DIN EN 14655:2010-11

This standard defines relevant requirements set out in Annex I of the new EC Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, relating to machines which were placed on the European Economic Area (EEA) market for the first time, with the intent of simplifying the means of proving conformity with such requirements. Once this standard is designated a harmonized standard in the Official Journal of the European Communities, a manufacturer applying this standard may assume compliance with the requirements of the Machinery Directive (the so-called presumption of conformity). This European Standard specifies safety and hygiene requirements for the design and manufacture of baguette slicers used in catering by adults, taking account of installation, cleaning, operating, maintenance and emptying. The intended use of these machines is to cut baguette and similar types of long bread sticks, into slices. This European Standard covers safety requirements for the operation of the machine including loading, cutting, unloading, cleaning, crumb removal and maintenance. These machines have a crescent blade fixed to a shaft, with a rotating movement and vertical manual loading. These machines are intended to be installed on a table, a specific support or an integral stand. The following machines are excluded from the scope of this European Standard: frame cutter machines with multiple blades; machines with rotary crescent (sickle) or circular blade fixed to a shaft with oscillating movement and horizontal manual loading; experimental and testing machines under development by the manufacturer; domestic appliances. This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to baguette slicers, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see clause 4). Noise is not considered to be a significant hazard. A noise test code is given in Annex A. This European Standard does not deal with noise reduction. This European Standard is not applicable to baguette slicers which were manufactured before the date of publication. This standard contains the German version of EN 14655:2005+A1:2010 which has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 153 "Machinery intended for use with foodstuffs and feed" of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). The following changes have been made with respect to DIN EN 14655:2005: a) The standard has been changed and adapted with respect to the new Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC; b) An informative Annex ZB on the relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC has been added. The national interests during the preparation of the standard were represented by Committee NA 060-18-04 AA "Großküchenmaschinen" ("Catering equipment") of Technical Section "Food Processing Machinery" of the Mechanical Engineering Standards Committee (NAM) at DIN. Representatives of the interested parties were involved in the preparation of this standard.