What is BS EN 15572 - Safety requirements for edge finishing machines about?
BS EN 15572 applies to table edge finishing machines (see 3.1) and belt edge finishing machines (see 3.2) which are used to grind, polish, cut and shape the edge or surface of slabs, strips or tiles of natural stone and engineered stone (e.g. agglomerated stone) as defined by EN 14618:2009.
BS EN 15572 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to edge finishing machines, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).
BS EN 15572 also applies to machines fitted with the following facilities/devices: automatic tool change; tilting and/or rotating head axis; rotating workpiece support(s); axes operating according to a NC work program; mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic or vacuum workpiece clamping.
BS EN 15572 also applies to the following accessory units: spindle with grinding and polishing tool; spindle with the bush-hammering tool; spindle with diamond wheel; spindle with calibrating tool; spindle with dripstone tool; spindle with cutting tool; spindle with shaping tool.
Note 1: BS EN 15572 does not deal with:
- Hand-held grinding machines
- Machines intended for operation in a potentially explosive atmosphere
- Operation in severe environmental conditions (e.g. extreme temperatures, corrosive environment)
- Machines intended for outdoor operation
Note 2: BS EN 15572 is not applicable to machinery which is manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.
Who is BS EN 15572 - Safety requirements for edge finishing machines for?
BS EN 15572 on safety requirements for edge finishing machines is useful for:
- Manufacturers and authorized representative of edge finishing machines
- Designers of edge finishing machines
- Mining and tooling of natural stone industry
- Safety ensuring bodies
Why should you use BS EN 15572 - Safety requirements for edge finishing machines?
Edge finishing machines are integrated fed machines with a workbench on which the workpieces are fixed to be processed and a movable frame, fitted with one work spindle (see Figure 1) or more work spindles (see Figure 2), which is guided along the workpieces on a rail-carriage combination, designed for grinding or polishing and cutting the edge of slabs by the use of grinding or polishing spindles and diamond disk water-cooled during the working process.
BS EN 15572 is a harmonized standard to provide one means of conforming to the essential health and safety requirements of the Machinery Directive and associated EFTA Regulations.
The edge finishing machines and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered are indicated in the scope of BS EN 15572, to ensure safety while using edge finishing machines.
BS EN 15572 specifies the appropriate technical measures to help you eliminate or reduce risks arising
from the significant hazards.
BS EN 15572 deals with all significant hazards that may occur within the expected lifetime of the
machinery including the phases of transport, assembly, dismantling, disabling, and scrapping, to ensure the safety of personnel dealing and surrounding environment throughout the chain, at all stages.