7. Plant safety
As with any mechanical component, simple safety rules must be observed in installations using transmission or handling chains. These rules apply to storage prior to assembly, to assembly and disassembly of the chain or chain components, and to start-up of the installation.
But, of course, the safety of an installation depends first and foremost on the rigor of its design, the quality of its construction and the monitoring of its maintenance, three areas which have been dealt with in the preceding paragraphs.
7.1 Storage
Not only the service life, but also the safety of an installation can be compromised by prior storage conditions for chains and transmission accessories that do not comply with the following rules:
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Standardization
Since 1989, a great deal of work has been carried out on power transmission standards with a dual focus:
a desire to extend ISO international standardization to all countries. ISO Technical Committee 100 seeks a compromise acceptable to all. As a result, France is gradually replacing its national mechanical chain standards with international standards:
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Organizations
CETIM Centre d'Études Techniques des Industries Mécaniques
EUROTRANS Comité Européen des Associations de Constructeurs d'Engrenages et d'Éléments de Transmissions
UNM Union de Normalisation de la Mécanique
UNITRAM Union Nationale des Industries de Transmissions Mécaniques
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