prEN 619

Continuous handling equipment and systems - Safety requirements for equipment for mechanical handling of unit loads prEN 619

Publication date:   Oct 29, 2026

Scope

This document deals with requirements for continuous handling equipment and systems for unit loads as well as design, transport, installation, commissioning, operation, adjustment, maintenance and cleaning to minimize the hazards listed in Annex L. These hazards can arise during the operation and maintenance of continuous handling equipment and systems when carried out in accordance with the specifications given by the manufacturer or his authorized representative. This document deals with safety related technical verification during commissioning.
In the following continuous handling equipment and systems for unit loads are called "machine(s)/machinery".
In public areas, only baggage carousels and check-in conveyors for airports are dealt with in this document.
NOTE Aircraft ground support equipment is covered by the standards of CEN/TC 274. This document applies to mechanical handling devices as defined in Clause 3, stand-alone or combined to form a conveyor system, and designed exclusively for moving unit loads continuously on predefined routes from the loading to the unloading points, possibly with varying speed or cyclically. It applies to all conveyor systems and the mechanical handling aspects of machinery only.
Safety requirements and/or measures in this document apply to equipment used in all environments. However, additional risk assessments and safety measures can be considered for uses in severe conditions, e.g.:
- reezer applications;
- high temperatures;
- corrosive environments;
- strong magnetic fields;
- potentially explosive atmospheres;
- radioactive conditions and loads the nature of which could lead to a dangerous situation (e.g. molten metal, acids/bases, especially brittle loads, explosives);
- operation on ships;
- earthquake effects; and
- contact with foodstuff.
This document does not cover:
- hazards during decommissioning;
- conveying equipment and systems used underground or in public areas and to aircraft ground support equipment;
- continuous handling equipment and/or systems manufactured before the date of its publication.

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