BS EN 13684:2018
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Garden equipment. Pedestrian controlled lawn aerators and scarifiers. Safety
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2018 | 64 |
This European Standard specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction. It is applicable to pedestrian controlled internal combustion engine powered lawn aerators and scarifiers which are designed for re-generating lawns by, for instance, combing out grass, thatch and moss or cutting vertically into the lawn face using tines which rotate about a horizontal axis.
This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events relevant to pedestrian controlled internal combustion engine powered lawn aerators and scarifiers, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer. It describes methods of elimination or reduction of hazards arising from their use. In addition, it specifies the type of information to be provided by the manufacturer on safe working practices.
Throughout this document, the term “machine” applies to those machines known as aerators, scarifiers, corers, lawn rakes or grass rakes.
It does not apply to:
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aerators/scarifiers made from a machine falling within the scope of EN 709:1997+A4:2009 when fitted with an aerating/scarifying implement;
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non-powered aerators;
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vertical axis aerators; or;
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those aerators which cut into the soil by means of a reciprocating motion or by water pressure.
Environmental hazards have not been considered in this document.
This document is not applicable to aerators/scarifiers which are manufactured before the date of its publication.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
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| 2 | undefined |
| 9 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references |
| 10 | 3 Terms and definitions |
| 14 | 4 List of significant hazards |
| 18 | 5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures 5.1 General 5.2 Power driven components and the tines 5.3 Guard attachment 5.4 Hot exhaust surfaces 5.4.1 General |
| 19 | 5.4.2 Test equipment and method of test 5.4.2.1 Temperature measuring equipment 5.4.2.2 Method of test |
| 20 | 5.4.3 Test acceptance 5.5 Protection from exhaust fumes 5.6 Pressurized components 5.7 Liquid spillage 5.8 Controls 5.8.1 General |
| 21 | 5.8.2 Identification of controls 5.8.3 Operator presence control 5.8.4 Traction drive 5.9 Electrical requirements 5.9.1 General |
| 22 | 5.9.2 Low voltage battery circuits (not including magneto grounding circuits) 5.9.2.1 Electrical cables 5.9.2.2 Battery installation 5.9.2.3 Overload protection 5.9.3 Terminals and uninsulated electrical parts 5.9.4 Electromagnetic immunity 5.10 Stopping and starting 5.10.1 Engine 5.10.1.1 Engine starting |
| 23 | 5.10.1.2 Engine stopping 5.10.2 Tines in transport position 5.11 Braking requirements 5.11.1 General |
| 24 | 5.11.2 Service brake 5.11.3 Parking brake 5.12 Handles 5.12.1 Construction |
| 25 | 5.12.2 Foot probe test |
| 27 | 5.13 Thrown object hazard 5.13.1 General 5.13.2 Thrown object test 5.13.2.1 Test personnel 5.13.2.2 Test equipment |
| 29 | 5.13.2.3 Test method 5.13.3 Test results 5.13.4 Test acceptance (pass/fail criteria) 5.13.5 Additional testing 5.14 Strength of tines and tine mountings 5.14.1 General |
| 31 | 5.14.2 Test acceptance 5.15 General construction — Guarding and shielding |
| 35 | 5.16 Noise 5.16.1 Noise reduction as a safety requirement 5.16.1.1 Noise reduction at source by design and by protective measures 5.16.1.2 Noise reduction by information 5.16.2 Verification of requirements on noise – Noise measurement 5.17 Vibration 5.17.1 Reduction by design and protective measures |
| 36 | 5.17.2 Reduction by information 5.17.3 Vibration measurement 5.18 Stability requirements and test method 5.18.1 General 5.18.2 Stability test procedure 5.18.2.1 General |
| 37 | 5.18.2.2 Longitudinal position 5.18.2.3 Lateral position 5.18.3 Test acceptance 6 Information for use 6.1 Instruction for use |
| 40 | 6.2 Technical information 6.3 Marking 6.3.1 Minimum marking |
| 41 | 6.3.2 Warnings 6.3.3 Marking durability 6.3.4 Test |
| 42 | Annex A (normative) Safety signs and symbols A.1 General |
| 43 | A.2 Safety signs and symbols |
| 45 | Annex B (informative)Safety instructions B.1 General B.2 Safe operation practices B.2.1 Training B.2.2 Preparation |
| 46 | B.2.3 Operation |
| 47 | B.2.4 Maintenance and storage |
| 48 | Annex C (normative) Noise test code — Engineering method (grade 2) C.1 Scope C.2 A-weighted sound power level determination |
| 50 | C.3 A-weighted emission sound pressure level measurement |
| 51 | C.4 Requirements for test floor C.4.1 Artificial surface C.4.2 Natural grass C.5 Installation, mounting and operating conditions |
| 52 | C.6 Measurement uncertainty C.7 Information to be recorded and reported |
| 53 | C.8 Declaration and verification of noise emission values |
| 54 | Annex D (informative)Example of a material and construction fulfilling the requirements for an artificial surface D.1 Material D.2 Construction |
| 56 | Annex E (normative) Vibration E.1 Quantities to be measured E.2 Instrumentation E.2.1 General E.2.2 Fastening of transducer E.2.3 Calibration E.3 Measurement direction and measurement location E.3.1 Measurement direction E.3.2 Measurement location E.4 Test procedure |
| 57 | E.5 Measurement procedure E.6 Determination of the measurement result |
| 60 | Annex F (normative)Tines stopping time F.1 General F.2 Measurement of tines stopping time |
| 62 | Annex ZA (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered |
