Overview

This document defines relevant requirements set out in Annex I of EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, relating to machines which were placed on the European Economic Area (EEA) market for the first time, with the intent of simplifying the means of proving conformity with these requirements. Once this standard is designated a harmonized standard in the Official Journal of the European Union, the manufacturer applying this standard may assume compliance with the requirements of the Machinery Directive (so-called presumption of conformity). This European Standard specifies the safety requirements for the design, manufacture and information for safe use of vertical baling presses for compacting waste material or recyclable fractions (for instance paper, plastics, textiles, cans, cardboard, mixed waste), hereafter referred to as "materials". This standard covers vertical baling presses: * that are manually or mechanically fed; and * with fixed enclosed baling chambers (single or multiple chamber presses); and * with a mechanically, hydraulically or pneumatically operated compacting equipment; and * where the compacted bale is tied manually in the baling chamber; and * with manual unloading or mechanical ejection of the compacted bale. The scope of this standard applies to any mechanical feed equipment, such as belt type conveyors or bin lifts, forming an integral part of the baling press assembly. The scope does not cover pneumatic conveying systems. This standard does not apply to: * vertical baling presses without fixed enclosed baling chamber(s); or * round balers or roll baling machines; or * machines where the material is compacted into a bag; or * equipment for transporting the bales; or * local exhaust ventilation for the removal of dusts or vapours; or * hazards arising from the materials being processed (for example asbestos, clinical waste, flammable or explosive materials, unhealthy or poisonous waste). This standard does not apply to cranes, lift trucks or other mobile plant used to load materials into the feed opening. Nor does it apply to hazards arising from loading materials into the feed opening using cranes, lift trucks or other mobile plant. All hazards mentioned in Clause 4 are dealt with in this European Standard. This European Standard is not applicable for vertical baling presses which are manufactured before the date of its publication as an EN. This document includes the German version of prEN 16500:2012 which has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 397 "Baling presses - Safety requirements" at the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). The national concerns during the preparation were represented by Working Committee NA 060-03-30 AA "Ballenpressen - Sicherheitsanforderungen (SpA CEN/TC 397)" ("Baling presses - Safety requirements") at the department "Abfall- und Recyclingtechnik" ("Solid waste and recycling technology") of the Mechanical Engineering Standards Committee (NAM) at DIN. Representatives of manufacturers and users of vertical baling presses, and of employers' liability insurance associations have been involved in the preparation. This document does not cover automatic binding systems and their movable parts, they will possibly be added to this document after a revision.

Document: references other documents

Responsible national committee

NA 060-40-30-01 AK - Vertical Baling presses  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 397 - Baling presses - Safety requirements