Abstract
The project PLATFORM (H2020, GA 646307) aims to develop three new pilot lines (PPLs) for the manufacture of carbon nanotube-based nano-enabled products (buckypapers, treated prepregs, doped veils), for the European aeronautics and automotive industries (a Technology Readiness Level 6 - TRL6 -is expected at the end of the project). The Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (MD) - transposed into the respective national legislations -is the European regulatory framework for the design and construction of new machinery, as the future PPLs. PPLs are not required to comply with the provisions of the MD until they are put into service - expected in 2020, after project completion - but then, the MD will be fully applicable. In this regulatory context, the project PLATFORM is aligning the design of the PPLs according to the MD requirements, in order to facilitate the CE marking in 2020 (TRL9) and avoid potential economic costs associated with future re-adaptations or modifications needed to ensure compliance with the MD. This paper discusses the methodological approach followed by the project PLATFORM to integrate all the nanosafety aspects in the design of the PPLs, in order to achieve safe designs in conformity with the relevant Essential Health and Safety Requirements (EHSRs) of the MD. Since machinery must be designed and constructed taking into account the results of the risk assessment (RA), this paper describes the systematic and iterative approach for RA and risk reduction followed to eliminate hazards as far practicable and to adequately reduce risks by the implementation of protective measures. This process has been guided by the harmonized standards EN ISO 12100 and EN ISO 14123, taking the relevant phases of life cycle, expected uses and operation modes of the PPLs into account. A specific tool to guide the safe design of the PPLs and facilitate the RA process has also been produced by the project (PLATFORM -SbD toolkit).
Original language | English |
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Article number | 012018 |
Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
Volume | 838 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2017 |
Event | 5th Nanosafe International Conference on Health and Safety Issues Related to Nanomaterials for a Socially Responsible Approach, NANOSAFE 2016 - Grenoble, France Duration: 7 Nov 2016 → 10 Nov 2016 |
Keywords
- Nanomaterials
- Risks
- Aeronautics
- Automotive industry
- Nanosafety aspects
Project and Funding Information
- Project ID
- info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/646307/EU/Open access pilot plants for sustainable industrial scale nanocomposites manufacturing based on buckypapers, doped veils and prepregs/PLATFORM
- Funding Info
- The project PLATFORM has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, under grant agreement No 646307.