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BS EN 13871:2014 Food processing machinery. Cubes cutting machinery. Safety and hygiene requirements, 2014
- Contents Page
- 1 Scope [Go to Page]
- 1.1 General
- 1.2 Types of cube cutting machines covered by this standard
- 1.3 Machine construction
- 1.4 Intended use
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 List of significant hazards
- 5 Safety and hygiene requirements and/or protective measures [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Mechanical hazards [Go to Page]
- 5.2.1 General
- 5.2.2 Measures on cubes cutting machines with a forward feed plunger, a lattice and sickle blade and loading by hand [Go to Page]
- 5.2.2.1 Zone 1 – Feed intake chamber (magazine) with forward feed plunger, feed intake hopper with closure gate, feed conveyor, nip roller
- 5.2.2.2 Zone 2 – Rotating cutting tool and lattice
- 5.2.2.3 Zone 3 – Rotating sickle blade behind cutting chamber door and multi-segment blade at discharge
- 5.2.2.4 Zone 4 – Stationary blades
- 5.2.2.5 Zone 6 – Drive mechanism
- 5.2.3 Cubes cutting machine with feed intake hopper and loading device [Go to Page]
- 5.2.3.1 Zone 1 – Feed intake hopper with automatic driven closure gate
- 5.2.3.2 Zone 1 – Interlocking devices and safety distances
- 5.2.3.3 Zone 1 – Movably mounted feed intake hoppers
- 5.2.3.4 Zone 1 – Requirements on steps, tread surfaces and ladders
- 5.2.3.5 Zone 1 – Requirements on hoppers with an edge height ≥ 1 600 mm
- 5.2.3.6 Zone 2 – Rotating cutting tool and lattice
- 5.2.3.7 Zone 3 – Rotating sickle blade behind the cutting chamber door and the multi-segment blade at the discharge: Access prevention
- 5.2.3.8 Zone 3 – Rotating sickle blade behind the cutting chamber door and the multi-segment blade at the discharge: Requirements on containers, transport trolleys, etc.
- 5.2.3.9 Zone 4 – Stationary blades
- 5.2.3.10 Zone 5 – Cubes cutting machines with a loading device
- 5.2.3.11 Zone 5 – Load-bearing devices
- 5.2.3.12 Zone 5 – Mast-type lift-tilt device
- 5.2.3.13 Zone 5 – Lift-tilt device for feed heights > 2 500 mm
- 5.2.3.14 Zone 5 – Lowering velocity of load bearing device
- 5.2.3.15 Zone 6 – Drive mechanism
- 5.2.4 Cubes cutting machine with feed conveyor [Go to Page]
- 5.2.4.1 Zone 1 – Access to nip roller via feed conveyor
- 5.2.4.2 Zone 2 – Rotating cutting tool
- 5.2.4.3 Zone 3/4 – Rotating multi-segment blade: Access prevention
- 5.2.4.4 Zone 3/4 – Rotating multi-segment blade: Requirements on containers, transport trolleys, etc.
- 5.2.4.5 Zone 6 – Drive mechanism
- 5.2.5 Cubes cutting machine with centrifugal force feeding to the cutting unit [Go to Page]
- 5.2.5.1 Zone 1 – Access to nip roller
- 5.2.5.2 Zone 2 – Rotating cutting tool and cutting blade
- 5.2.5.3 Zone 3/4 – Rotating multi-segment blade and cutting blade: Access prevention
- 5.2.5.4 Zone 3/4 – Rotating multi-segment blade and cutting blade: Requirements on containers, transport trolleys etc.
- 5.2.5.5 Zone 6 – Drive mechanism
- 5.3 Electrical hazards [Go to Page]
- 5.3.1 General
- 5.3.2 Emergency stop device
- 5.3.3 Protection against water ingress [Go to Page]
- 5.3.3.1 IP degrees of protection
- 5.3.3.2 Hoods
- 5.4 Hydraulic and pneumatic hazards
- 5.5 Hazard from loss of stability
- 5.6 Noise reduction
- 5.7 Ergonomic requirements [Go to Page]
- 5.7.1 General
- 5.7.2 Cubes cutting machines with lids or movable feed intake hoppers
- 5.7.3 Cubes cutting machines with heavy cutting tool components
- 5.7.4 Cubes cutting machines with feed intake hopper and a construction height ≥ 1 400 mm
- 5.7.5 Cubes cutting machines with large distance between standing area and hopper edge
- 5.8 Hygiene and cleaning [Go to Page]
- 5.8.1 General
- 5.8.2 Food area
- 5.8.3 Splash area
- 5.8.4 Non-food area
- 5.8.5 Surface conditions
- 5.8.6 Cleaning
- 6 Verification of safety and hygiene requirements and/or protective measures
- 7 Information for use [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Instruction handbook
- 7.3 Marking
- Annex A (normative)Noise test code for cubes cutting machines (grade 2) [Go to Page]
- A.1 Determination of the emission sound pressure level
- A.2 Installation and mounting conditions
- A.3 Operating conditions
- A.4 Measurement
- A.5 Information to be recorded
- A.6 Information to be reported
- A.7 Declaration and verification of the noise emission values
- Annex B (normative)Design principles to ensure the cleanability of cubes cutting machines [Go to Page]
- B.1 Terms and definitions
- B.2 Materials of construction [Go to Page]
- B.2.1 Type of materials [Go to Page]
- B.2.1.1 Materials of food area
- B.2.1.2 Materials of splash area
- B.2.1.3 Non-food area
- B.3 Design [Go to Page]
- B.3.1 Food area [Go to Page]
- B.3.1.1 Surfaces
- B.3.1.2 Inside corners
- B.3.1.3 Grooves
- B.3.1.4 Joints and seams
- B.3.1.5 Surface roughness
- B.3.2 Splash area [Go to Page]
- B.3.2.1 Surfaces
- B.3.2.2 Inside corners
- B.3.2.3 Grooves
- B.3.2.4 Openings
- B.3.2.5 Joints and seams
- B.3.2.6 Modes of fastening
- B.3.2.7 Surface roughness
- B.3.3 Non-food area
- B.3.4 Floor-type machines [Go to Page]
- B.3.4.1 Wheel-mounted machines
- Annex ZA (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC [Go to Page]
