Shot blasting machinery — Safety and environmental requirements

This document specifies safety and environmental requirements for shot blasting machinery.

Shot blasting machinery includes:

— wheel blasting machinery;

— air blasting machinery for dry and wet blasting;

— combined wheel and air blasting machinery.

NOTE Annex A illustrates examples of shot blasting machinery.

This document is applicable to:

— all significant hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events relevant to shot blasting machinery, when used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer, including reasonably foreseeable misuse;

— measures for minimization of environmental impact and energy usage of shot blasting machinery.

Interfaces between shot blasting machinery and other equipment used in shot blasting but not in the scope of this document are:

— mechanical and electrical interface to external workpiece transport system;

— connector to electrical energy supply;

— connector to fresh air supply ducting;

— connector to exhaust air ducting;

— connector to pressurized air supply;

— connector to water supply;

— connector to waste water system;

— interface for safe exchange of control signals;

— connector for fresh air supply for res