DIN EN 1673:2010-10

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 standard specifies safety and hygiene requirements for the design and manufacture of rotary rack ovens with one or more rotary racks. These ovens are used in the food industry and shops (bakeries, pastry-making, and so on) for the batch baking of foodstuffs containing flour, water and other additives. This standard applies to ovens used only for food products except for those containing volatile flammable ingredients. The control of the humidity of the air in the baking chamber is by the production and introduction of steam around normal atmospheric pressure. The following machines are excluded: experimental and testing machines under development by the manufacturer; domestic appliances. This standard covers the technical safety requirements during transport, installation, operation, cleaning and maintenance of these machines (see 5.2 and 5.3 of EN 12100-1:2003). This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to rotary rack ovens, when they are used as intended and under conditions which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see clause 4). Noise emission is not considered to be a significant hazard. This does not mean that the manufacturer is absolved from taking noise emission measures and making a noise declaration. Therefore, a noise test code is given in Annex B. The hazards from the use of gaseous fuel by gas appliances are not covered by this standard. This standard is not applicable to rotary rack ovens which were manufactured before the date of its publication as an EN. This standard contains the German version of EN 1673:2000+A1:2009 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 1673:2000: 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 are represented by Committee NA 060-18-01 AA "Bäckereimaschinen" ("Bakery 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.