scope:

Specifies the essential safety requirements for the design and construction of thermoforming machines, for continuous sheet and single sheets , of all types. Significant hazards are listed in clause 4 and specific requirements and/or measures listed in clause 5. A thermoforming machine may consist of one or more units linked together. This standard covers the following units: - continuous sheet unwind unit - individual sheet feed unit - material intake - conveying equipment - heating unit - preheating unit - edge heating unit - forming station- finishing station - stacking station - discharge station - residual sheet winding unit - sheet cutting unit.