ISO 10472-1-1997 PDF

Full title and description

ISO 10472-1:1997 — Safety requirements for industrial laundry machinery — Part 1: Common requirements. This part of ISO 10472 defines the common safety requirements, principles and guidance applicable to industrial laundry machines (washer-extractors, tumble dryers, ironing/fusing presses and other machines used in industrial laundry environments). It establishes designer and user-oriented requirements for hazard identification, risk assessment and protective measures that apply across the ISO 10472 series.

Abstract

Part 1 of ISO 10472 provides the common (general) safety requirements for industrial laundry machinery, covering intended use, foreseeable misuse, principles of risk assessment and general protective measures. It complements the machine-type specific parts of the ISO 10472 series and refers designers to relevant risk‑assessment guidance and other normative documents for detailed treatment of particular hazards.

General information

• Status: Published (confirmed).
• Publication date: 25 December 1997 (Edition 1, 1997).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Geneva.
• ICS / categories: 97.060 (Laundry appliances).
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (1997); confirmed by ISO review process (confirmation recorded 20 January 2022).
• Number of pages: 22 pages.

Scope

This part specifies the common safety requirements for industrial laundry machinery intended for use in industrial laundries, hotels, hospitals, nursing homes, prisons and similar environments, and for machines intended for self-service laundries when they meet the minimum capacities defined in the individual parts. It does not cover household laundry appliances (which are addressed by IEC 60335) and excludes some specialist finishing machines. The scope covers intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse, outlines general hazard identification and risk‑reduction principles, and indicates which topics are treated in the specific parts of the ISO 10472 series.

Key topics and requirements

• Definitions and classification of industrial laundry machine types (reference to the parts of the ISO 10472 series).
• Identification of significant hazards associated with industrial laundry machinery and processes.
• General risk assessment principles and guidance for the designer (links to risk-assessment standards and practices).
• Design measures to reduce risk: guarding, interlocks, safe control systems and protective devices.
• Emergency stop and safe stopping procedures, accessibility and location of controls.
• Requirements for instructions, marking, warning signs and information for safe use and maintenance.
• Electrical, mechanical and thermal safety considerations in the context of industrial laundries (general requirements; detailed aspects are addressed in specific parts).
• Clarification of exclusions and interfaces with other standards (e.g., household appliance standards, noise, explosion, pressure vessels where applicable).

Typical use and users

Used by manufacturers and designers of industrial laundry machinery, safety and compliance engineers, test laboratories, notified/conformity bodies, procurement and maintenance teams in commercial laundry operations, and standards committees. The document is primarily a design and compliance reference for ensuring general machine safety before applying the more detailed, machine-specific parts of ISO 10472.

Related standards

ISO 10472 is a multi-part series; related parts include ISO 10472-2 (washers and washer-extractors), ISO 10472-3 (washing lines and component machines), ISO 10472-4 (air dryers), ISO 10472-5 (dryers-ironers and folding/feeding equipment) and ISO 10472-6 (ironing and fusing presses). Other related documents and normative references commonly used with ISO 10472-1 include ISO/TR 12100 (risk assessment and machine safety principles), EN/ISO adoptions of the series, EN 1050 (risk assessment principles — where adopted regionally), and IEC 60335 (safety of household appliances) which is explicitly excluded for household-type machines.

Keywords

industrial laundry, laundry machinery, washer-extractor, dryer, ironer, fusing press, machine safety, risk assessment, guarding, interlocks, emergency stop, ISO 10472, ISO/TC 72, ICS 97.060

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 10472-1:1997 is Part 1 of the ISO 10472 series and defines the common safety requirements and general principles that apply across industrial laundry machinery.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers general safety principles, hazard identification, risk assessment guidance, and common protective measures (guarding, controls, emergency stop, marking and instructions) that apply to a range of industrial laundry machines; detailed machine-type requirements are provided in the other parts of ISO 10472.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Machine manufacturers, designers, safety engineers, testing and certification bodies, procurement and maintenance teams in industrial laundries, and standards committees use it as a baseline safety and design reference.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The 1997 edition remains the published edition of ISO 10472-1. The ISO review/confirmation process recorded a confirmation action on 20 January 2022, meaning this edition was reviewed and confirmed rather than withdrawn or superseded at that review date. National and regional adoptions or later consolidated versions (for example EN or national translations) may exist; users should check the relevant national standards body for adoption details.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes. ISO 10472 is a multipart series addressing safety requirements for different types of industrial laundry machinery (Parts 1 through 6 cover common requirements, washers, washing lines, dryers, dryer-ironers and ironing/fusing presses respectively).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Industrial laundry, machine safety, washer-extractor, dryer, ironer, fusing press, risk assessment, guarding, interlocks, emergency stop, ISO 10472.