EN 12581:2005

1.1This European Standard applies to the design and construction of machinery for dip coating and electrodeposition of organic liquid coating material to industrial items.This machinery consists of the following equipment:¾Transport system including hoists;¾Dip tank and safety tank;¾forced ventilation system;¾ancillary equipment such as pumps, filters, heaters.This European Standard deals with the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to dip and electrophoretic coating machinery when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).In addition, the equipment marking and minimum use requirements are specified.1.2This European Standard does not cover:¾automatic loading and unloading systems;¾lifting accessories;¾dip and electrophoretic coating tanks without any technical devices such as enclosure, lip extractions, pumps, heaters;¾machinery for organic liquid coating material preparation, supply and draining systems (e. g. pumps);¾water and waste liquids treatment machinery;¾dip and electrodeposition coating machinery for web or coil coating;¾dip and electrophoretic coating machinery with tank volume less than 1 m3;This European Standard is not applicable to industrial machinery for dip or electrophoretic coating processes which are manufactured before the date of publication of this European Standard by CEN.