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BS EN 474-1:2022 Earth-moving machinery. Safety - General requirements, 2024
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- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Safety requirements and/or protective/risk reduction measures [Go to Page]
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Access [Go to Page]
- 4.2.1 General requirements
- 4.2.2 Access to articulated machines
- 4.3 Operator's station [Go to Page]
- 4.3.1 General requirements [Go to Page]
- 4.3.1.1 Machinery equipment
- 4.3.1.2 Minimum space
- 4.3.1.3 Moving parts
- 4.3.1.4 Engine exhaust
- 4.3.1.5 Sharp edges
- 4.3.2 Operator's station equipped with a cab [Go to Page]
- 4.3.2.1 Climatic conditions
- 4.3.2.2 Pipes and hoses
- 4.3.2.3 Alternative opening (emergency exit)
- 4.3.2.4 Pressurization system
- 4.3.2.5 Doors and windows
- 4.3.2.6 Inner lighting
- 4.3.3 Roll-over protective structures (ROPS)
- 4.3.4 Falling-object protective structures (FOPS)
- 4.3.5 Movable operator's station
- 4.4 Seat [Go to Page]
- 4.4.1 Operator's seat [Go to Page]
- 4.4.1.1 General requirement
- 4.4.1.2 Dimensions
- 4.4.1.3 Adjustment
- 4.4.1.4 Vibration
- 4.4.1.5 Restraint system
- 4.4.2 Additional seat [Go to Page]
- 4.4.2.1 Trainer seat
- 4.4.2.2 Additional operator's seat
- 4.5 Operator's controls and indicators [Go to Page]
- 4.5.1 General
- 4.5.2 Starting/stopping system
- 4.5.3 Inadvertent activation
- 4.5.4 Pedals
- 4.5.5 Emergency attachment lowering
- 4.5.6 Uncontrolled motion
- 4.5.7 Remote control
- 4.5.8 Control panels, indicators and symbols [Go to Page]
- 4.5.8.1 Control panels
- 4.5.8.2 Operating instrumentation
- 4.5.8.3 Symbols
- 4.5.9 Controls of ride-on machinery accessible from ground level
- 4.5.10 Controls of non-riding machinery
- 4.6 Steering system [Go to Page]
- 4.6.1 General
- 4.6.2 Wheeled machines
- 4.6.3 Crawler machines
- 4.7 Brake systems for travelling [Go to Page]
- 4.7.1 General
- 4.7.2 Brake systems for ride-on machines
- 4.7.3 Brake systems for non-riding machines
- 4.8 Visibility [Go to Page]
- 4.8.1 Operator's field of view
- 4.8.2 Lighting, signalling and marking lights, and reflex-reflector devices
- 4.9 Forward horns and machine safety labels
- 4.10 Tyres and rims
- 4.11 Stability
- 4.12 Lifting operation [Go to Page]
- 4.12.1 Lifting device
- 4.12.2 Lowering control device
- 4.12.3 Overload warning device
- 4.12.4 Load capacity indicator
- 4.12.5 Rated capacity limiting device
- 4.12.6 Rated lift capacity information
- 4.12.7 Fitness for purpose [Go to Page]
- 4.12.7.1 General
- 4.12.7.2 Static tests
- 4.12.7.3 Dynamic tests
- 4.13 Noise [Go to Page]
- 4.13.1 Noise reduction
- 4.13.2 Noise emission measurement [Go to Page]
- 4.13.2.1 Sound power level
- 4.13.2.2 Emission sound pressure level at the operator's station(s)
- 4.14 Protective measures and devices [Go to Page]
- 4.14.1 Hot parts
- 4.14.2 Moving parts [Go to Page]
- 4.14.2.1 General
- 4.14.2.2 Moving parts involved in the process
- 4.14.2.3 Articulated machines
- 4.14.3 Sharp edges and acute angles
- 4.14.4 Fenders
- 4.15 Recovery, towing away for recovery purposes (TARP), tying-down, lifting and transporting [Go to Page]
- 4.15.1 Combined use
- 4.15.2 Recovery
- 4.15.3 Tying-down
- 4.15.4 Lifting
- 4.15.5 Towing devices for towing other machines
- 4.15.6 Transportation
- 4.16 Electro-magnetic compatibility (EMC)
- 4.17 Electrical and electronic systems [Go to Page]
- 4.17.1 General requirements
- 4.17.2 Insulation
- 4.17.3 Electrical wires/cables routing
- 4.17.4 Degree of protection
- 4.17.5 Detachable connections
- 4.17.6 Over-current protection device
- 4.17.7 Batteries
- 4.17.8 Battery disconnection
- 4.17.9 Electrical connector for auxiliary starting aids
- 4.17.10 Electric socket for lighting
- 4.18 Hydraulic fluid systems [Go to Page]
- 4.18.1 General
- 4.18.2 Hydraulic hoses
- 4.19 Fuel tanks, DEF/urea tanks, hydraulic tanks and pressure vessels [Go to Page]
- 4.19.1 General
- 4.19.2 Filler openings
- 4.19.3 Fuel tanks
- 4.19.4 Simple pressure vessels
- 4.20 Fire protection [Go to Page]
- 4.20.1 Fire resistance
- 4.20.2 Fire extinguisher
- 4.21 Quick coupler
- 4.22 Maintenance [Go to Page]
- 4.22.1 General
- 4.22.2 Routine maintenance
- 4.22.3 Support devices
- 4.22.4 Access to the engine compartment
- 4.22.5 Tiltable cab support device
- 4.23 Underground operation in non-explosive atmosphere
- 4.24 Speed limit for non-riding machines
- 5 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective/risk reduction measures
- 6 Information for use [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Machine safety labels
- 6.3 Operator’s manual [Go to Page]
- 6.3.1 General
- 6.3.2 Information concerning airborne noise emission
- 6.3.3 Information concerning hand-arm and whole-body vibration emission
- 6.3.4 Instructions and information for use and maintenance of the machine
- 6.3.5 Operator’s manual accessibility
- 6.4 Machine marking
- Annex A (informative)List of significant hazards
- Annex B (normative)Requirements for movable operator's station with the operator at the operator’s station [Go to Page]
- B.1 Terms and definitions
- B.2 General
- B.3 Control of movement
- B.4 Emergency descent
- B.5 Crushing hazards
- B.6 Falling down protection for the operator
- B.7 ROPS
- B.8 Operator’s manual
- B.9 Marking
- B.10 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective/risk reduction measures
- Annex C (normative)Requirements for lifting devices used for lifting operations [Go to Page]
- C.1 General
- C.2 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
- C.3 Safety requirements [Go to Page]
- C.3.1 Mounting and fixing
- C.3.2 Design and strength of lifting device(s)
- C.4 Additional requirements for attachable hooks used as lifting device(s) [Go to Page]
- C.4.1 Spring-loaded latch
- C.4.2 Design and strength of attachable hooks
- C.4.3 Mounting and fixing of attachable hooks
- C.4.4 Fitness for purpose
- C.4.5 Identification
- C.5 Additional information to the operator’s manual
- C.6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective/risk reduction measures
- Annex D (normative)Requirements for earth-moving machinery used in underground working in non-explosive atmosphere [Go to Page]
- D.1 General
- D.2 Operator's station [Go to Page]
- D.2.1 Operator's station with reduced dimension of the cab [Go to Page]
- D.2.1.1 Space envelope
- D.2.1.2 Transmitted vibration
- D.2.1.3 Seat
- D.3 Engine exhaust emission and fuel [Go to Page]
- D.3.1 Engine and fuel
- D.3.2 Fuel system
- D.4 Lighting, signalling and marking lights and reflex-reflector devices [Go to Page]
- D.4.1 General
- D.4.2 Light assembly position
- D.4.3 Rear position lamp
- D.4.4 Machines working in both directions in work cycle
- D.5 Fire protection
- D.6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective/risk reduction measures
- Annex ZA (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast) [2006 L157] aimed to be covered [Go to Page]
