment is classified in these ICS categories:

• 77.180 Equipment for the metallurgical industry

This document defines the general safety requirements of strip processing lines.

Strip processing lines for treating metal strip, from

• coil take-over-point of the entry section (terminal equipment, see 3.2) through the

• process (processing and terminal equipment, see 3.3 and 3.2) up to the

• coil take-over-point of the exit section or interface to other lines (terminal equipment), see Figure 1.

If the aforementioned processes will be combined with processes which are not covered by the scope of this standard, this standard can be used as a guideline.

• thermo process equipment, e.g. in accordance with the EN 746 series;

• dryers and ovens in accordance with EN 1539;

• coil transporting system before coil take-over-point at the entry section and after coil take-over-point at the exit section, e.g. hook conveyors, overhead cranes, fork lift and railway trucks and other vehicles;

• acid regeneration plants;

• regeneration plants which are integral part of the strip processing line;

• storage equipment for coils;

• rolling mill stands (i.e. skin pass and reduction stands) according to EN 15094;

• rollshop equipment;

• separate process technology (e.g. compressed air system, treatment of water and treatment of rolling lubricant);

• separate cleaning system for exhaust air;

• firefighting systems.

This document deals with foreseeable significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to strip processing lines, when used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer. It provides the requirements to be met by the manufacturer to ensure the safety of persons and property during transport, commissioning, use, de-commissioning and maintenance periods, as well as in the event of foreseeable failures or malfunctions that can occur in the equipment.

For modernization, this document (C-type standard) can be applied for the part to be modernized.