NF EN ISO 15012-1
Health and safety in welding and allied processes - Requirements testing and marking of equipment for air filtration - Part 1 : Testing of the separation efficiency for welding fume
ISO 15012-1:2004 deals with the significant hazards caused by the emission of welding fume particles from welding fume separation equipment operated according to its intended use and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer.ISO 15012-1:2004 specifies safety requirements concerning the separation of welding fumes and describes a method for determining the particle separation efficiency of welding fume separation equipment.ISO 15012-1:2004 does not deal with:hazards caused by gases emitted by welding, cutting and allied processes or by the welding fume separation equipment itself; hazards caused by the noise and vibrations of the welding fume separation equipment; other fundamental aspects of safety technology, such as electrical, mechanical and pneumatical safety, maintenance, etc.
ISO 15012-1:2004 deals with the significant hazards caused by the emission of welding fume particles from welding fume separation equipment operated according to its intended use and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer.
ISO 15012-1:2004 specifies safety requirements concerning the separation of welding fumes and describes a method for determining the particle separation efficiency of welding fume separation equipment.
ISO 15012-1:2004 does not deal with:
hazards caused by gases emitted by welding, cutting and allied processes or by the welding fume separation equipment itself; hazards caused by the noise and vibrations of the welding fume separation equipment; other fundamental aspects of safety technology, such as electrical, mechanical and pneumatical safety, maintenance, etc.
ISO 15012-1:2013 specifies a method for testing equipment for the separation of welding fume in order to determine whether its separation efficiency meets specified requirements. The method specified does not apply to testing of filter cartridges independent of the equipment in which they are intended to be used. ISO 15012-1:2013 applies to equipment that is manufactured after its publication.
- Avant-propos3
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1 Domaine d'application4
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2 Références normatives4
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3 Termes et définitions4
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4 Liste des risques significatifs5
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5 Exigences et/ou mesures de sécurité5
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5.1 Pré-séparateur5
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5.2 Émission de l'équipement de filtration de fumées de soudage5
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5.3 Émission des particules au cours du remplacement des éléments de séparation6
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5.4 Système de traitement des déchets6
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5.5 Systèmes de nettoyage des filtres6
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5.6 Commandes/indicateurs6
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5.7 Air refoulé et air de refroidissement7
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6 Vérification des exigences et/ou des mesures de sécurité7
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6.1 Essai du pré-séparateur7
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6.2 Essai de l'efficacité de séparation7
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6.3 Essai relatif aux émissions de particules au cours du remplacement des éléments de séparation11
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6.4 Essai du système de traitement des déchets12
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6.5 Essai du système de nettoyage de filtre12
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6.6 Examen des commandes / indicateurs12
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6.7 Essai de la vitesse de l'air refoulé et de l'air de refroidissement12
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7 Informations relatives à l'utilisation13
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7.1 Généralités13
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7.2 Documents d'accompagnement (en particulier : Manuel d'utilisation)13
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8 Marquage14
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9 Rapport d'essai14
- Annexe A (normative) Étiquettes pour équipement de filtration de fumées de soudage15
- Annexe B (informative) Interprétation statistique des résultats d'essai - Estimation de la moyenne- Intervalles de confiance (selon l'ISO 2602:1980)16
- Annexe C (informative) Source de fumées de soudage pour des postes de travail individuels18
- Annexe D (informative) Source de fumées de soudage pour postes de travail individuels et/ou postes de travail collectifs20
- Annexe E (informative) Cabine d'essai pour un poste de travail individuel23
- Bibliographie24
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