What is BS EN 13379-Safety and hygiene requirements for pasta spreader, stripping and cutting machine about?
BS EN 13379 is a European standard on pasta processing plants that discusses the safety and hygiene requirements for pasta spreaders, stripping and cutting machines to ensure protection to workers against machinery hazards.
BS EN 13379 applies to spreader, stripping and cutting machine, as well as the stick return conveyor and the stick magazine, used in continuous pasta processing plants able to produce more than 100 kg/h.
BS EN 13379 specifies the safety requirements for the design, manufacture, and information for safe use of spreader, stripping and cutting machine, as well as the stick return conveyor and the stick magazine classified as stationary units which cannot be moved when in operation.
The significant hazards covered by BS EN 13379 are listed in clause 4.
These hazards and the measures for their reduction are described in BS EN 13379.
Note1: BS EN 13379 does not apply to:
- Household machines
- Semiautomatic machines, so-called "batch machines" require manual loading
Note2: Ancillary equipment, which is not an integral part of the machinery (e.g., hoppers), is not covered BS EN 13379.
Who is BS EN 13379-Safety and hygiene requirements for pasta spreader, stripping and cutting machine for?
BS EN 13379 on the safety and hygiene requirements for pasta spreader, stripping and cutting machine is useful for:
- Pasta processing plants
- Pasta spreader, stripping and cutting machine manufacturers
- Pasta spreader, stripping and cutting machine designers
- Pasta spreader, stripping and cutting machine test personnel
- Occupational health and safety departments
- Risk assessment authorities
- Quality assurance departments
Why should you use BS EN 13379-Safety and hygiene requirements for pasta spreader, stripping and cutting machine?
Safeguards are essential to protect workers from injury. Any machine part, function, or process that might cause injury should be safeguarded. When the operation of a machine may result in a contact injury to the operator or others in the area, the hazard should be removed or controlled.
BS EN 13379 provides you with guidance on a list of hazards, safety requirements and/or protective measures, verification of safety requirements and/or measures, information for use and principles of design to ensure the cleanability of machinery, etc.
The safety and hygiene requirements provided by BS EN 13379 assist you in improving the performance and quality of the pasta spreader, stripping, and cutting machine, enhancing the safety, and ensuring a reduction in the risk to workers against mechanical hazards, electrical hazards, thermal hazards, noise hazards, hazard due to neglecting of hygienic principles.
With obedience and compliance to BS EN 13379, you can enhance pasta spreader, stripping and cutting machines’ effectiveness and efficacy and manufacture a standardized high-quality product.