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99.60 Withdrawal effective Sep 10, 2008
CEN
CEN/TC 151 Construction equipment and building material machines - Safety
European Norm
93.060 Tunnel construction
Withdrawn
This standard is applicable to unshielded tunnel boring machines, TBMs, and rodless shaft boring machines, SBMs, and their towed or attached back-up equipment for driving tunnels or shafts in rock where the whole area is excavated in one or more steps by mechanical means. It specifies essential safety requirements for the design, construction and maintenance of such machines when used in non-explosive atmosphere together with the methods of verification. The standard specifies monitoring for hazardous atmospheres. For TBMs and SBMs which are to be used continuously in explosive atmosphere, additional relevant standards alos apply. This European Standard deals with all significant hazards pertinent to unshielded tunnel boring machines and rodless shaft boring machines for rock, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see clause 4). This European Standard specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards.
Legislation related to this standard
Machinery - Safety of machinery: general essential health and safety requirements
Harmonized/Supporting
WITHDRAWN
EN 815:1996
99.60
Withdrawal effective
Sep 10, 2008