BS EN 12215:2004 pdf free download. Coating plants – Spray booths for application of organic liquid coating materlals – Safety requirements.
Introduction:
This standard is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered are indicated in the scope of this document.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type B standards provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards, for machines have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard.
The specific requirements which manufacturers are included in the information for use are given in clause 7.
This document is applicable to spray booths as well as multizone spray booths for the application of organic liquid coating materials( paints, varnishes. ) and deals with all significant hazards relevant to spray booths or multizone spray booths, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see clause 4).
A spray booth is an assembly of the following linked components: forced ventilation by one or more fans; dry air filtering and/or wet air washing systems, measuring and control devices, ventilation air heating system, automatic fire extinguishing equipment, warning devices, electrical apparatus, joined together within or at a partially or totall enclosed structure( imited by walls, called space ) for the controlled processing of spray application of organic liquid coating material.
NOTE 1 Spray booths are classified in annex G.
This standard describes methods of verification of safety measures,information labels to be affixed to the spray booth and minimum usage requirements contained within the operators handbook.