This European Standard applies to low consistency refining plants, i.e. plants working with suspensions of fibres of virgin pulp, mechanical wood pulp or deinking pulp in water with a consistency up to approximately 6 %, used in the paper making process and applies together with EN 1034‑1:2000+A1:2010. It deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and hazard events relevant to refining plants, when used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).

This standard does not apply to beaters.

This document is not applicable to machines which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.