SIST ISO 12643-3:2010

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 12643-3
First edition
2008-03-01
Graphic technology — Safety
requirements for graphic technology
equipment and systems —
Part 3:
Binding and finishing equipment and
systems
Technologie graphique — Exigences de sécurité pour l'équipement et
les systèmes de technologie graphique —
Partie 3: Équipment et systèmes de reliure et de finissage

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ISO 2008
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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope .1
2 Normative references .1
3 Terms and definitions .2
4 Effective date.5
5 Guarding of significant hazards.5
5.1 General.5
5.2 Safeguarding of crushing and shearing hazards .5
5.3 Interlocks .5
5.4 Guarding of hoppers and hopper feeders.6
5.5 Guarding on binding and finishing machines .7
5.6 Inserting and collating machines.21
5.7 Counter-stackers .21
5.8 Paper-embossing machines.22
5.9 Finishing machines .23
5.10 Guillotine cutters .29
5.11 Trimmers.38
5.12 Onserters/attaching machines .39
5.13 Overcover/protective wrapper gluers.39
5.14 Corner rounding machines.39
6 Information for use .40
6.1 Minimum requirements for machine markings.40
6.2 Contents of instruction handbook.40
Annex A (informative) Hazards associated with binding and finishing equipment and systems .44
Annex B (informative) Explosion-protection zones.50
Bibliography .52

Foreword
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ISO 12643-3 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 130, Graphic technology.
This first edition, together with ISO 12643-1, cancels and replaces ISO 12649:2004.
ISO 12643 consists of the following parts, under the general title Graphic technology — Safety requirements
for graphic technology equipment and systems:
⎯ Part 1: General requirements
⎯ Part 2: Press equipment and systems
⎯ Part 3: Binding and finishing equipment and systems
The following parts are under preparation:
⎯ Part 4: Converting equipment and systems
⎯ Part 5: Stand-alone platen presses
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Introduction
During the development of this part of ISO 12643, existing relevant standards of other countries were taken
into consideration. An effort has been made to harmonize the requirements of all countries, recognizing that
national standards or laws may dictate national requirements. In cases where it was known that there is a
national requirement that differs from this part of ISO 12643, that has been noted.
This part of ISO 12643 was developed to harmonize the following U.S. and European safety standards:
⎯ ANSI B65.2, Binding and finishing systems;
⎯ ANSI B65.3, Safety standard — Guillotine paper cutters, mill trimmers and integral handling equipment;
⎯ ANSI B65.4, Safety standard — Three-knife trimmers including rotary, and single- and multiple-knife
trimmers;
⎯ EN 1010-1, Safety of machinery — Safety requirements for the design and construction of printing and
paper converting machines — Part 1: Common requirements;
⎯ EN 1010-3, Safety of machinery — Safety requirements for the design and construction of printing and
paper converting machines — Part 3: Cutting machines;
⎯ EN 1010-4, Safety of machinery — Safety requirements for the design and construction of printing and
paper converting machines — Part 4: Bookbinding, paper converting and finishing machines.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 12643-3:2008(E)

Graphic technology — Safety requirements for graphic
technology equipment and systems —
Part 3:
Binding and finishing equipment and systems
1 Scope
This part of ISO 12643 provides requirements specific to binding and finishing equipment and systems. It is
intended to be used in conjunction with the general requirements given in ISO 12643-1.
This part of ISO 12643 provides additional safety requirements for the design and construction of new
equipment used to convert printed or blank substrates into cut, folded, collated, assembled, bound, or
otherwise finished product. It can also be applicable to processes for preparing substrate for the printing
process.
It is applicable to a wide range of equipment used in the binding and finishing process.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 12643-1, Graphic technology — Safety requirements for graphic technology equipment and systems —
Part 1: General requirements
ISO 13732-1, Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Methods for the assessment of human responses to
contact with surfaces — Part 1: Hot surfaces
1)
ISO 13849-1:1999 , Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General
principles for design
ISO 13852, Safety of machinery — Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper
limbs
ISO 14119, Safety of machinery — Interlocking devices associated with guards — Principles for design and
selection
ISO 14120, Safety of machinery — Guards — General requirements for the design and construction of fixed
and movable guards
ISO 14123-1, Safety of machinery — Reduction of risks to health from hazardous substances emitted by
machinery — Part 1: Principles and specifications for machinery manufacturers
ISO 14123-2, Safety of machinery — Reduction of risks to health from hazardous substances emitted by
machinery — Part 2: Methodology leading to verification procedures
EN 1539, Dryers and ovens in which flammable substances are released — Safety requirements

1)
ISO 13849-1:1999 has been cancelled and replaced by ISO 13849-1:2006.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 12643-1, ISO 13849-1:1999 and the
following apply.
3.1
anti-repeat device
mechanical or electromechanical mechanism to ensure that only one cutting cycle occurs for each manual
activation or automatic cut if the primary stopping system or single-cycle device (3.32) fails
3.2
automatic cutting sequence
programmed succession of clamping operations and/or cutting movements that is initiated by the operator and
proceeds to a specified point without further intervention by the operator
3.3
back-rounding and pressing machine
apparatus for processing book signatures, i.e. for rounding the spine and the trimmed front edge of book
signatures and compressing the resulting signatures
3.4
backgauge
movable device (automatic or manual) on a guillotine cutter, positioned square to the cutting table, and which
is used to stop the stack of material to be cut when the material is pushed into the opening under the cutting
blade by the operator, and to determine the dimensions of the cut
3.5
backgauge drive
mechanism to position the backgauge (3.4) prior to the initiation of the cut
3.6
backlining and head banding machines
equipment for the automatic production of hard cover books where the binding together of the signatures is
rounded or flat, with glue, gauze, or paper
3.7
book cover crease forming machine
〈hard-cover bookbinding〉 apparatus for creating, under heat and pressure, a permanent bend in the cover of a
hard-cover book, then pressing the entire cover surface
3.8
book press
press used for flattening books after binding
3.9
book signature press
power-operated press used for flattening book signatures, which are fed and aligned manually
3.10
casing-in machine
〈hard-cover bookbinding〉 apparatus for gluing the end papers of the book signatures to the interior surfaces of
the book cover
3.11
clamp
device using pressure to secure product so that it does not move during an operation
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3.12
clamp drive
mechanism by which the clamp(s) (3.11) of the paper cutter is/are forced against the material to be cut
3.13
coater
finishing machine that applies a predetermined thickness of a liquid substance (e.g. glue, varnish, ink) on
substrates made of paper or a similar material
3.14
counter-stacker
machine for stacking of piles of leaflets, books, magazines or newspapers such that the successive layers are
at 180°
3.15
cutting cycle
〈for machines with (a) manually driven clamp(s) (3.11)〉 programmed succession of operations that begins
when the knife drive is activated and ends when the knife returns to its retracted position
3.16
cutting cycle
〈for machines with (a) power-driven clamp(s) (3.11)〉
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