BS EN 1539 is the international standard that covers safety requirements for dryers and ovens.
BS EN 1539 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations, and hazardous events relevant to ovens and dryers in which flammable substances are released by evaporation from and curing of coating materials.
Note 1: BS EN 1539 is only applicable to machines that are used as intended and under conditions that are foreseeable as a malfunction by the manufacturer.
Note 2: BS EN 1539 is not applicable to:
Note 3: BS EN 1539 is not applicable to machinery manufactured before the date of its publication as EN.
BS EN 1539 on Safety requirements for dryers and ovens is useful for:
BS EN 1539 provides you with elaborated information about the concerned significant hazards as well as safety requirements for dryers and ovens, in which flammable substances are released.
It helps the manufacturers of machinery like dryers and ovens to ensure all the safety requirements are verified and taken care of, in compliance with international standards.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B standards, the provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards, for machines that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations, and hazardous events regular are covered are indicated in BS EN 1539.
BS EN 1539:2015 supersedes BS EN 1539:2009, which is withdrawn. BS EN 1539:2015 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 1539:2009. These include:
EN 1539:2015