EN 12981 Coating Plants - Spray Booths for Application of Organic Powder Coating Material - Safety Requirements

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN 12981 testing. This European standard is applicable to spray booths for spray application of organic coating powder, i.e. machinery and associated equipment for automatic or manual powder coating processes, referred to in this European Standard as "powder spray booths".

This European Standard covers powder spray booths consisting of the following equipment:

• Forced ventilation system;
• Air filtration and coating dust recovery system;
• Coating powder recycling system;
• Distribution and circulation systems for coating powder (eg hopper or tank, fresh powder feed preparation and transfer);
• air conditioning system;
• automatic cleaning system;
• monitoring or control systems;
• Fire detection and locking system;
• explosion protection system;
• Mechanical aspects of product handling systems and movers inside the powder spray booth;
• Electrical equipment.

This European standard addresses the major hazards, hazardous situations and events associated with powder spray booths when used as intended and under the conditions stipulated by the manufacturer.

Forced ventilation by one or more fans, air filtration and coating dust recovery system, coating powder recycling system, measurement and control devices (for example, forced ventilation and spraying device interconnected), fire detection and interlocking, connected to such as explosion protection system The assembly of components, automatic cleaning system, air-conditioning system, warning devices, electrical devices are combined in or in a partially or completely enclosed structure (called a cavity, bounded by walls) for the controlled processing of the spray application of organic coating powder.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN 12981 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.