BS EN 17088:2021 PDF

What is   BS EN 17088   about?

BS EN 17088   discusses side curtain ventilation systems. Side curtain ventilation systems are used for livestock, poultry, and greenhouses.   BS EN 17088   specifies safety and performance criteria for side curtain ventilation systems. Included are machines that operate using the potential energy stored by the earlier application of human or animal force, such as stretched springs. BS EN 17088   addresses significant hazards associated with side curtain systems which cover: crushing, cutting or severing, drawing-in or trapping, entanglement, shearing, suffocation electrocution and shock. Other potentially hazardous situations covered are incorrect design, location, and identification of control devices. Note 1:   BS EN 17088   does not apply to the following: Doors and side curtains when used as doors, systems inflated by air, screens supplied for the control of fire or smoke, screens that move instantaneously upon the application of human force, side curtains when used to control ventilation conditions in a toxic or explosive environment. Note 2:   BS EN 17088