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ANSI B151.1
American National Standard for Plastics Machinery & Horizontal Injection Molding Machines & Safety Requirements for Manufacture, Care, and Use Buy
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ANSI B151.1 - American National Standard for Plastics Machinery & Horizontal Injection Molding Machines & Safety Requirements for Manufacture, Care, and Use

Scope and Purpose

Scope. The requirements of this standard shall apply to all HIMMs (Horizontal Injection Molding Machines) that process plastic materials and inject said material into a mold held closed by a horizontally acting clamp. Safety requirements for the manufacture, care, and use of ancillary equipment for HIMMs are not covered by this standard.


Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to minimize hazards to personnel working on, or adjacent to, a HIMM.


Normative references
The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this American National Standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this American National Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the standards indicated below.


ANSI


  • ANSI Z97.1-1984 (R1994), Glazing materials used in buildings Ð Safety performance specifications and methods of test
  • ANSI Z535.1-1991, Safety color code
  • ANSI Z535.2-1991, Environmental and facility safety signs
  • ANSI Z535.3-1991, Criteria for safety symbols
  • ANSI Z535.4-1991, Product safety signs and labels
  • ANSI Z535.5-1991, Accident prevention tags
  • ANSI/NFPA 79-1994, Electrical standard for industrial machinery

Related references


  • ANSI/ASME B20.1-1993, Safety standard for conveyors and related equipment
  • ANSI/SPI B151.27-1994, Plastics machinery - Robots used with horizontal injection molding machines - Safety requirements for the integration, care, and use
  • AN-105, SPI recommended guideline for recommended guarding of safety circuits in programmable controllers
  • AN-108, SPI recommended guideline for using hydraulic accumulators on injection molding machines
  • AN-126, SPI recommended guideline for safety signs for molding machines


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