This document specifies the safety and hygiene requirements for
the design and manufacture, installation, training, use, cleaning
and maintenance of slicing machines which are fitted with a
motor-driven blade of more than 150 mm in diameter, provided with a
product support. These types of slicing machines are intended to be
used in shops, restaurants, supermarkets, canteens, etc. to slice
foodstuffs.
This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous
situations and events relevant to slicing machines, when they are
used as intended by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).
This document applies to the hazards arising during all the
phases of the life of the machine as described in EN ISO 12100:2010, 5.4.
Automatic industrial slicing machines covered by EN 16743:2016 are excluded from
the scope of this document.
This document covers the following types of slicing
machines:
-
horizontal feed slicing machine (see
Figure 1);
-
gravity feed slicing machine (see
Figure 2).
Both types can have an either hand-operated or power-operated
carriage to move the product towards the blade. They both can be
fitted with manual or automatic devices to receive and convey the
slices away from the machine. All these types can also be provided
with a scale.
This document applies to machines which are manufactured after
the date of issue of this document.