1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the safety requirements for cold rolling mills for
flat products (coiled or as heavy plates) as defined in 3.1.
This European Standard deals with significant hazards, hazardous situations and events
relevant to cold rolling mills for flat products. It deals not only with circumstances
where the machinery is used as intended, but also includes other conditions foreseen
by the manufacturer, such as foreseeable faults, malfunctions or misuse (see clauses 4 and 5).
This European standard applies to: Machinery and equipment used for the manufacturing of metal cold rolled flat products
from the material entry station (1), through the forming stations (2), to the exit (3) (see Figure 1).
Figure 1
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Exemplary layout of a cold flat rolling mill
1
entry section
2
cold rolling mill