BS EN 1974 discusses food processing machinery. This European standard focuses on safety and hygiene requirements that the food processing industry should maintain to ensure the wellbeing of its employees and consumers.
BS EN 1974 specifies the safety and hygiene requirements for the design and manufacture, installation, training, uses, cleaning, and maintenance of slicing machines that are fitted with a motor-driven blade of more than 150 mm in diameter, provided with product support. These types of slicing machines are intended to be used in shops, restaurants, supermarkets, canteens, etc. to slice foodstuffs.
BS EN 1974 applies to the hazards arising during all the phases of the life of the machine as described in EN ISO 12100:2010.
BS EN 1974 on food processing machinery is useful for:
Most machinery has the potential to cause injury to people, and machinery accidents figure prominently in official accident statistics.
BS EN 1974 helps you to design slicing machines considering the safety of the operators to reduce the risk of incidents. BS EN 1974 helps you to identify the hazards that can arise while operating the machine. BS EN 1974 provides you with the necessary cleaning and hygiene guidelines and identifies zones and components of the slicing machine that require regular cleaning. BS EN 1974 also provides you with test methods to verify the safety requirements are fulfilled in your food processing plant.
Overall, BS EN 1974 guidelines can help you to protect your employees from hazardous situations, decrease on-the-job accidents and injuries, and maximize productivity.
BS EN 1974:2020 supersedes EN 1974:1998+A1:2009 and includes some technical changes:
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