scope:

Establishes safety requirements for form, fill and seal packaging machines and the filling machines which are particularly associated with them. This group of machines is defined in detail in clause 3 of this standard, with diagrams illustrating examples of the principle of operation of each machine type. However briefly, this standard covers the following broad groups of machines: horizontal form, fill and seal machines; vertical form, fill and seal machines; pre-made bag erect fill and seal machines; mandrel flexible package or carton form, fill and seal machines; carton erect, fill and close machines; thermoform, fill and seal machines.