UNE-EN 415-8:2025

This document applies to strapping machines. This document established safety requirements for the following groups of machines:

Powered hand strapping tools;

Semi-automatic strapping machines;

Automatic strapping machines.

This document does not apply to:

Strapping tools, where the strap tension is only applied by manual effort;

Machines, which are foreseen to use paper as strap;

Hand-held motor-operated electric strapping tools.

NOTE Hand-held motor-operated electric strapping tools see EN 60745-2-18:2009 and EN 62841-1:2015.

This document does not consider the following hazards:

The use of strapping machines in potentially explosive atmosphere;

The health, safety or hygiene hazards associated with the products that may be handled by the ma-chines, but does include general advice on this subject;

Hazards that are associated with decommissioning strapping machines.

Hazards associated with decommissioning of strapping machines are not considered and therefore ex-cluded but should be part of the instruction manual (see Clause 6), together with suited measures, if nec-essary.