The Association for Print Technologies serves as Administrative Secretariat to B65.
Subcommittee 0 – General Requirements
Safety specification for the design and construction of new equipment used in prepress systems, printing press systems, binding and finishing systems, converting systems and stand-alone platen presses. This includes equipment used in stand-alone mode or in combination with other machines, including ancillary equipment, in which all the machine actuators (e.g. drives) of the equipment are controlled by the same control system.
Subcommittee 1 – Printing Press Safety
Safety standards for design and use of web-fed and sheet-fed printing press systems, including drive controls, safety signaling systems, mechanical safety devices, warning labels and symbology.
Subcommittee 2 – Bindery System Safety
Safety standards for the design of binding and finishing systems, including drive controls, safety signaling systems, mechanical safety devices, warning labels and symbology.
Subcommittee 3 – Bindery Cutting Machine Safety
Safety standards for machines with cutting knives, including drive controls, safety signaling devices, mechanical safety devices, warning labels and symbology.
Subcommittee 4 – Platen Press Safety
Safety standards for the design and use of web-fed and sheet-fed stand alone platen press systems intended for die-cutting, embossing, foil stamping and/or printing of paper products.
Subcommittee 6 – Safety of Ink Making Equipment
B65/NAPIM 177.1-200x Safety standard – Three-roller printing ink mills and B65/NAPIM 177.2-200x Safety standard – Printing ink vertical post mixers.
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