BS EN 415-6:2013

What is BS EN 415-6 - Pallet wrapping machines safety about?

Pallet wrapping machines are used extensively in Europe, in an increasingly wide range of industries. They contain several significant hazards and have the potential to cause serious injury. The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered in BS EN 415-6.

BS EN 415‑6 is the sixth part of a multi-series on the safety of packaging machines. BS EN 415-6 establishes safety requirements for machine design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, adjustment, maintenance and cleaning of pallet wrapping machines. BS EN 415-6 also covers the extents to which hazards, hazardous situations and events.

BS EN 415-6 applies to the following groups of machines:

• Pallet banding machines
• Stretch film pallet wrapping machines
• Stretch film hood application machines
• Mobile stretch film wrapping machines
• Semi-automatic self-driving stretch film wrapping machines
• Shrink film pallet wrapping machines
• Shrink film hood application machines
• Film removing machines
• Shrinking systems
• Sleeve wrapping machines for product greater than 400 mm in one direction
• Product centralising machines

Note: BS EN 415-6 is not applicable to the following machines:

• Machines that were manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN
• Pallet strapping machines and destrapping machines. These machines are within the scope of EN 415-8
• Conveying systems that connect packaging machines with each other, but includes conveying systems that are part of the machines

Who is BS EN 415-6 - Pallet wrapping machines safety for?

BS EN 415-6 on pallet wrapping machines safety is useful for:

• Packaging machine manufacturers
• Pallet wrapping machines manufacturers
• Warehouse owners
• Quality control personnel
• Inspection bodies
• Packaging and distribution of goods industries

Why should you use BS EN 415-6 - Pallet wrapping machines safety?

Pallet wrapping machines secure product for transport and other purposes e.g., by applying packaging material or shrinking shrink films. Many of the machines deal with palletised products. In many cases, however, machines can function without a pallet or with an alternative form of support for the pack.

BS EN 415-6 on pallet wrapping machines which fulfil major tasks such as securing palletized or unpalletized loads to prevent them collapsing and displacing during transport, handling, storage, pooling of loads and parts to form loads suitable for transport, protection against external influences, conditional protection against theft. BS EN 415-6 will also guide you on how to check if these requirements are met in your organization.

BS EN 415-6 provides you with list of all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events that can be found on typical pallet wrapping machines including integrated transport, feed and discharge devices. With the assistance of BS EN 415‑6, you will be able to provide the required safety and descriptive information about the packaging machines to the end-user.

BS EN 415‑6 provides you with methods to comply with the safety requirements for packaging machines to ensure a safe and hazard-free environment for your workers or your consumers.