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Con t i n u ou s mech an i cal h an d l i n g e q u i pm en t for l oos e bu l k

mat eri al s - Cou pl i n g s an d h ose co m po n e n t s u sed in

pn eu mat i c h an d l i n g - Safet y co d e

En g i n s de man u t en ti on con ti n u e pou r produ i ts en vrac - Tu yau teri es fl exi bl es et raccord s u ti l i sb en man u ten t i on

pn eu mati q u e - Cod e de s&u ri te’

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I S0 (the I n t ern at i on al Org an i zat i o n for St an d ard i zat i o n ) i s a wo r l d wi d e f ed erat i on

of n at i on al st an d ar d s i n st i t u t es ( I S0 me mb e r bod i es) . Th e wo r k of d evel o pi n g

I n t ern at i on al St an d ar d s is carri ed ou t th rou g h I S0 t ech n i cal co mmi t t ees . Eve r y

me mb e r bo d y i n t erest ed in a su bj ect for wh i ch a t ech n i cal co mmi t t e e h as b e e n set

up h as the ri g h t to be r epr ese n t ed on t h at co mmi t t ee. I n t ern at i on al org an i zat i on s,

g o ve r n men t al an d n o n - g o ver n men t al , in l i ai son wi t h I SO, al so t ake part in the wo rk.

Draf t I n t ern at i on al St an d ar d s ad o pt e d by the t ech n i cal co mmi t t e es are ci rcu l at ed

to the me mb e r bo d i es for appr o val bef or e t h ei r acce pt an ce as I n t ern at i on al

St an d ar d s by th e I S0 Cou n ci l .

I n t ern at i on al St an d ar d I S0 5031 was d e ve l o pe d by Tech n i cal Co mmi t t e e

l SO/TC 1 01 , Co n t i n u o u s me ch an i cal h an d l i n g eq u i pme n t , an d was ci rcu l at ed to

the me mb e r bo d i es in Febr u ar y 1 9 76.

It h as b e e n appr o ve d by th e me mb e r bo d i es of the f ol l owi n g co u n t ri es :

Au st ral i a G e r man y So u t h Afri ca, Re p. of

Au st ri a I ndi a Spai n

Bel g i u m J ap an Swe d e n

Bu l g ari a Me xi co Tu r key

Cz ech o s l o vaki a N et h er l an d s U n i t ed Ki n g d o m

Fi n l an d Po l an d U . S. S. R.

Fr an ce Ro man i a Yu g o sl avi a

No me mb e r bo d y e xpr e s s e d d i sappr oval of th e d o cu men t .

0 I n t ern at i on al Ol g l n i zat i on for St an d ar d i zat i on , 1 9 77 l

Pri n t ed in Swi t zer l an d

I N TERN ATI ON AL S TAN D ARD I S0 5 0 3 1 - 1 9 77 ( E)

Co n ti n u o u s m e ch an i cal h an d l i n g e q u i pm e n t for l o o se bu l k

materi al s - Co u pl i n g s an d h o se co m po n e n ts u se d in

pn e u m ati c h an d l i n g - Safe ty co d e

1 SCOP E 4. 1 . 3 If th e co n ve yed materi al an d th e n atu re of th e h ose

u ti l i zed may g en erate stati c el ectri ci ty in th e h ose, th en a

Th i s I n tern ati on al Stan d ard spe ci fi es, in ad d i ti on to th e

su i tabl e con d u ctor sh ou l d be i n corporated for i ts d i sch arg e

g en eral safe ty ru l es se t ou t in I S0 1 81 9, th e spe ci al safe ty

to th e preced i n g an d fol l owi n g co mpon en ts. As an e xcep-

ru l es for cou pl i n g s an d h ose co mpon e n ts u sed in th e

ti on , for ve ry sh ort h o se s, a sh u n t can be provi d ed .

pn e u mati c h an d l i n g of l oose bu l k materi al s.

