BS EN 12733:2018
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Agricultural and forestry machinery. Pedestrian controlled motor mowers. Safety
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2018 | 96 |
This European Standard specifies safety requirements and their verification for design and construction of pedestrian controlled motor mowers with rotary or reciprocating cutting means used in agricultural, forestry and landscaping to cut and/or mulch grass or similar plants or scrub and woody vegetation. For the purposes of this standard the following types of pedestrian controlled machines are considered to be motor mowers: – flail mowers; – grassland mowers; – scrub clearing machines; – sickle bar mowers. This standard applies also to multipurpose machines when used for cutting or mulching grass or scrub. Note When they are used for other operations (e.g. soil working) other standards can apply. This standard does not cover lawn mowers (see EN ISO 5395 1, EN ISO 5395 2), engine driven brush cutters and grass trimmers (see EN ISO 11806) or other lawn maintenance equipment. This document deals with significant hazards, hazardous situations and events, as listed in Annex A, relevant to pedestrian controlled motor mowers when used as intended and under conditions of misuse foreseeable by the manufacturer during normal operation and service. Additionally, it specifies the type of information to be provided by the manufacturer on safe working practices. Environmental aspects (except noise) have not been considered in this standard. This document is not applicable to motor mowers manufactured before the date of its publication.
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
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| 2 | undefined |
| 11 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references |
| 13 | 3 Terms and definitions |
| 14 | 4 List of hazards |
| 15 | 5 Safety requirements and/or protective/risk reduction measures 5.1 General 5.2 Engine starting and stopping devices 5.2.1 General 5.2.2 Primary engine starting 5.2.3 Secondary engine starting |
| 16 | 5.2.4 Stopping 5.3 Location of controls 5.3.1 Controls in the hand reach zone 5.3.2 Controls in the hand reach zone or foot reach zone 5.3.3 Further controls 5.3.4 Hand reach zone |
| 17 | 5.3.5 Foot reach zone 5.4 Identification of controls |
| 18 | 5.5 Controls of the movement of the machine and of the cutting means |
| 19 | 5.6 Reverse traction drive |
| 20 | 5.7 Handlebars 5.8 Pressurized components 5.9 Liquid spillage 5.10 Exhaust system 5.10.1 Protection against exhaust gases 5.10.2 Protection against hot surfaces 5.10.2.1 Requirements 5.10.2.2 Test equipment 5.10.2.3 Test method |
| 21 | 5.10.2.4 Test acceptance |
| 22 | 5.11 Steering mechanism 5.11.1 General 5.11.2 Measurement of the steering force |
| 23 | 5.12 Brakes 5.12.1 General |
| 24 | 5.12.2 Service brake 5.12.2.1 Performance requirements 5.12.2.2 Test method 5.12.3 Parking brake 5.12.3.1 General requirements 5.12.3.2 Performance requirements 5.12.3.3 Test method |
| 25 | 5.13 Maximum travel speed 5.14 Electrical installations 5.15 Noise 5.15.1 Reduction by design and protective measures 5.15.2 Reduction by information 5.15.3 Noise emission measurement |
| 26 | 5.16 Vibration 5.16.1 Reduction by design and protective measures 5.16.2 Reduction by information 5.16.3 Vibration measurement 6 Specific requirements 6.1 Sickle bar mowers |
| 27 | 6.2 Grassland mowers 6.2.1 Protection against contact with cutting blades |
| 29 | 6.2.2 Verification of the safety requirements and/or measures for grassland mowers 6.2.2.1 General |
| 30 | 6.2.2.2 General test conditions 6.2.2.3 Thrown object test |
| 32 | 6.2.2.4 Impact test 6.2.2.5 Structural integrity test for blade enclosure and guards |
| 37 | 6.2.3 Cutting blades 6.2.4 Cutting blade stopping 6.2.4.1 Stopping time |
| 38 | 6.2.4.2 Measurement of blade stopping time |
| 39 | 6.3 Flail mowers 6.3.1 Protection against contact with cutting blades |
