scope:

Specifies the essential safety requirements for injection moulding machines for the processing of plastics and/or rubber. All hazards listed in caluse 4 are covered by this standard. The following machines are excluded: - machines on which the clamping unit can only be opeated by the physical force of the operator - machines for reaction injection moulding (RIM, see prEN 1612-1 and prEN 1212-2). - compression and transfer moulding machines (see EN 289) - direct on sole injection moulding machines and full boot injection moulding machines (Wellington type boots with textile inserts) (see prEN 1845). The safety requirements for the interaction between injection moulding machines and ancillary equipment are specified. The safety requirements for the ancillary equipment itself are not specified. This standard does not cover requirements for the design of an exhaust system. This standard applies to injection moulding machines manufactured after the date of issue of the standard.