BS EN 16743:2016 specifies requirements relating to the design and construction of automatic industrial slicing machines and auxiliary components.

The automatic industrial slicing machines covered by this standard are used for the cutting of meat and sausage products, cheese or other sliceable food products that can be cut using one or more blades. Automatic industrial slicing machines are designed to cut slices.

A sickle blade or an eccentrically moving blade is used for cutting. As a rule, the product only moves along one axis during the cutting process.

The auxiliary components covered by this standard are used for conveying slices from the cutting zone, for weighing or for sorting.

This European Standard covers all the significant hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events identified by means of risk assessment associated with automatic industrial slicing machines and auxiliary components if they are used in accordance with regulations and under the conditions of reasonably foreseeable misuse defined by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).

This standard covers hazards which can arise during the commissioning, operation, cleaning, servicing and decommissioning of the machine.

This standard only applies to automatic industrial slicing machines and auxiliary components that were manufactured after the date of publication of this standard.

This standard applies to automatic industrial slicing machines and auxiliary components designed for industrial use. These are machines which are usually used in food processing facilities. The machines are normally permanently installed in one place.

This standard does not apply to cutting machines with moving infeed slides, slicing machines that are used in for example shops, restaurants, supermarkets, canteens etc. and are already covered in EN 1974.

This standard does not apply to portion cutting machines which are manufactured and put on the market in accordance with the requirements specified in EN 13870.


Cross References:
EN 614-1
EN 953
EN 1005-1
EN 1005-2
EN 1005-3
EN 1672-2:2005+A1:2009
EN 60204-1:2006
EN 60529
IEC 60529
EN ISO 3744:2010
ISO 3744:2010
EN ISO 4413
ISO 4413
EN ISO 4414
ISO 4414
EN ISO 4871
ISO 4871
EN ISO 11201:2010
ISO 11201:2010
EN ISO 11688-1
ISO/TR 11688-1
EN ISO 12100:2010
ISO 12100:2010
EN ISO 13849-1:2008
ISO 13849-1:2006
EN ISO 13849-2
ISO 13849-2
EN ISO 13855:2010
ISO 13855:2010
EN ISO 13857:2008
ISO 13857:2008
EN ISO 14119:2013
ISO 14119:201
EN 894-1
EN 894-2
EN 894-3
EN 1037
EN 1974
EN 13870
EN 61310-1
IEC 61310-1
EN 61310-2
IEC 61310-2
EN 82079-1
IEC 82079-1
EN ISO 4287
ISO 4287
EN ISO 11688-2


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