Graphic technology — Safety requirements for graphic technology equipment and systems — Part 1: General requirements

This document provides safety specifications for the design and construction of new equipment used in prepress systems, printing press systems, binding and finishing systems, converting systems, corrugated board manufacturing systems and stand alone platen presses. It is applicable to equipment used in stand-alone mode, or in combination with other machines, including ancillary equipment, in which all the machine actuators (e.g. drives) of the equipment are controlled by the same control system.

The requirements given in this document are applicable to the equipment covered by ISO 12643 (all parts), unless otherwise noted. This document is intended to be used in conjunction with the applicable part of ISO 12643 that contains additional requirements specific to a particular type of equipment.

This document addresses recognized significant hazards specific to equipment and systems in the following areas:

— mechanical;

— electrical;

— slipping, tripping, falling;

— ergonomics;

— noise;

— UV and laser radiation;

— fire and explosion;

— thermal;

— substances and material used for processing;

— failure, malfunction of control system;

— other types of emissions [e.g. ozone, i