prEN ISO 18623-1

Air compressors and compressed air systems - Air compressors - Part 1: Safety requirements (ISO/DIS 18623-1:2016) prEN ISO 18623-1

General information

40.98 Project deleted   Feb 21, 2018

CEN

CEN/TC 232 Compressors, vacuum pumps and their systems

European Norm

23.140   Compressors and pneumatic machines

Scope

This part 1 of ISO 18623 is applicable to compressors and compressor units having an operating pressure greater than 0,5 bar and designed to compress air, nitrogen or inert gases. This standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to the design, installation, operation, maintenance, dismantling and disposal of compressors and compressor units, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).
This part 1 of ISO 18623 includes under the general term compressor units those machines which comprise:
 the compressor;
 a drive system;
 any component or device which is necessary for operation.
This part covers compressors driven by any power media, including battery powered and which are fitted in or used with motor vehicles.
It does not cover requirements for compressors used in potentially explosive atmospheres.
It is not applicable to compressors which are manufactured before the date of publication of this standard.
It does not cover compressors and compressor units for processing petroleum, petrochemicals, or chemicals within the scope of ISO TC67.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

2006/42/EC

Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)

Life cycle

PREVIOUSLY

PUBLISHED
EN 1012-1:2010

NOW

ABANDON
prEN ISO 18623-1
40.98 Project deleted
Feb 21, 2018