| 40 | 6.3.2 Protection against thrown objects 6.3.3 Cutting blade stopping time |
| 42 | 6.4 Scrub clearing machines 6.4.1 Protection against contact with cutting means |
| 43 | 6.4.2 Protection against thrown objects 6.4.3 Structural integrity of the casing 6.4.4 Cutting blades 6.4.5 Cutting blade stopping time |
| 45 | 7 Information for use 7.1 Instruction handbook 7.1.1 General |
| 46 | 7.1.2 Additional information for scrub clearing machines |
| 47 | 7.2 Marking 7.3 Warnings |
| 48 | Annex A (normative)List of hazards |
| 52 | Annex B (normative)Noise test code for motor mowers – Engineering method (grade 2) B.1 Scope B.2 A-weighted sound power level determination |
| 54 | B.3 A-weighted emission sound pressure level determination B.4 Requirements for test floor B.5 Installation, mounting and operating conditions |
| 55 | B.6 Measurement uncertainties and declaration of noise emission values B.7 Information to be recorded and reported |
| 56 | Annex C (normative)Vibration measurement of motor mowers C.1 Quantities to be measured C.2 Instrumentation C.2.1 General C.2.2 Fastening of transducer C.2.3 Calibration C.3 Measurement direction and measurement location C.3.1 Measurement direction C.3.2 Measurement location |
| 57 | C.4 Test procedure C.4.1 General C.4.2 Test procedure for machine with rotary cutting blade(s) C.4.2.1 Test condition C.4.2.2 Test procedure for reciprocating machine |
| 58 | C.5 Measurement procedure C.6 Determination of the measurement result |
| 60 | Annex D (normative)Foot probe test D.1 Test equipment D.2 Test method D.3 Test acceptance |
| 62 | Annex E (normative)Testing of protective skirts E.1 General E.2 Tensile resistance test E.2.1 Procedure E.2.2 Preparation of the samples E.2.3 Clamping |
| 63 | E.2.4 Acceptance criteria E.3 Perforation resistance test E.3.1 Procedure |
| 64 | E.3.2 Acceptance criteria E.4 Wear resistance test E.4.1 Procedure |
| 65 | E.4.2 Acceptance criteria |
| 66 | Annex F (normative)Corrugated fibreboard penetration tests on grassland mowers – Test enclosure wall panels (see 6.2.2.2.4.2) F.1 Purpose F.2 Test fixture F.3 Fibreboard samples F.4 Procedure F.5 Acceptance criteria |
| 68 | 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 |
| 69 | Annex H (normative)Test enclosure H.1 Base H.2 Target composition |
| 72 | Annex I (normative)Thrown object test for flail mower I.1 Principle I.2 Testing conditions I.2.1 Mower used for test I.2.1.1 General I.2.1.2 Thrown-object guard adjustment I.2.1.3 Cutting height I.2.2 Test surface area I.2.2.1 Ground conditions I.2.2.2 Coconut matting I.2.2.3 Sand layer (natural, crushed or uncrushed) I.2.2.4 Moisture |
| 73 | I.3 Target I.3.1 General I.3.2 Target construction I.3.2.1 General I.3.2.2 Panels I.3.2.3 Target material attachment |
| 74 | I.3.3 Reference lines |
| 76 | I.4 Test material I.4.1 Test material preparation |
| 77 | I.4.2 Moisture for test material I.4.3 Test material configuration |
| 78 | I.5 Test run conditions I.6 Test procedure |
| 79 | I.7 Test result and report I.8 Acceptance criteria |
| 80 | I.9 Thrown object test report for flail mower machine I.9.1 Specifications |
| 81 | I.9.2 Primary tests report |
| 83 | I.9.3 Additional test report |
| 85 | Annex J (normative)Thrown object test for scrub clearing machines J.1 Test equipment J.1.1 Test surface J.1.2 Target J.1.3 Balls J.1.4 Injection point J.1.5 Injection tube J.1.6 Preliminary adjustments of the velocity J.2 Test method J.2.1 General J.2.2 Balls velocity |
| 86 | J.2.3 Test procedure J.2.4 Test result and acceptance |
| 87 | J.3 Data sheet – Thrown object test for scrub clearing machine |
| 88 | Annex K (informative)Example of a material and construction fulfilling the requirements for an artificial surface K.1 Material K.2 Construction |
| 91 | Annex L (informative)Examples of machines |
| 93 | Annex ZA (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered |
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