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MCE/3/10 - Foundry machinery - Safety

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Fluid flow. Open channels | Noise. Machines and equipment | Metallurgy. Equipment | Machine tools. Other | Moulding equipment | Surface preparation | Manufacturing engineering | Metallurgy | Food industry. Plants and equipment | Safety. Machinery

Overview: Under the direction of MCE/3 is responsible for the UK input into the work of CEN/TC202 and ISO/TC 306

Committee standards activity

In Progress (2)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

ISO/NP 17587, Foundry machinery â Safety requirements for cupola furnaces, ladles, pouring machines and associated equipment

Categories: Information management | Vocabularies | Metallurgy | Standardization. General rules | Manufacturing | Metallurgy | Metallurgy. Equipment

Proposal begins : 2022-04-21
Proposal
CEN/TC 202 Proposed revision of EN 1248 "Foundry machinery - Safety requirements for abrasive blasting equipment"

Categories: Standardization. General rules | Health and Safety | Safety. Machinery

Proposal begins : 2020-06-26
Proposal
Published (10)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS ISO 23472-5:2022 Foundry machinery. Vocabulary. Cupola furnaces and pouring devices and ladles

Categories: Metallurgy | Metallurgy. Equipment

Published standard begins : 2022-03-04
Published standard
BS ISO 23472-4:2022 Foundry machinery. Vocabulary. Abrasive blasting machines and other equipment related to cleaning and finishing for casting

Categories: Manufacturing engineering | Metallurgy | Surface preparation | Metallurgy. Equipment

Published standard begins : 2022-02-21
Published standard
BS ISO 23472-3:2021 Foundry machinery. Vocabulary. Die casting machines and other equipment related to permanent mold casting process

Categories: Manufacturing engineering | Metallurgy | Moulding equipment | Metallurgy. Equipment

Published standard begins : 2021-08-19
Published standard
BS ISO 23472-2:2020 Foundry machinery. Vocabulary. Molding and coremaking machines and other equipment related to non-permanent mold casting process

Categories: Manufacturing engineering | Metallurgy | Moulding equipment | Metallurgy. Equipment

Published standard begins : 2020-11-13
Published standard
BS ISO 23472-1:2020 Foundry machinery. Vocabulary. General

Categories: Manufacturing engineering | Metallurgy | Moulding equipment | Metallurgy. Equipment

Published standard begins : 2020-07-21
Published standard
BS EN ISO 23779:2025 Shot blasting machinery. Safety and environmental requirements

Categories: Safety. Machinery | Moulding equipment | Metallurgy. Equipment

Published standard begins : 2025-02-14
Published standard
BS EN ISO 23063:2025 Foundry machinery. Safety requirements for high pressure die casting machines

Categories: Safety. Machinery | Metallurgy. Equipment

Published standard begins : 2025-07-31
Published standard
BS EN ISO 23062:2022 Foundry machinery. Safety requirements for molding and coremaking machinery and associated equipment

Categories: Safety. Machinery | Moulding equipment | Metallurgy. Equipment

Published standard begins : 2023-01-09
Published standard
BS EN 1265:1999+A1:2008 Safety of machinery. Noise test code for foundry machines and equipment

Categories: Noise. Machines and equipment | Moulding equipment

Published standard begins : 2009-08-28
Published standard
BS EN 1247:2004+A1:2010 Foundry machinery. Safety requirements for ladles, pouring equipment, centrifugal casting machines, continuous and semi continuous casting machines

Categories: Moulding equipment

Published standard begins : 2010-08-19
Published standard
Withdrawn (7)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

BS EN 869:2006+A1:2009 Safety of machinery. Safety requirements for pressure metal diecasting units

Categories: Moulding equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2025-07-31
Withdrawn
BS EN 869:2006 Safety of machinery. Safety requirements for pressure metal diecasting units

Categories: Moulding equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2010-03-11
Withdrawn
BS EN 710:1997+A1:2010 Safety of machinery. Safety requirements for foundry moulding and coremaking machinery and plant and associated equipment

Categories: Moulding equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2012-11-14
Withdrawn
BS EN 1265:1999 Noise test code for foundry machines and equipment

Categories: Noise. Machines and equipment | Moulding equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2009-08-27
Withdrawn
BS EN 1248:2001+A1:2009 Foundry machinery. Safety requirements for abrasive blasting equipment

Categories: Moulding equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2025-02-14
Withdrawn
BS EN 1248:2001 Foundry machinery. Safety requirements for abrasive blasting equipment

Categories: Machine tools. Other

Withdrawn begins : 2009-06-09
Withdrawn
BS EN 1247:2004 Foundry machinery. Safety requirements for ladles, pouring equipment, centrifugal casting machines, continuous and semi-continuous casting machines

Categories: Moulding equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2010-08-19
Withdrawn