Standards Development

Scope

1.1 This document applies to platforms used within the food industry when designing them. It specifies safety requirements for all types and sizes of fixed height-adjustable personnel platforms intended to move people to working positions for execution from the platform.

This document applies to platforms with a floor height < 3 m above ground level.

These requirements take into account hazards that may arise from the transport, mounting, adjustment, maintenance and use of these working platforms.

This document also specifies measures to prevent the consumer of the treated product from being exposed to the risk of infection and food-borne illness.

This document is applicable to the structural design elements, construction and safety examinations and tests before the platforms are first put into service.

1.2 This document does not cover the following significant hazards:

— electromagnetic incompatibility;

— the use of any tool or equipment used on the platform.

This document does not cover the following essential requirements of Machinery Directive:

— To be completed Seats, lights (depends on the outer equipment) …

This document does not apply to leather harvesting machines, nor to mobile elevating work platforms as defined in EN 280-1.

Noise is considered a relevant but not significant hazard. A test code for noise measurement by the manufacturer is given in Annex A to enable a noise declaration to be made.

The list of significant hazards is given in the informative Annex C.

Purpose

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