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BS EN 12733 : 2001

Withdrawn

Withdrawn

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AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY MACHINERY - PEDESTRIAN CONTROLLED MOTOR MOWERS - SAFETY

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

24-10-2018

Superseded by

BS EN 12733:2018

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2001

£280.00
Excluding VAT

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 List of hazards
5 Safety requirements and/or measures
  5.1 General
  5.2 Engine starting and stopping devices
  5.3 Manual controls
  5.4 Marking of controls
  5.5 Controls of the movement of the machine and of the
       blade(s)
  5.6 Reverse gear
  5.7 Handlebars
  5.8 Pressurized components
  5.9 Liquid spillage
  5.10 Exhaust system
  5.11 Steering mechanism
  5.12 Brakes
  5.13 Electrical installation
  5.14 Noise
  5.15 Vibration
6 Specific requirements
  6.1 Sickle bar mowers
  6.2 Grassland mowers
  6.3 Flail mowers
  6.4 Scrub clearing machines
7 Information for use
  7.1 Instruction handbook
  7.2 Marking
Annex A (normative) - List of hazards
Annex B (normative) - Noise test code for motor mowers -
                      Engineering method (grade 2)
        B.0 Scope
        B.1 A-weighted sound power level determination
        B.2 A-weighted emission sound pressure level
            determination
        B.3 Requirements for test floor
        B.4 Installation, mounting and operating conditions
        B.5 Measurement uncertainties and declaration of
            noise emission values
        B.6 Information to be recorded and reported
Annex C (normative) - Vibration measurement of motor mowers
        C.1 Quantities to be measured
        C.2 Instrumentation
        C.3 Measurement direction and measurement location
        C.4 Test procedure
        C.5 Measurement procedure
        C.6 Determination of the measurement result
Annex D (normative) - Foot probe test
        D.1 Test equipment
        D.2 Test method
        D.3 Test acceptance
Annex E (normative) - Material of protective skirts
        E.1 Tearing resistance test
        E.2 Perforation resistance test
        E.3 Wear resistance test
Annex F (normative) - Corrugated fibreboard penetration
                      tests on grassland mowers - Test
                      enclosure wall panels
        F.1 Purpose
        F.2 Test fixture
        F.3 Fibreboard samples
        F.4 Procedure
        F.5 Acceptance criteria
Annex G (normative) - Target elevation areas
        G.1 Lower elevation target
        G.2 Middle elevation target
        G.3 Top elevation target
        G.4 Operator target area
Annex H (normative) - Test enclosure
        H.1 Base
        H.2 Target composition
Annex I (normative) - Thrown object test for flail mower
        I.1 Principle
        I.2 Test installation
        I.3 Test procedure
        I.4 Test result
        I.5 Acceptance criteria
Annex J (normative) - Thrown object test for scrub
                      clearing machine
        J.1 Test equipment
        J.2 Test method
        J.3 Data sheet - Thrown object test for scrub
                         clearing machine
Annex K (informative) - Example of a material and
                        construction fulfilling the
                        requirements for an artificial
                        surface
        K.1 Material
        K.2 Construction
Annex L (informative) - Examples of machines
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
                         Standard and the Essential
                         Requirements of EU Directive
                         98/37/EC, amended by Directive
                         98/79/EC
Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this European
                         Standard and the Essential
                         Requirements of EU Directive
                         2006/42/EC
Bibliography

Gives safety requirements and their verification for design and construction of pedestrian controlled motor mowers with rotary or reciprocating cutting blades used in agricultural, forestry and landscaping to cut and/or mulch grass or similar plants or scrub and woody vegetation.

Committee
AGE/20
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 97/702568 DC. (05/2005) 2001 Edition Re-Issued in November 2009 & incorporates AMD 1 2009. (11/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
78
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn
SupersededBy
Supersedes

EN 294:1992/AC:1993 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - SAFETY DISTANCES TO PREVENT DANGER ZONES BEING REACHED BY THE UPPER LIMBS
ISO 3789-1:1982 Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment — Location and method of operation of operator controls — Part 1: Common controls
ISO 4871:1996 Acoustics — Declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and equipment
ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane
ISO 354:2003 Acoustics — Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room
ISO/TR 11688-1:1995 Acoustics Recommended practice for the design of low-noise machinery and equipment Part 1: Planning
EN 836:1997+A4:2011 Garden equipment - Powered lawnmowers - Safety
ISO 3767-3:2016 Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment Symbols for operator controls and other displays Part 3: Symbols for powered lawn and garden equipment
EN 1033 : 1995 HAND-ARM VIBRATION - LABORATORY MEASUREMENT OF VIBRATION AT THE GRIP SURFACE OF HAND-GUIDED MACHINERY - GENERAL
ISO 5718-2:1991 Harvesting equipment Flat blades for rotary mowers Part 2: Specifications for type B flat blades
ISO 11102-1:1997 Reciprocating internal combustion engines Handle starting equipment Part 1: Safety requirements and tests
ISO 2758:2014 Paper Determination of bursting strength
EN ISO 11820:1996 Acoustics - Measurements on silencers in situ (ISO 11820:1996)
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)
EN 292-1 : 1991 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - BASIC TERMINOLOGY, METHODOLOGY
EN 60804:2000 Integrating-averaging sound level meters
CR 1030-1:1995 Hand-arm vibration - Guidelines for vibration hazards reduction - Part 1: Engineering methods by design of machinery
EN 563:1994/A1:1999/AC:2000 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - TEMPERATURES OF TOUCHABLE SURFACES - ERGONOMICS DATA TO ESTABLISH TEMPERATURE LIMIT VALUES FOR HOT SURFACES
ISO 11820:1996 Acoustics — Measurements on silencers in situ
EN ISO 11201:2010 Acoustics - Noise emitted by machinery and equipment - Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections (ISO 11201:2010)
EN ISO 354:2003 Acoustics - Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room (ISO 354:2003)
ISO 3767-1:2016 Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment Symbols for operator controls and other displays Part 1: Common symbols
EN ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure - Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane (ISO 3744:2010)
EN ISO 11806:2008 Agricultural and forestry machinery - Portable hand-held combustion engine driven brush cutters and grass trimmers - Safety (ISO 11806:1997)
EN 292-2 : 91 AMD 1 95 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES AND SPECIFICATION
EN ISO 4871:2009 Acoustics - Declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and equipment (ISO 4871:1996)
EN 60651:1994/A2:2001 SOUND LEVEL METERS (IEC 60651:1979/A2:2000)
EN ISO 11691:2009 Acoustics - Measurement of insertion loss of ducted silencers without flow - Laboratory survey method (ISO 11691:1995)
ISO 11806:1997 Agricultural and forestry machinery Portable hand-held combustion engine driven brush cutters and grass trimmers Safety
1998/37/EC : 1998 DIRECTIVE 98/37/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 22 JUNE 1998 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MACHINERY
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)
ISO 11201:2010 Acoustics Noise emitted by machinery and equipment Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections
EN 745:1999+A1:2009 Agricultural machinery - Rotary mowers and flail-mowers - Safety
ISO 11691:1995 Acoustics Measurement of insertion loss of ducted silencers without flow Laboratory survey method
IEC 60651:1979+AMD1:1993+AMD2:2000 CSV Sound level meters
IEC 60804:2000 Integrating-averaging sound level meters
ISO 5718-1:1989 Harvesting equipment — Flat blades for rotary mowers — Specifications — Part 1: Type A flat blades
ISO 11102-2:1997 Reciprocating internal combustion engines Handle starting equipment Part 2: Method of testing the angle of disengagement

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