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  • BS 848-5(1999) : 1999

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    INDUSTRIAL FANS - MECHANICAL SAFETY OF FANS - GUARDING

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1999

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Hazards from fans
    5 Risk assessment
    6 Reduction of risk
    7 Types of safeguard
    8 Guard construction
    10 Noise
    11 Fans enclosed within units
    12 Safe working practices
    13 Information for use
    Annex A (informative) - Bibliography

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    Describes requirements for the mechanical guarding of industrial fans.

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    Committee MCE/17
    Development Note Supersedes 94/708734 DC and BS 848-5(1986). (10/2005) Also numbered as BS EN ISO 12499. (07/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 14120:2015 Safety of machinery Guards General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards
    ISO 13852:1996 Safety of machinery Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper limbs
    EN 414 : 2000 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - RULES FOR THE DRAFTING AND PRESENTATION OF SAFETY STANDARDS
    ISO 12100-2:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 2: Technical principles
    ISO 12100-1:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 1: Basic terminology, methodology
    ISO 3864:1984 Safety colours and safety signs
    ISO 13349:2010 Fans — Vocabulary and definitions of categories
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