BS EN 15467:2014

What is BS EN 15467-Safety and hygiene requirements for fish heading and filleting machines about?  

BS EN 15467 is a European standard on food processing machinery that discusses the safety and hygiene of fish heading and filleting machines to ensure protection against machinery hazards.  

BS EN 15467 specifies the safety and hygiene requirements for the design and construction of automatic fish heading and fish filleting machines and using knives.  

BS EN 15467 applies to machinery and equipment for the heading and filleting of fish in the fish processing industry.  

BS EN 15467 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations, and events relevant to fish heading and filleting machines when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse that is foreseeable by the manufacturer.  

BS EN 15467 deals with the hazards during the following phases of the intended use: assembly and installation, commissioning, setting, and adjusting, operation, cleaning, fault finding, and maintenance.  

When drawing up this European Standard, the following assumptions were made: 

• Only trained adult persons operate the machines 
• The machines are used in workplaces with an illumination level that can be expected in such places 

Who is BS EN 15467-Safety and hygiene requirements for fish heading and filleting machines for? 

BS EN 15467 on the safety and hygiene requirements for fish heading and filleting machines is useful for: 

• Fish heading and filleting machine manufacturers 
• Fish heading and filleting machine designers 
• Fish heading and filleting machine test personnel 
• Fish heading and filleting machine maintenance personnel 
• Occupational health and safety departments 
• Risk assessment departments 

Why should you use BS EN 15467-Safety and hygiene requirements for fish heading and filleting machines?  

Safeguards are essential to protect workers from injury. Any machine part, function, or process that might cause injury should be safeguarded. When the operation of a machine may result in a contact injury to the operator or others in the area, the hazard should be removed or controlled. 

BS EN 15467 provides you guidance with the list of significant hazards, specific mechanical hazards, electric hazards, hazards from non-compliance with ergonomic principles, safety requirements and/or protective measures, verification of safety requirements and/or measures, noise reduction and much more. 

The requirements provided by BS EN 15467 assist you in improving the quality and performance of fish heading and filleting machines and ensure protection to workers against the risk of mechanical hazards, electrical hazards, hazards generated by neglecting hygienic design principles, hazards generated by neglecting ergonomic principles. 

With obedience and compliance to BS EN 15467, you can enhance the efficacy of the fish heading and filleting machines and manufacture a standardized product.