EN 500-1:1995

Mobile road construction machinery - Safety - Part 1: Common requirements

Publication date:   Oct 9, 2002

Scope

1.1 This part of this standard specifies the common safety requirements for mobile road construction machinery*. This standard is applicable to mobile construction machinery as listed in Annex A. It specifies common requirements for the design and construction of mobile road construction machinery, in order to protect employees from accidents and health hazards, which could occur during operation, loading, transport and maintenance. Additional specific requirements for certain types of road construction machinery are given in parts 2 to 6 of this standard. This part of this standard gives safety requirements for all types of road construction machinery and shall be used in conjunction with one of the parts 2 to 6. These machine specific parts do not repeat the requirements form part 1 but add or replace the requirements for the type in question. Machine specific requirements in parts 2 to 6 take precedence over the respective requirements of this standard. For types of road construction machinery not dealt with in parts 2 to 6, EN 500-1:1995 applies. 1.2 This standard deals with the significant hazards pertinent to mobile road construction machinery, when used as intended and in conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see clause 4). Note 1: Due to absence of applicable standards, the hazards that may arise due to limited visibility, excessive noise and vibrations are left without consideration for the time being, awaiting directions for the measuring procedures. Note 2: Hazards that may arise during use and handling of liquid gas butane/propane are not covered in this standard, awaiting directions from CEN/TC 181. 1.3 This standard applies to machines which are manufactured after the date of publication of this standard. * For travelling on traffic roads the national traffic regulations shall apply.

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