BS EN 1012-2-1996+A1-2009 Compressors and vacuum p

|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1012-2:1996ICS23.140;23.160NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWCompressorsandvacuumpumpsÐSafetyrequirementsPart2:Vacuumpumps+A1:2009NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheUKimplementationofEN1012-2:1996+A1:2009.ItsupersedesBSEN1012-2:1997whichiswithdrawn.Thestartandfinishoftextintroducedoralteredbyamendmentisindicatedinthetextbytags.TagsindicatingchangestoCENtextcarrythenumberoftheCENamendment.Forexample,textalteredbyCENamendmentA1isindicatedby!.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeMC/8,Compressors,pneumatictools,pneumaticmachinesandvacuumtechnology,toSubcommitteeMCE/8/-/4,Vacuumtechnology.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandardcannotconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.BSEN1012-2:1996+A1:2009Amendments/corrigendaissuedsincepublicationDateTextaffected31December2009ImplementationofCENamendmentA1:2009;AlignmentofCENandBSIpublicationdatesThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15January1997©BSI2009ISBN9780580620546EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN1012-2:1996+A1September2009ICS23.140;23.160SupersedesEN1012-2:1996EnglishVersionCompressorsandvacuumpumps-Safetyrequirements-Part2:VacuumpumpsCompresseursetpompesàvide-Prescriptionsdesécurité-Partie2:PompesàvideKompressorenundVakuumpumpen-Sicherheitsanforderungen-Teil2:VakuumpumpenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon13March1996andincludesAmendment1approvedbyCENon6August2009.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCENManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCENManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:AvenueMarnix17,B-1000Brussels©2009CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN1012-2:1996+A1:2009:EEN1012-2:1996+A1:2009(E)2ContentsPageForeword..............................................................................................................................................................4!!!!Introduction..............................................................................................................................................41Scope......................................................................................................................................................52Normativereferences............................................................................................................................53Definitions..............................................................................................................................................64ListofHazardsSpecifictoVacuumPumps........................................................................................84.1MechanicalHazards..............................................................................................................................84.2ElectricalHazards..................................................................................................................................94.3Thermalhazards.................................................................................................................................104.4Hazardsgeneratedbynoise..............................................................................................................104.5Hazardsgeneratedbyradiation........................................................................................................104.6Hazardsgeneratedbymaterialandsubstancesprocessed,usedorexhaustedbyvacuumpumps..................................................................................................................................................104.7Hazardsgeneratedbyneglectingergonomicprinciplesindesign...............................................114.8Haza