EN 13204:2016

European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements and verification
5 Information for use
6 Marking
Annex A (normative) - List of hazards
Annex B (normative) - Noise test code
        (Grade 2 of accuracy)
Annex C (normative) - Product Performance Data Sheet
Annex D (informative) - Examples of technical measures
        for noise reduction
Annex E (normative) - General verification
        requirements
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
         European Standard and the Essential
         Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC
Bibliography

This European Standard specifies safety and performance requirements for double acting hydraulic rescue tools manufactured after the date of publication.It is applicable to double acting hydraulic rescue tool systems which are intended for use by the firefighting and rescue services, principally for cutting through, spreading or pushing apart the structural parts of road vehicles, ships, trains, aircraft and building structures involved in accidents. They consist of a separate power pack, the tool[s] and the necessary interconnections and intended accessories, as defined in Clause 3 – Terms and definitions.This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events relevant to the machinery, when it is used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.NOTE 1The aim is to assist while extracting the casualties or to create a working space for paramedical services taking the local conditions into account.It is not applicable to additional requirements for:a)operation in severe conditions (e.g. extreme environmental conditions such as: temperatures outside the range –20 °C up to +55 °C, corrosive environment, tropical environment, contaminating environments, strong magnetic fields, potentially explosive atmospheres);b)the risk directly arising from the means provided for the portability, transportability and mobility of double-acting hydraulic rescue tools during periods of their operation.NOTE 2For the EU/EEA other Directives can be applicable to the equipment in the scope, for example the Electro Magnetic Compatibility Directive.