BRITISH STANDARD Highway maintenance machines – Safety requirements ICS 43.160; 93.080.99 BS EN EN 13524:2003 13524:2003 +A2:2014 +A1:2009 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 It supersedes BS EN 13524:2003+A1:2009 which is withdrawn The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags Tags indicating changes to CEN text carry the number of the CEN amendment For example, text altered by CEN amendment A1 is indicated by The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee B/513, Construction equipment and plant and site safety, to Subcommittee B/513/-/16, Winter maintenance and road surface and maintenance equipment A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary The publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users are responsible for its correct application Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on April 2003 © The British Standards Institution 2014 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2014 ISBN 978 580 82039 Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication Date Comments 30 June 2009 Implementation of CEN amendment A1:2009 31 March 2014 Implementation of CEN amendment A2:2014 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 13524:2003+A2 NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM February 2014 ICS 43.160; 93.080.99 Supersedes EN 13524:2003+A1:2009 English Version Highway maintenance machines - Safety requirements Machines de maintenance des routes - Exigences de sécurité Maschinen für den Straßenbetriebsdienst Sicherheitsanforderungen This European Standard was approved by CEN on December 2002 and includes Amendment approved by CEN on 24 November 2008 and Amendment approved by CEN on 24 November 2013 CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German) A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels © 2014 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members Ref No EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 E BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Contents Page Foreword Introduction Scope Normative references Terms and definitions List of significant hazards 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.10.1 5.10.2 5.10.3 5.10.4 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.13.1 5.13.2 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 Safety requirements and/or measures !General" Combination of carrier vehicle and machine for highway maintenance Controls 10 Access and walkways 10 Precautions against hazards caused by moving parts 10 Hot surfaces 10 Attachment fittings 11 Safety mechanisms for changing machines 11 Lifting devices 11 Transportation 12 #General$ 12 General requirements 12 Location of attachment point(s) 12 Identification of lifting attachment points 12 Support equipment for machines and components 12 Disconnectable power and signal-transmitting systems 13 Requirements for fluid power systems 13 Hydraulic systems 13 Pneumatic systems 13 Special protection against parts being ejected 13 Controls for machines using revolving/oscillating tools 13 Protective covering of moving parts 13 Special protection measures to prevent unintentional contact with revolving tools in the operating area of mowing and mulching machines 13 5.18 Noise reduction by design 16 5.18.1 Noise reduction at source 16 5.18.2 Noise reduction by protective measures 17 5.18.3 Noise reduction by information 17 5.19 Reduction of vibration 17 6.1 6.2 6.3 Information for use 17 !General" 17 Operator’s manual 17 Spare parts list 18 Marking 19 Verification 19 Annex A (informative) Attachment plate for a truck 20 Annex B (normative) #Stipulations on the design and testing of mowing and mulching machines$ 21 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Annex C (informative) #Thrown-object test reports - Machines 45 Annex ZA (informative) !Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC" 51 Bibliography 52 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Foreword This document (EN 13524:2003+A2:2014) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 151 “Construction equipment and building material machines – Safety“, the secretariat of which is held by DIN This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2014, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2014 This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2008-11-24 and Amendment 2, approved by CEN on 2013-11-24 This document supersedes #EN 13524:2003+A1:2009$ The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! " and # $ This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association and supports essential requirements of EC Directive(s) !For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative #Annex ZA, which is an integral part$ of this document." The Annex A is informative and contains „Attachment plate of truck“ The Annex B is normative and contains “Stipulations on the design and testing of mowing and mulching machines” According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Introduction This European Standard is a Type C-standard as stated in !EN ISO 12100" !When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B standards, the provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards, for machines that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are indicated in the scope of this European Standard." Scope This European Standard applies to machines used for highway maintenance which are attached to or mounted on carrier vehicles and which are defined in clause Directives and standards for the vehicular truck chassis aspect, termed 'carrier vehicle' in this standard, would be those relevant to that equipment, even where specific modifications have been made to adapt the machines for highway maintenance application The use in public road traffic is governed by the national regulations This European Standard