DIN EN 16486:2014-10

This European Standard specifies the safety requirements for the design, manufacture and user information for the safe use of compactors that compact waste material or recyclable fractions (such as paper, plastics, textiles, cans, cardboard, mixed waste), hereafter referred to as materials. This standard applies to: - compactors using a horizontally moving screw, pendulum or plate as compacting part and where the materials move horizontally; and - compactors that are mechanically fed and/or fed by hand. These compactors can be: - static compactors; - transportable compactors; - traversing systems. The committee responsible for this standard is NA 051-03-01 AA "Abfallentsorgung; Fahrzeuge und Geräte (Spiegelgremium für CEN/TC 183/WG 2)" ("Waste disposal; Vehicles and equipment (Mirror committee to CEN/TC 183/WG 2)") at DIN.