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1.1 General This European Standard applies to forming machines, used for forming food products with a mould into portions, as defined in 1.2. This document applies to both machines standing on the floor and table top machines, and also to machines integrated in a processing line (i.e. interfaces, when the machine is combined with other machines). This document covers the following auxiliary devices and interchangeable equipment: a) auxiliary devices: 1) paper interleavers; 2) croquette attachment; 3) meat ball rollers; 4) stick inserters; 5) specific material/product conveyors; 6) specific lifting and tilting devices. b) interchangeable equipment: 1) croquette attachment; 2) meat ball rollers; 3) stick inserters; 4) specific material/product conveyors; 5) specific lifting and tilting devices. This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to forming machines, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonable foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). This document deals with the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events arising during the whole lifetime of the machine, including the phases of transport, assembly and installation, commissioning, maintenance, dismantling, disabling and scrapping and use as defined in EN ISO 12100:2010, 5.4. This document is not applicable to forming machines which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN. 1.2 Machine description This European Standard specifies requirements for the design, manufacture and operating of forming machines, e.g. for rissoles, hamburgers, in the following only referred to as machines. It specifies safety and hygiene requirements for design and manufacture of forming machines, which are used for forming food products into portions with a mould. The mould may have a sliding or rotary movement and is filled with product in one position and emptied in another. These machines have a feed...