TS EN 415-1

TS EN 415-1 is the framework standard that defines the terminology and classification used for packaging machine safety. Rather than setting the detailed safety requirements for each individual machine type, it establishes how the equipment in a packaging line is named and grouped. That common language is essential for designers, users, and standards users who need to identify the correct safety document for a given machine.

How the packaging machine families are organised

The scope covers a broad family of equipment: filling and dosing machines, closing machines, labelling, decorating and coding machines, cleaning, sterilizing, cooling and drying machines, fill and seal machines, inspection machines, container and packaging component handling machines, form-fill-seal machines, carton erecting, closing and cartoning machines, wrapping machines, group or secondary packaging machines, palletizers and depalletizers, pallet wrapping machines, and strapping machines. The technical purpose of this classification is to bring the many stages of packaging under one consistent terminology, from product preparation through final unit load handling.

Where the safety requirements are found

A key function of this part is to point users toward the relevant machine-specific part of EN 415, or another applicable EN or ISO standard, where the hazards of each machine type are addressed. In general engineering terms, that matters because packaging systems can involve different risk mechanisms such as crushing, shearing, entanglement, cutting, or contact with moving equipment, and those risks are not treated identically across all machine families. TS EN 415-1 therefore acts as the reference map for selecting the right safety standard.

In practical terms, this standard is most useful as a terminology anchor: it helps prevent ambiguity in naming packaging machines and supports consistent classification across the packaging line. That consistency is especially important when different machines are integrated into one automated system.