deals with all significant hazards identified through a risk assessment pertinent to highway maintenance machines, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see clause 4) This European Standard does not deal with significant hazards associated with !deleted text" EMC This European Standard specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards associated with machine operation, setting and adjustments, load discharge and routine maintenance This European Standard does not include requirements for the carrier vehicles (e.g trucks, tractors, construction machines, industrial trucks) as well as their demountable bodywork These are covered in directives related to the construction of vehicles Demountable bodywork systems are specified in other standards This European Standard does not deal with: — walker-operated an hand-held machines; — machines for the maintenance of sports grounds; — machines for agriculture, horticulture and forestry; — winter-service machines; — street-cleansing machines, except sweepers #deleted text$; — earth-moving machinery; — pit and sewer cleaning vehicles/-machines; — lifting platforms; — refuse-collecting vehicles; — bridge-inspection equipment; — loading cranes; — wood-choppers (bush wood choppers) BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) A machine which is a combination of several parts with different uses should conform to all the standards referring to the corresponding parts of the machine This European Standard does not deal with the risks associated with the operation of machines in potentially explosive atmospheres This standard applies to machines manufactured after the date of approval of this standard through CEN Normative references !The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document For dated references, only the edition cited applies For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies." !deleted text" #EN 953:1997+A1:2009$, Safety of machinery — Guards — General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards #deleted text$ !deleted text" #EN ISO 2867:2011, Earth-moving machinery — Access systems (ISO 2867:2011)$ #EN ISO 4413:2010, Hydraulic fluid power — General rules and safety requirements for systems and their components (ISO 4413:2010) EN ISO 4414:2010, Pneumatic fluid power — General rules and safety requirements for systems and their components (ISO 4414:2010)$ #EN ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk reduction (ISO 12100:2010)$ !#EN ISO 13732-1:2008$, Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces — Part 1: Hot surfaces (ISO 13732-1:2006)" #ISO 536:2012, Paper and board — Determination of grammage$ #ISO 730:2009, Agricultural wheeled tractors — Rear-mounted three-point linkage — Categories 1N, 1, 2N, 2, 3N, 3, 4N and 4$ #ISO 789-1:1990, Agricultural tractors — Test procedures — Part 1: Power tests for power take-off ISO 1974:2012, Paper — Determination of tearing resistance — Elmendorf method$ ISO 2758:2001, Paper — Determination of bursting strength #deleted text$ #ISO 6405-1:2004, Earth-moving machinery — Symbols for operator controls and other displays — Part 1: Common symbols$ !ISO 6750:2005", #Earth-moving machinery — Operator's manual — Content and format$ !deleted text" BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) !ISO 11001-1:1993, Agricultural wheeled tractors and implements — Three-point hitch couplers — Part 1: Uframe coupler ISO 11001-2:1993, Agricultural wheeled tractors and implements — Three-point hitch couplers — Part 2: A-frame coupler ISO 11001-3:1993, Agricultural wheeled tractors and implements — Three-point hitch couplers — Part 3: Link coupler ISO 11001-4:1994, Agricultural wheeled tractors and implements — Three-point hitch couplers — Part 4: Bar coupler" Terms and definitions !For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in #EN ISO 12100:2010$and the following apply." 3.1 machine for highway maintenance machine situated at the traffic surface which, from this position, prepares the traffic surface and its neighbouring areas 3.2 traffic surface paved area where there is vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic Not included are rail tracks which are solely for railmounted traffic, and traffic areas inside buildings and in underground mines 3.3 mulching machine machine for reducing and/or shredding vegetation, working in a direction of motion substantially parallel and close to the ground 3.4 mowing machine machine for cutting vegetation, working in a direction of motion substantially parallel and close to the ground 3.5 hedge-cutting machine machine for cutting vegetation that operates not only close to the ground but can be used also, for example, for cutting hedges 3.6 verge mower machine for removing growth on verges #deleted text$ #3.7$ cleansing machine machine for cleaning highway equipment such as delineators, traffic signs, tunnel walls #deleted text$ #3.8$ boom equipment that is located between the carrier vehicle and a machine listed under #3.3 to 3.7$, serving as positioning devices BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Dimensions in millimetres Key A test material B tool path ▬ panels (1, 2, 3, 4, 7a, 8) Figure B.11 — Target panel configuration for front mounted offset machines The target shall be constructed of six panels (Panels 1, 2, 3, 4, 7a and 8), which shall comply with the specifications of B.3.1 Panel and 7a serve as a target at the rear left side of the machine The dimensions of Panel 7a and and their height of the lower edge above the ground are specified in Tables B.3 and B.4 39 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Table B.3 — Dimensions for standard carrier vehicles of panels 7a and in the operator’s zone Dimensions in mm Height above the ground of the lower edge in mm Height Width Panel 7a 400 300 900 ± 10 Panel 400 600 200 ± 10 Table B.4 — Dimensions for narrow carrier vehicles of panels 7a and in the operator’s zone Dimensions in mm Height above the ground of the lower edge in mm Height Width Panel 7a 400 300 900 ± 10 Panel 400 500 200 ± 10 For mounted machine, Panel shall be located in front on an intermediate frame This frame shall be located between the machine and the carrier vehicle and at a distance of 500 mm behind the lower link hitch point of the machine The width of Panel shall be 500 mm for narrow-type vehicles and 600 mm for standard vehicles and its height shall be 400 mm An adequate opening inside the Panel for the passage of the PTO drive shaft is accepted Panel shall be placed vertically with its lower edge at a height of 200 mm from the ground If a machine wider than the panel is tested, lateral panel 7a) shall be used Panels and shall be 000 mm long If due to machine dimensions it is not possible to achieve this length, it may be increased In this case, Panel shall be located at a maximum horizontal distance of 200 mm from the rear of the machine in the test starting position Panel shall be parallel to the longitudinal carrier vehicle axis and located at a distance of 000 mm from the nearest tool path Panel shall be parallel to Panel and located at a distance of 000 mm from the nearest tool path If due to machine dimensions it is not possible to achieve this length, it may be increased In this case, Panel shall be located at a maximum horizontal distance of 200 mm from the rear wheel of the carrier vehicle or the edge of Panel 8, whichever is wider The reference lines shall be adjusted accordingly (see B.3.2.4) Panel connects Panels and and shall be perpendicular to them Panel shall be perpendicular to and immediately adjacent to Panel with the unattached end located at a maximum horizontal distance of 200 mm from a horizontal line projected forward across the outside face of the rear wheel of the carrier vehicle nearest to the machine in the test starting position or forward across panel 7a, whichever is wider B.3.9 Target for center mounted offset machines 40 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Dimensions in millimetres Key A test material B tool path ▬ panels (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9) Figure B.12 — Target panel configuration for center mounted offset machines The target shall be constructed of five panels (Panels 1, 2, 3, and 9) and shall comply with the specifications of B.3.1 Panels and shall be 000 mm long If due to machine dimensions it is not possible to achieve this length, it may be increased In this case, Panel shall be located at a maximum horizontal distance of 200 mm from the rear of the machine in the test starting position Panel shall be parallel to the longitudinal carrier vehicle axis and located at a distance of 000 mm from the nearest tool path Panel shall be parallel to Panel and located at a distance of 000 mm from the nearest tool path If due to machine dimensions it is not possible to achieve this length, it may be increased In this case, Panel shall be located at a maximum horizontal distance of 200 mm from the rear wheel of the carrier vehicle or from Panel 9, whichever is wider The reference lines shall be adjusted accordingly (see B.3.2.4) Panel connects Panels and and shall be perpendicular to them Panel shall be perpendicular to and immediately adjacent to Panel with the unattached end located at a maximum horizontal distance of 200 mm from a horizontal line projected forward across the outside face of the rear 41 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) wheel of the carrier vehicle nearest to the machine in the test starting position or forward across panel 9, whichever is wider Panel shall be 400 mm in height and its lower edge shall be located at 900 ± 10 mm from the ground It shall be 000 mm wide and its horizontal position shall be centred in respect of the machine, or shall be as near as possible to this position B.4 Test run conditions B.4.1 Test PTO rotation speed During tests, the machines shall be driven operated at the PTO speed recommended by the manufacturer (e.g at -1 -1 power take-off speed of 540 or 000 ) utilizing a carrier vehicle with minimum power at least equal to the minimum power take-off needed for the machine measured according to ISO 789-1:1990 B.4.2 Test forward speed During tests, the machines shall be moved with a forward speed so that the tools run through the test material with a forward speed from km/h to km/h B.4.3 Mower positioning The machine shall be placed as close as possible to the piles of test material B.5 Test procedure a) At the beginning of each test, the target shall not show any impact other than in the lower zone; b) The test shall be performed two times and each test will be comprised of two runs: 1) For the first run, piles 1-3-5 etc shall be put in place (see Figure B.13 a)); 2) For the second run, piles 2-4-6 etc shall be put in place (see Figure B.13 b)) c) The number of piles used for the test shall be dependent on the machine cutting width; d) The centre of the pile n°1 shall be placed on the external limit of the tools path; e) The centre of the pile n°2 shall be placed at a distance of 300 mm from the external limit of the tools path; f) The centre of the last pile shall be placed outside the tools path; g) When the machine reaches the nominal rotational speed recommended by the manufacturer, a run shall be made through the test material; h) After each run, impacts on the panels shall be marked in order to differentiate them; i) After each run, the test material shall be removed from the coconut matting in order to achieve the starting conditions as described in B.2.2; j) The test material shall be changed after each test 42 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Dimensions in millimetres a) Placing of test material, first run b) Placing of test material, second