I.S. EN 12981:2005

Foreword
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 List of significant hazards
  4.1 General
  4.2 Mechanical hazards
      4.2.1 Shearing, crushing, cutting, entanglement,
            drawing-in, impact hazards
      4.2.2 Entrapment hazard
      4.2.3 Personnel's slip, trip and fall hazards
  4.3 Electrical hazards
      4.3.1 Electrical shock (by direct or indirect contact)
      4.3.2 Faulty earthing
      4.3.3 Electromagnetic influences
      4.3.4 Electrostatic phenomena
  4.4 Hazards generated by noise
  4.5 Hazards generated by dangerous substances
      4.5.1 Hazards resulting from contact with coating
            powder
      4.5.2 Hazards resulting from inhalation of coating
            powder
  4.6 Fire and explosion hazards
  4.7 Hazards caused by failure of the energy supply and
      malfunction of the control system
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures
  5.1 General
  5.2 Mechanical safety requirements
      5.2.1 Safeguarding of danger points
      5.2.2 Protective measures against entrapment
      5.2.3 Protective measures against personnel's
            slip, trip and fall
      5.2.4 Control system
      5.2.5 Warning devices, indicators, markings and
            actuating devices
  5.3 Electrical safety requirements
      5.3.1 General
      5.3.2 Protective measures against contact with
            electrically live parts
      5.3.3 Protective measures regarding earthing
      5.3.4 Protective measures on electromagnetic
            influences
      5.3.5 Protective measures against electrostatic
            phenomena
  5.4 Safety requirements and protective measures
      against noise
  5.5 Safety requirements against dangerous substances
      5.5.1 Protective measures against contact with
            coating powder
      5.5.2 Protective measures against inhalation of
            coating powder
  5.6 Safety requirements and protective measures against
      fire and explosion
      5.6.1 Fire
      5.6.2 Explosions
  5.7 Safety requirements and protective measures in case
      of failure of energy supply
6 Verification of safety requirements and/or protective
  measures
  6.1 General
  6.2 Verification of the mechanical safety requirements
      6.2.1 General
      6.2.2 Control system
  6.3 Verification of the electrical safety requirements
      6.3.1 Protective measures of contact with
            live parts
      6.3.2 Protective measures of earthing
      6.3.3 Protective measures against electromagnetic
            influence
      6.3.4 Protective measures against electrostatic
            phenomena
  6.4 Verification of the safety requirements and measures
      against noise
  6.5 Verification of requirements against dangerous
      substances
      6.5.1 Protective measures from contact with
            coating powder
      6.5.2 Preventive measures of inhalation of
            coating powder
  6.6 Verification of the safety requirements and protective
      measures against fire and explosion
      6.6.1 Fire
      6.6.2 Explosions
  6.7 Verification of the safety requirements and protective
      measures against failure of energy supply
7 Information for use
  7.1 General
  7.2 Instruction handbook
      7.2.1 General
      7.2.2 Instructions for use
      7.2.3 Information relating to maintenance
  7.3 Marking
Annex A (normative) - Diagrams relative to hazardous
        zones of potentially explosive atmosphere
Annex B (normative) - Determination of concentration
        of combustible coating powder in terms of LEL
      B.1 Equations
      B.2 Examples of calculation - Determination of
          concentration of combustible coating powder on
          base of a given average design air velocity
Annex C (informative) - Diagrams relative to powder
        spray booths classification
Annex D (informative) - Classification of construction
        material's reaction to fire - National standards
Annex E (informative) - References to National Exposure
        Limit Values
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 98/37/EC, amended by 98/79/EC
Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 2006/42/EC
Bibliography

Pertains to spray booths for spray application of organic coating powder, called in this European Standard "powder spray booths", i.e. machinery and related equipment for automated and/or manual powder coating application processes.