4. 2 Du ri n g th e i n stal l ati on stag e ( l ayou t, erecti on an d

en try i n to servi ce )
2 FI E LD OF AP PLI CATI ON

Th e safe ty ru l es l ai d d o wn in th i s I n tern ati on al Stan d ard

4. 2. 1 Th e cou pl i n g of h ose to stati on ary pi pi n g of th e

appl y reg ard l ess of th e u se for wh i ch th e eq u i pmen t is

pn e u mati c h an d l i n g syst e m sh al l be m ad e in an e asi l y

i n ten d ed . Th e se safety ru l es l i mi t th e su ppl i er’ s respon si bi l i ty

acce ssi bl e pl ace an d sh al l n ot req u i re th e u se of a l ad d er or

to con ti n u ou s me ch an i cal h an d l i n g eq u i pmen t properl y

an y mo bi l e or provi si on al scaffol d i n g . Th e act of cou pl i n g

so cal l ed , e xcl u d i n g th e stru ctu res to wh i ch su ch e q u i pmen t

sh al l be carri ed ou t at a con ven i en t h ei g h t, in pri n ci pl e n ot

i s fi xed .
exceed i n g I , 50 m.

4. 2. 2 Wh e n th ere are se veral h ose cou pl i n g pi pes at th e

3 RE F E RE N C E S

sam e pl ace for th e co n ve yi n g of prod u cts of di fferen t

I S0 1 81 9, Con ti n u ou s me ch an i cal h an d l i n g eq u i pmen t -

n atu res, th e m i xi n g of wh i ch is proh i bi ted or m ay be

Safe ty cod e - Gen eral ru l es. ’ )

d an g erou s, th e co u pl i n g s sh al l h ave d i fferen t d i ameters or

be of d i fferen t type s so as to preven t an y cou pl i n g error.

I S0 5028, Con ti n u ou s me ch an i cal h an d l i n g eq u i pmen t for

l oose bu l k mate ri al s - Pn e u m ati c h an d l i n g i n stal l ati on s -

42. 3 If th e mate ri al u sed for man u factu re of th e h ose,

Safety cod e.

tog eth er wi th th e ch aracte ri sti cs of th e co n ve ye d materi al ,

al l ow g en erati on of an accu mu l ati o n of stati c el ectri ci ty,

4 SP E CI AL S AF E TY RU LE S th e h ose sh al l be earth ed .

Th e con stru cti on an d operati on of cou pl i n g s an d h ose

4. 3 Du ri n g th e u ti l i zati on stag e ( operati on an d mai n ten -

compo n e n ts u sed in th e pn eu mati c h an d l i n g of l oo se bu l k

an ce)
mate ri al s sh al l meet

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th e l eg al an d l ocal req u i remen ts rel ati n g to safe ty
4. 3. 1 Th e fol l owi n g i te m s sh al l be reg u l arl y ch e cke d :

in g en eral ( see appen d i x 2 of I S0 1 81 9) ;

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th e state of wear an d tear of th e h ose;

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th e pri n ci pl es l ai d d own in cl au se 1 of I S0 1 81 9;

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th e q u al i ty of th e seal - j oi n t of th e stati on ary pi pe

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th e g en eral ru l es l ai d d own in cl au se 2 of I S0 1 81 9
cou pl i n g ;

an d in I S0 5028;

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th e ti g h tn ess of th e con n ecti on of th e cou pl i n g to

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th e fol l owi n g speci al ru l es.
th e h ose.

4. 1 In th e con stru cti on stag e ( d esi g n an d man u factu re)

4. 3. 2 In ad d i ti on to ru l es 2. 3. 7 an d 2. 3. 1 2 of I S0 1 81 9,

th e cou pl i n g of th e h ose sh al l be carri ed ou t on l y by th e

4. 1 . 1 For i n stal l ati on s wo rki n g u n d er pressu re, h ose
person n el operati n g th e pn e u mati c h an d l i n g i n stal l ati on .
co mpo n e n ts fi tted wi th cou pl i n g s sh al l be ti g h t an d sh al l

wi th stan d at l east I,5 ti m e s th e m axi m u m operati n g pressu re

4. 3. 3 Th e u n cou pl i n g of th e h ose is proh i bi ted wh i l e th e

of th e pn e u mati c h an d l i n g syst e m .

pl an t is in operati on .

4. 1 . 2 For i n stal l ati on s wo rki n g u n der pressu re, th e cou p-

li ngs of h o se s fi tted to ri g i d co mpon e n ts sh ou l d n ot, in 4. 3. 4 An y h ose n ot in u se sh al l be stored at a pl ace al l o-

case sl acke n i n g occu rs, pe rmi t a su d d en u n cou pl i n g of th e cated for th at pu rpose so as to avoi d an y acci d en tal d eteri o-

h ose. rati on .

1 ) At presen t at th e stag e of d raft. ( Re vi si on of I SO/R 1 81 9- 1 970. )