run Key 1-7 conical piles panel upper guard a cutting width b tool path c forward direction Figure B.13 — Target material pile locations B.6 Test results and report 43 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) The impacts of each run shall be recorded and included in the report (see Annex C for an example) The test report shall specify the type of test material that has been used for the test (natural, crushed, or uncrushed) B.7 Acceptance criteria B.7.1 When the results of the first two tests are positive, the machine is considered to have fulfilled the thrown object test requirement B.7.2 If the results of one of the first two tests are not acceptable, two additional tests shall be carried out If the test results of these tests are acceptable, the machine is considered to have fulfilled the thrown-object test requirement B.7.3 The results of one test are considered to be acceptable when the following conditions are satisfied: — In the upper zone, there shall be no impact; — in the operator's zone, there shall be no impact; — in the middle zone there shall be no more than two impacts per 000 mm vertical section; — in the middle zone there shall be no more than 1,5 impacts per m² on average NOTE It is not necessary to count impacts in the lower zone and these impacts not have an effect of test acceptance.$ 44 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Annex C (informative) #Thrown-object test reports - Machines C.1 Specifications Machine specifications Manufacturer: Designation: Type: Serial number: Year of construction: Mounting configuration: Mowing width: Protective devices [rear, front]: -1 PTO speed [min ]: -1 Max rotor speed of flail shaft [min ]: Hydraulic pressure [bar]: Type of cutting tools: Quantity of cutting tools [pieces]: Maximum permissible power consumption [kW]: Vehicle specifications: Manufacturer: Designation: Type: Max weight [kg]: Performance [kW]: Target panels see figure: B.6 B.7 B.11 B.12 B.8 B.9 B.10 45 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Vertical section Panel C.2 Primary tests report Test Test Reference line Reference line Middle zone Upper zone Middle zone Upper zone Σ Max Impacts/section Impacts Σ Max Impacts/section Impacts Run Run Σ Run Run Run Run Σ Run 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Middle Zone 46 Average = Impacts/Target Area [m²] Σ Max 1,5 to pass Average = Impacts/Target Area [m²] Σ Max 1,5 to pass Pass Pass Fail Fail Run BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Panel Run Test Test Operator’s zone Operator’s zone Impacts Impacts Run Run Run 7a 7b Not applicable Not applicable Pass Pass Fail Fail The thrown-object test has been passed/failed Test location, Date Approved by 47 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Vertical section Panel C.3 Additional tests report Additional Test Additional Test Reference line Reference line Middle zone Upper zone Middle zone Upper zone Σ Max Impacts/section Impacts Σ Max Impacts/section Impacts Run Run Σ Run Run Run Run Σ Run 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Middle Zone 48 Average = Impacts/Target Area [m²] Σ Max 1,5 to pass Average = Impacts/Target Area [m²] Σ Max 1,5 to pass Pass Pass Fail Fail Run BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Panel Run Additional Test Additional Test Operator’s zone Operator’s zone Impacts Impacts Run Run Run 7a 7b Not applicable Not applicable Pass Pass Fail Fail The thrown-object test has been passed/failed Test location, Date Approved by $ 49 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) #deleted text$ 50 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Annex ZA (informative) !Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association to provide a means of conforming to Essential Requirements of the New Approach Directive Machinery 2006/42/EC Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Communities under that Directive and has been implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative clauses of this standard confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the relevant Essential Requirements except those of chapter of Annex I of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations WARNING — Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of this standard." 51 BS EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 EN 13524:2003+A2:2014 (E) Bibliography #deleted text$ [1] !EN 791:1995", Drill rigs — Safety #deleted text$ [2] #EN 1501-1:2011, Refuse collection vehicles — General requirements and safety requirements — Part 1: Rear loaded refuse collection vehicles$ # [3] EN 1501-2:2005+A1:2009, Refuse collection vehicles and associated lifting devices — General requirements and safety requirements — Part 2: Side loaded refuse collection vehicles [4] EN 1501-3:2008, Refuse collection vehicles and their associated lifting devices — General requirements and safety requirements — Part 3: Front loaded refuse collection vehicles [5] EN 1501-4:2007, Refuse collection vehicles and their associated lifting devices — General requirements and safety requirements — Part 4: Noise test code for refuse collection vehicles [6] EN 1501-5:2011, Refuse collection vehicles — General requirements and safety requirements — Part 5: Lifting devices for refuse collection vehicles$ [7] #EN 13019:2005+A1:2008$, Machines for road surface cleaning — Safety requirements [8] !#EN ISO 11688-1:2009$, Acoustics — Recommended practice for the design of low-noise machinery and equipment — Part 1: Planning (ISO/TR 11688-1:1995)" [9] !#EN ISO 11688-2:2000$, Acoustics — Recommended practice for the design of low-noise machinery and equipment — Part 2: Introduction to the physics of low-noise design (ISO/TR 11688-2:1998)" [10] !#EN ISO 15667:2000$, Acoustics — Guidelines for noise control by enclosures and cabins (ISO 15667:2000)" #deleted text$ 52 blank