ÖNORM EN 1974

This European Standard specifies the safety and hygiene requirements for the design and manufacture of slicing machines which are fitted with power driven circular cutting blade of more than 150 mm in diameter, with a reciprocating feed carriage and are transportable. These types of slicing machines are intended to be used in shops, restaurants, supermarkets, canteens etc. Industrial slicers are excluded. They are normally used in meat and sausage processing plants; they are not intended to be transportable and are permanently placed in position. It covers all significant hazards at such machines, as identified by risk assessment (see EN 1050), which are listed in 4 of this Standard. It applies when such machines are operated under the intended use as defined in 3.22 and 5.2 of EN ISO 12100-1:2003 and stated in the instruction handbook (see 7.2), included cleaning, dismantling of removable parts and changing the blade.