prEN 1872

Machines for underground mines - Safety requirements for mining ventilation machinery - Electrically driven fans for underground use

Scope

This European standard specifies the safety requirements for all electrically driven fans, used underground in mines, having impellers of up to and including 1250 mm diameter, together with their associated ancillaries. This European Standard identifies and takes account of the hazards arising from the use in mines of such equipment and describes methods for the elimination or reduction of these hazards. These hazards are listed under clause 4.

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