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MCE/3/8 - Thermoprocessing equipment - Safety

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Electric furnaces | Waste. Equipment and installations. Disposal and treatment. | Fluid flow. Open channels | Industrial furnaces. General | Noise. Machines and equipment | Surface treatment | Surface treatment and coating. General | Stationary source emissions | Paint coating equipment | Power stations | Surface preparation | Rubber and plastics industries. Equipment | Machine tools. General | Cleaning appliances | 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/TC186 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment - Safety and, and CEN/TC271 Surface treatment equipment - Safety.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (6)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

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

BS EN 746-2 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment. - Part 2: Safety requirements for combustion and fuel handling systems

Categories: Industrial furnaces. General

Public comment begins : 2020-02-27
Public comment
BS EN 746-11 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment. - Part 11: Safety requirements for protective systems

Categories: Industrial furnaces. General

Public comment begins : 2020-01-16
Public comment
BS EN 746-1 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment. - Part 1: Common safety requirements for industrial thermoprocessing equipment

Categories: Industrial furnaces. General

Public comment begins : 2020-01-16
Public comment
BS EN 16985 Spray booths for organic coating material - Safety requirements

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2026-01-27
Drafting
BS EN 12921 Machines for surface cleaning and pre-treatment of industrial items using liquids or vapours

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2026-01-27
Drafting
BS EN 12753 Thermal cleaning systems for exhaust gas from surface treatment equipment - Safety requirements

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2026-01-28
Drafting
Published (20)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

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

BS EN 746-8:2000 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment. Particular safety requirements for quenching equipment

Categories: Industrial furnaces. General

Published standard begins : 2000-10-11
Published standard
BS EN 746-5:2000 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment. Particular safety requirements for salt bath thermoprocessing equipment

Categories: Industrial furnaces. General

Published standard begins : 2000-10-10
Published standard
BS EN 746-4:2000 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment. Particular safety requirements for hot dip galvanizing thermoprocessing equipment

Categories: Electric furnaces

Published standard begins : 2000-04-05
Published standard
BS EN 746-3:2021 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment. Safety requirements for the generation and use of atmosphere gases

Categories: Industrial furnaces. General

Published standard begins : 2022-01-10
Published standard
BS EN 746-1:1997+A1:2009 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment. Common safety requirements for industrial thermoprocessing equipment

Categories: Industrial furnaces. General

Published standard begins : 2009-10-29
Published standard
BS EN 1953:2025 Application equipment for coating materials. Safety requirements

Categories: Paint coating equipment

Published standard begins : 2025-02-14
Published standard
BS EN 17059:2018 Plating and anodizing lines. Safety requirements

Categories: Surface treatment

Published standard begins : 2018-06-13
Published standard
BS EN 16985:2018 Spray booths for organic coating material. Safety requirements

Categories: Paint coating equipment

Published standard begins : 2018-12-14
Published standard
BS EN 1547:2001+A1:2009 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment. Noise test code for industrial thermoprocessing equipment including its ancillary handling equipment

Categories: Noise. Machines and equipment | Industrial furnaces. General

Published standard begins : 2009-10-22
Published standard
BS EN 1539:2015 Dryers and ovens, in which flammable substances are released. Safety requirements

Categories: Industrial furnaces. General

Published standard begins : 2015-10-08
Published standard
Withdrawn (24)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

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

BS EN 746-3:1997+A1:2009 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment. Safety requirements for the generation and use of atmosphere gases

Categories: Industrial furnaces. General

Withdrawn begins : 2022-01-10
Withdrawn
BS EN 746-2:2010 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment. Safety requirements for combustion and fuel handling systems

Categories: Industrial furnaces. General

Withdrawn begins : 2024-01-04
Withdrawn
BS EN 1953:2013 Atomising and spraying equipment for coating materials. Safety requirements

Categories: Paint coating equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2025-02-14
Withdrawn
BS EN 1953:1998+A1:2009 Atomizing and spraying equipment for coating materials. Safety requirements

Categories: Paint coating equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2013-09-10
Withdrawn
BS EN 1547:2001 Industrial thermoprocessing equipment. Noise test code for industrial thermoprocessing equipment including its ancillary handling equipment

Categories: Noise. Machines and equipment | Industrial furnaces. General

Withdrawn begins : 2009-10-22
Withdrawn
BS EN 1539:2009 Dryers and ovens, in which flammable substances are released Safety requirements

Categories: Industrial furnaces. General

Withdrawn begins : 2015-10-08
Withdrawn
BS EN 1539:2000 Dryers and ovens in which flammable substances are released. Safety requirements

Categories: Industrial furnaces. General

Withdrawn begins : 2009-12-14
Withdrawn
BS EN 14462:2005+A1:2009 Surface treatment equipment. Noise test code for surface treatment equipment including its ancillary handling equipment. Accuracy grades 2 and 3

Categories: Noise. Machines and equipment | Surface treatment and coating. General

Withdrawn begins : 2015-02-27
Withdrawn
BS EN 14462:2005 Surface treatment equipment. Noise test code for surface treatment equipment including its ancillary handling equipment. Accuracy grades 2 and 3

Categories: Fluid flow. Open channels | Surface treatment and coating. General

Withdrawn begins : 2009-06-09
Withdrawn
BS EN 13355:2004+A1:2009 Coating plants. Combined booths. Safety requirements

Categories: Paint coating equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2018-12-14
Withdrawn