SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION

The department is divided into two divisions.

Competence

• applied research;
• technical regulations for constructions and construction equipment;
• technical agreements for construction products and technologies;
• standardization.

A. Research objectives in the frame of national programmes

• Research-Development-Innovation National Programmes in the frame of CALIST and PNCDI;
• CEEX Excellence Programmes - Modulus 1 and 4

B. Technical regulations

Norms, guides, technical specifications and good practice manuals.

C. Technical agreements for materials, products, processes and equipment

• potable water supplying systems;
• liquid and gas storage tanks;
• industrial and sanitary valves;
• (roof) coverings;
• anticorrosion protections;
• non-structure and partition components;
• vibration damping and energy dissipation systems in construction.

D. Representative customers

TECHNICAL AGREEMENTS

• ROMANIA
      • Final Construct
      • Cast iron and Steel Industrial Valves Company (Zalau)
• UNITED KINGDOM
      • Braithwaite Engineers
      • Franklin Hodge Industries
      • CST – Vulcan Tanks
• AUSTRIA
      • Fill Metallbau
      • Clima Tech
• TURKEY
      • Barlan Metal
      • Metalform
• GERMANY
      • Thyssen Stahlunion Gmbh
      • Lindner
• NORWAY
      • Multielement
• NORTH IRELAND
      • Kerman Timber Products
• FRANCE
      • International Coating Products
• BELGIUM
      • Bio Protect
• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
      • Columbian Steel Tank
• CZECH REPUBLIC
      • Jihomoravska Armaturka

NATIONAL STANDARDIZATION

The national standardization activity takes place in the technical committees, bodies without juridical personality of the national standardization organism.

By participating to the technical committee activity, the experts of the interested economical units have the possibility to bring their contribution to the national, European and international standardization work, have knowledge about requirements proposed to be included in standards and to correlate them with current national technical and legislative regulations. At the same time, the active participation to technical committees work represents a special suitability for achievement and keeping up connection with specialists from the specific area of activity, from Romania and abroad.

Held Secretariat	CT 218	Building construction machinery and equipment
Co-operation with other technical committees	CT 223	Safety of machinery

Mirror European and international technical committees: CEN/TC 53, CEN/TC 151, CEN/TC 337, ISO/TC 127, ISO/TC 195..

EUROPEAN STANDARDIZATION

CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, was founded in 1961 by the national standards bodies in the European Economic Community and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries.

Now CEN is contributing to the objectives of the European Union and European Economic Area with voluntary technical standards which promote free trade, safety of workers and consumers, interoperability of networks, environmental protection, exploitation of research and development programmes, and public procurement.

The European Standards must be transposed into national standards and conflicting standards withdrawn.

CEN/TC 53 Temporary works

CEN/TC 151 Construction equipment and building material machinery – Safety

CEN/TC 151 - Construction equipment and building material machinery - Safety

• CEN/TC 151/WG 1 – Earth-moving machinery - Safety
• CEN/TC 151/WG 2 – Piling equipment - Safety
• CEN/TC 151/WG 3 - Drilling equipment - Safety
• CEN/TC 151/WG 4 - Tunnelling machines - Safety
• CEN/TC 151/WG 5 - Road construction machines - Safety
• CEN/TC 151/WG 6 - Machines and equipment to process building materials (portable, hand-guided, support-mounted, on rails or self-propelled) - Safety
• CEN/TC 151/WG 8 - Concrete preparation and handling equipment - Safety
• CEN/TC 151/WG 9 - Machines and plants for the production of cement, lime, and gypsum, including crushing, screening, sizing and recycling - Safety
• CEN/TC 151/WG 10 - Machines and plant for the production of stones, slabs, pipes, prefabricated elements of concrete and calcium-silicate - Safety
• CEN/TC 151/WG 11 - Machines and plants for mining and tooling of natural stone - Safety
• CEN/TC 151/WG 12 - Machines and plants for manufacture of fine, heavy clay and refractory ceramics - Safety
• CEN/TC 151/WG 13 - Machines and plants for the production, treatment and processing of flat, hollow and special glass - Safety
• CEN/TC 151/WG 14 - Demolition machines - Safety
• CEN/TC 151/WG 15 - Electromagnetic compatibility
• CEN/TC 151/WG 16 - Winter service machines and highway maintenance machines

CEN/TC 337 Winter maintenance and road service area maintenance

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION

ISO/TC 127 - Earth-moving machinery

Scope:

Standardization of nomenclature, use classification, ratings, technical requirements and test methods, safety requirements, operation, maintenance manual format for earth-moving and related machinery.

Status: observer

Comitete tehnice

• TC 127/AHG 1 - Quick hitch attachments
• TC 127/WG 2 - Worksite data controlled earth-moving operation
• TC 127/WG 3 - Visibility
• TC 127/WG 5 - Whole body vibration
• TC 127/WG 7 - Compact tool carrier for interchangeable attachment and equipment
• TC 127/SC 1 - Test methods relating to machine performance
• TC 127/SC 2 - Safety requirements and human factors
• TC 127/SC 3 - Operation and maintenance
• TC 127/SC 4 - Commercial nomenclature, classification and rating

ISO/TC 195 - Building construction machinery and equipment

Scope:

Standardization in the field of machines and equipment used on construction sites, including aggregate processing, road construction and maintenance equipment concerning nomenclature, application, classification, ratings, technical requirements and test methods, safety requirements, operation and maintenance manuals formats.

Status: participant

Technical Committee

• TC 195/WG 4 - Machinery and equipment for concrete works
• TC 195/WG 5 - Road construction and maintenance equipment - Terminology and commercial specifications
• TC 195/WG 6 - Hand-held machinery and equipment
• TC 195/WG 7 - Pedestrian controlled compaction equipment
• TC 195/WG 8 - Aggregate processing
• TC 195/SC 1 - Machinery and equipment for concrete work

EUROTEST

EuroTest is a mark of quality and safety. EuroTest is a voluntary type test. The basic requirements are regularly updated by analyzing accident statistics and taking account of the latest progress made on technical front and current legislation. The EuroTest mark is only awarded by independent supraregional institutions.

The partners of EuroTest Cooperation offer support to manufacturers and operators by carrying out machine tests and safety inspections based on current legislation.

EuroTest objectives:

• highest standard of safety for the products being tested;
• prevention by testing machines and equipment;
• safety for machine manufacturers and operators;
• harmonized requirements profiles;
• objective analysis of the safety standard.