EN 620 Continuous Handling Equipment and Systems - Safety Requirements for Fixed Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN 620 testing. This European standard addresses the technical requirements to minimize the risks from hazards that may arise during the operation and maintenance of fixed belt conveyors and systems designed for the continuous transport of loose bulk materials.

Electromagnetic compatibility requirements are also covered. This standard is valid for use in ambient air temperatures between -15°C and +40°C.

This standard does not cover:

• Use in opencast lignite mining or underground use such as mines or tunnels;
• Use in public areas or for people walking;
• Floating, dredging and ship-mounted equipment;
• Conveyors that require a high level of cleanliness for hygiene reasons, eg in direct contact with foodstuffs or medicines;
• Conveyors that use a moving belt other than a continuous rubber or polymeric surface for the conveying medium;
• Conveyor transport;
• The design of the support structure that is not part of a conveyor;
• Effects of wind;
• Hazards arising from the handling of certain dangerous substances (eg explosives, emitted material);
• Hazards from contact with or inhalation of harmful liquids, gases, mists, fumes or dusts;
• Biological and micro-biological (viral or bacterial) hazards;
• Hazards from heat radiation from materials handled;
• Hazards caused by operation in electromagnetic fields outside the scope of EN 61000-6-2;
• Hazards arising from operation subject to special regulations (eg explosive atmospheres);
• Dangers from noise;
• Hazards arising from the use of ionizing radiation sources;
• Hazards caused by hydraulic equipment.

The safety requirements of this standard apply to equipment and systems released after the publication date of this standard.

Mechanical hazards exist if people can incur physical injury through direct contact with moving machinery, or indirectly inflict physical injury by striking parts of faulty machinery or materials being transported or unloaded.

Fixed perimeter guards, fixed distance guards, interlock guards or pinch guards shall be provided to protect operators from entanglement, pull-in and pinch hazards.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN 620 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.