1 Scope
1.1 General
This document specifies the standardization of side curtain ventilation systems as defined in 3.1. This document specifies the safety aspects and performance. Included are machines that operate using the potential energy stored by the earlier application of human or animal force, such as stretched springs.
This document addresses the following significant hazards associated with side curtain systems:
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— crushing;
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— cutting or severing;
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— drawing-in or trapping;
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— entanglement;
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— shearing;
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— suffocation;
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— electrocution and shock;
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— incorrect design, location or identification of control devices.