BS EN 15571:2020 pdf free.Machines and plants for mining and tooling of natural stone – Safety – Requirements for surface-finishing machines.
BS EN 15571 This document applies to stationary surface- finishing machines with stationary work piece (see 3.1) or with moving work piece (see 3.2) which are used to grind or polish horizontal surfaces of slabs, strips or tiles of natural stone and engineered stone (e.g. agglomerated stone) as defined by EN 14618:2009.This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to surface-finishing machines, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).This document specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards.This document deals with the foreseeable lifetime of the machinery including the phases of transport,assembly, dismantling, disabling and scrapping.This document 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.This document is not applicable to machinery which is manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.The main electrical control devices that are, enabling controls, reset control, control power on,operational/ normal stop, emergency stop, mode selection shall be located at the operator’s position adjacent to the control display (at the main control panel) at a distance of at least 600 mm and not exceeding 1 800 mm from the floor level.Any safeguarding equipment reset control device shall be located outside the protected zone and shall not be reachable from inside the protected zone. The operator shall have a good view on the protected zone from the reset position.BS EN 15571 pdf download.