This European Standard specifies electrical and flammability safety requirements for conveyor belts intended
for use in underground installations, in the presence of flammable or non-flammable atmospheres.
Conveyor belts covered by this European Standard and intended for use in flammable atmospheres are
intended for use on conveyor belt installations (machinery in mines). The belt is a component, which will be
incorporated into the conveyor, which is an equipment of Group I, Category M2, as defined in 3.2.2 of EN
13463-1:2001.
This European Standard is not applicable to light conveyor belts as described in EN 873 nor is it applicable to
conveyor belts which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.
This European Standard deals with those significant hazards detailed in A.1.
Attention is drawn to Annexes ZA and ZB.
NOTE A summary of the requirements of this European Standard is given in Table 1.
BS EN 14973:2006 history
2015BS EN 14973:2015 Conveyor belts for use in underground installations. Electrical and flammability safety requirements
2006BS EN 14973:2006+A1:2008 Conveyor belts for use in underground installations - Electrical and flammability safety requirements
2006BS EN 14973:2006 Conveyor belts for use in underground installations Electrical andflam mability safety requirements
2005BS 3289:2005 Textile carcase conveyor belting for use in underground mines (including fire performance) - Specification