What is BS EN 16228-1 - drilling and foundation equipment safety about?
The construction and mining sectors utilize drilling equipment and procedures to drill into both rock and soil. BS EN 16228-1 is a European Standard that discusses safety requirements for drilling and foundation equipment for the safe and proper operation, maintenance, and service of the drilling and foundation equipment.
BS EN 16228-1 is the first part of the ‘Drilling and foundation equipment – Safety’ multi-series; and specifies the common safety requirements for drilling and foundation equipment. BS EN 16228-1 deal with the significant hazards common to drilling and foundation equipment, when they are used as intended and under the conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.
For multipurpose machinery, the parts of the standard that cover the specific functions and applications are used, e.g., a drilling machine also used as a piling machine will use the relevant requirements of EN 16228-1, EN 16228-2, and EN 16228-4.
Note 1: The requirements specified in BS EN 16228-1 are common to two or more families of drilling and foundation equipment.
Note 2: The following machines are excluded from the scope of BS EN 16228-1:
- Tunneling machines, unshielded tunnel boring machines, and rodless shaft boring Machines for rock according to prEN 16191
- raise boring machines
- Drill rigs used in the oil and gas industry
Note 3: Specific requirements for offshore applications are not covered by BS EN 16228-1.
Note 4: If drilling and foundation equipment is intended to be used in a potentially explosive atmosphere, additional requirements will need to be met which are not covered by BS EN 16228-1.
Who is BS EN 16228-1 - drilling and foundation equipment safety for?
BS EN 16228-1 on drilling and foundation equipment safety is useful for:
- The construction industry
- The mining industry
- Drilling and foundation equipment manufacturers
- Entities involved in commissioning, maintenance, and operation of drilling and foundation equipment
- Regulatory bodies / Health and safety bodies
- Site managers
- Machine operators and trainers
- Supervisors
Why should you use BS EN 16228-1 - drilling and foundation equipment safety?
The activity of drilling has inherent potential safety hazards which need to be addressed. The BS EN 16228 series intends to mitigate these risks. The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards are covered are indicated in the scope of BS EN 16228-1.
BS EN 16228-1 gives safety requirements for all types of drilling and foundation equipment and is intended to be used in conjunction with one of parts 2 to 7. These machine-specific parts do not repeat the requirements from part 1 but supplement or modify the requirements for the type of drilling and foundation equipment in question.
BS EN 16228-1 discusses common safety requirements for drilling and foundation equipment associated with the whole lifetime of the machine. This includes transport, assembly, dismantling, equipment in service and out of service, maintenance, moving on-site, storage, disabling and scrapping of the equipment.
Where a drilling or foundation equipment of fixed-configuration that is not intended to be separated is assembled using a carrier based on earth-moving equipment, agricultural equipment, or a crane, then the completed assembly will conform to the requirements specified in BS EN 16228.
Drilling and foundation equipment within the scope of BS EN 16228 parts 1 to 6 may include interchangeable auxiliary equipment within the scope of BS EN 16228-7, either as an integral part of its construction or as interchangeably fitted equipment.
BS EN 16228-1 provides guidance on:
- Safety requirements and/or protective measures
- Requirements for strength and stability
- Required performance levels for safety-related parts of control systems
- Failure of the power supply
- Verification of the safety requirements, and/or protective measures
- Warning signs for residual hazards to avoid damage from exposure to environmental conditions
BS EN 16228-1 is useful to carry out adjustment, maintenance, lubrication, repair, cleaning, and service operations for the drilling and foundation equipment.
BS EN 16228-1 guidelines help you during maintenance, as well as transportation to and from the worksite. BS EN 16228-1 enables you to mitigate risks and safely accomplish a wide range of complicated jobs.