prEN 474-5 rev

Earth-moving machinery - Safety - Part 5: Requirements for hydraulic excavators prEN 474-5 rev

Scope

This part of EN 474 deals with all specific significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to
hydraulic excavators as defined in EN ISO 6165:2006, when they are used as intended and under conditions
of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).
This part also deals with object handling application, shovel application and log application.
The requirements of this part are complementary to the common requirements formulated in EN 474-
1:2006+A1:2009.
This part does not repeat the requirements from EN 474-1:2006+A1:2009, but adds or replaces the
requirements for application for hydraulic excavators.
This part specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant
hazards, hazardous situations and events during commissioning, operation and maintenance of hydraulic
excavators.
This European Standard is not applicable to hydraulic excavators manufactured before the date of publication
of this European Standard by CEN.

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