EN 14973:2006
CEN · 2006-07-01

Conveyor belts for use in underground installations - Electrical and flammability safety requirements Incorporates Amendment A1: 2008

Replaced ICS 53.040.20 Cited by 12

1Key Takeaways

This European Standard specifies electrical and flammability safety requirements for conveyor belts intended for use in underground installations, in the presence of flammable or non-flammable atmospheres. Conveyor belts covered by this European Standard and intended for use in flammable atmospheres are intended for…

2Scope / Description

This European Standard specifies electrical and flammability safety requirements for conveyor belts intended
for use in underground installations, in the presence of flammable or non-flammable atmospheres.
Conveyor belts covered by this European Standard and intended for use in flammable atmospheres are
intended for use on conveyor belt installations (machinery in mines). The belt is a component, which will be
incorporated into the conveyor, which is an equipment of Group I, Category M2, as defined in 3.2.2 of EN
13463-1:2001.
This European Standard is not applicable to light conveyor belts as described in EN 873 nor is it applicable to
conveyor belts which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.
This European Standard deals with those significant hazards detailed in A.1.
Attention is drawn to Annexes ZA and ZB.
NOTE A summary of the requirements of this European Standard is given in Table 1.

3Version History

EN 14973:2006 2006-07-01
EN 14973:2006/AC:2007 Amd AC/2007 newer 2007-01-24
EN 14973:2006+A1:2008 Amd A1/2008 newer 2008-04-09
EN 14973:2015 newer 2015-11

6Frequently Asked Questions

What is EN 14973:2006?
EN 14973:2006 — Conveyor belts for use in underground installations - Electrical and flammability safety requirements Incorporates Amendment A1: 2008 is an international standard developed by European Committee for Standardization (CEN). This European Standard specifies electrical and flammability safety requirements for conveyor belts intended for use in underground installations, in the presence of flammable or non-flammable atmospheres. Conveyor belts covered by this European...
What does EN 14973:2006 cover?
This standard covers: This European Standard specifies electrical and flammability safety requirements for conveyor belts intended for use in underground installations, in the presence of flammable or non-flammable atmospheres. Conveyor belts covered by this European Standard and intended for use in flammable...
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