NS EN 12981 : 2005 + A1 2009

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
Annex C (normative) Noise test code
   C.1 General
   C.2 Measurement of sound pressure level at operator's position
        C.2.1 General
        C.2.2 Powder spray booth operating conditions
        C.2.3 Operator's positions
   C.3 Determination of the sound power level
        C.3.1 General
        C.3.2 The greatest dimension of the powder spray booth
               is less than 7 m
        C.3.3 The greatest dimension of the powder spray booth
               is equal or more than 7 m
   C.4 Declaration of noise emission values
Annex D (informative) Diagrams relative to powder spray booths
        classification
Annex E (informative) Classification of construction material's
        reaction to fire - National standards
Annex F (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
Bibliography

Applies to spray booths for spray application of organic coating powder, referred as "powder spray booths", i.e. machinery and related equipment for automated and/or manual powder coating application processes.