GB/T 47197-2026 Foundry machinery—Cupola furnaces and associated equipment related to melting process—Safety technical specifications
GB/T 47197-2026 Foundry machinery—Cupola furnaces and associated equipment related to melting process—Safety technical specifications
Basic Information
Scope
This document specifies the safety requirements and/or risk reduction measures for cupolas and melting auxiliary equipment, as well as their usage information, and describes the corresponding verification methods.
This document lists examples of major hazards, dangerous states, or dangerous events associated with such equipment when used for their intended purpose and under reasonably foreseeable misuse conditions by the manufacturer (see Appendix A).
This document applies to the design, manufacture, and acceptance of cupolas and melting auxiliary equipment.
Note 1: The equipment covered by this document includes cupolas, cupola auxiliary equipment (rotating chutes, combustion chambers, heat exchangers, slag separators, and cupola forehearths), batching equipment, feeding equipment, and fume treatment equipment for cupolas and electric furnaces.
Note 2: This document does not address specific major hazards related to fans, pumps, and electric-powered melting furnaces used in cupola melting operations.