ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 13578 First edition 2017-09 Industrial furnaces and associated processing equipment - Safety requirements for machinery and equipment for production of steel by electric arc furnaces Fours industrielsetéquipements associés-Exigences de sécurite pour les machines et leséquipements pourlaproduction d'acierpar foura arc électrique Referencenumber IS013578:2017(E) ISO IS02017 IS0 13578:2017(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ IS0 2017, Published in Switzerland or by anymeans, electronic ormechanical, including photocopying,or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISo's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Ch. de Blandonnet 8 . CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 [email protected] www.iso.org ii IS0 2017-Allrights reserved IS013578:2017(E) Contents Page Foreword .iv Introduction. V 1 Scope 1 2 Normative references .2 3 Terms and definitions .3 4 Abbreviatedterms 6 5 Significant hazards 6 6 Safetyrequirementsand/ormeasures 6 6.1 General 6 6.1.1 General design requirements. 6 6.1.2 Electrical meltingpower supply 7 6.1.3 Electrical low-voltage supply and control system. 7 6.1.4 Bondingandgroundingofmechanicalfurnaceparts 7 6.1.5 Hydraulic, pneumatic, cooling and lubrication systems .7 6.1.6 Molten material.. 8 6.1.7 Linked equipment 8 6.1.8 Ergonomic principles. 8 6.1.9 Leakagefromhydraulicsystem and EAFtransformer. 9 6.1.10 Access .9 6.1.11 Safety-related control system .10 ..10 6.1.12 Dangerzone 6.1.13 Blocking device for tilting platform. .10 6.1.14 Gantry movement .10 6.1.15 Loss of energy .11 6.1.16 Electrode clamp 11 6.1.17 EAF control room 11 6.1.18 Local control stand .11 6.1.19 Portable wireless control box .12 6.1.20 Personal protectiveequipment (PPE) .12 6.1.21 Warnings. 12 6.1.22 Surfacetemperatures and heatradiation .12 6.1.23 Noise. .12 6.1.24 Vibrations. .13 6.1.25 Special requirements for explosion prevention and protection .14 6.1.26 Safetylayout 14 6.2 List of significant hazards, hazardous situations, safety requirements and/or measures.15 7 Verificationofthe safetyrequirements and/or measures 20 8 Information for use .20 8.1 General. .20 8.2 Warning devices and safety signs 20 8.3 Minimum marking .21 8.4 Accompanying documents. .21 8.4.1 Instruction handbook .21 Maintenance manual .23 8.4.2 8.5 Training of personnel. .24 AnnexA(normative)Noisetestcode .25 AnnexB (informative)Equipment coveredbythis document .29 AnnexC (informative)Examples ofelectricarcfurnaces .31 Bibliography .33 @ IS0 2017 - All rights reserved iii