EN ISO 8437-4:2021

Snow throwers - Safety requirements and test procedures - Part 4: Additional national and regional requirements (ISO 8437-4:2019)

This document provides additional national and regional requirements applicable to combustion engine powered pedestrian-controlled and ride-on snow throwers. It is intended to be used with ISO 8437-1, ISO 8437-2 and ISO 8437-3 to achieve the full requirements and means for pedestrian-controlled and ride-on snow throwers.
The ISO 8437 series deals with significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to snow throwers used as intended and under the conditions reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.
It does not apply to the following:
—         electrically powered and battery powered snow throwers;
—         hand-held snow throwers;
—         airport or highway snow removal machines and equipment;
—         machines intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.
It does not deal with hazards related to the following:
—         battery circuits exceeding 42 V;
—         mains connected starting motor;
—         magneto grounding circuits;
—         working environment;
—         electromagnetic compatibility.
The ISO 8437 series is not applicable to machines that were manufactured before the date of its publication.

Schneefräsen - Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren - Teil 4: Informationen zu nationalen und regionalen Bestimmungen (ISO 8437-4:2019)

Dieses Dokument enthält zusätzliche Informationen zu nationalen und regionalen Anforderungen die für angetriebene, mitgängergesteuerte Schneefräsen und Schneefräsen mit aufsitzendem Maschinenführer gelten. Es ist zur Verwendung mit ISO 8437 1, ISO 8437 2 und ISO 8437 3 vorgesehen, um die vollständigen Anforderungen und Mittel für mitgängergesteuerte Schneefräsen und Schneefräsen mit aufsitzendem Maschinenführer zu erfüllen.
Die Normenreihe ISO 8437 behandelt die für Schneefräsen zutreffenden signifikanten Gefährdungen, Gefährdungssituationen und -ereignisse, bei denen die Maschine bestimmungsgemäß genutzt wird und unter Bedingungen der fehlerhaften Nutzung, die vom Hersteller vernünftigerweise vorhersehbar sind.
Es ist nicht anwendbar auf:
   elektrisch betriebene und batteriebetriebene Schneefräsen;
   tragbare Schneefräsen;
   Schneeräummaschinen und Geräte, die auf Flughäfen und Autobahnen eingesetzt werden;
   Maschinen, die für die Nutzung in potenziell explosionsgefährdeten Bereichen vorgesehen sind.
Die folgenden Gefährdungen werden nicht behandelt:
   Batteriestromkreise, die 42 V überschreiten;
   Anlasser mit Netzanschluss;
   Erdungsschaltkreise des Magnetzünders;
   Arbeitsumgebungen;
   die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit.
Die Normenreihe ISO 8437 gilt nur für Maschinen, die nach dem Datum der Veröffentlichung dieser Norm hergestellt wurden.

Chasse-neige - Exigences de sécurité et essais - Partie 4: Exigences nationales et régionales additionnelles (ISO 8437-4:2019)

Le présent document fournit les exigences régionales et nationales supplémentaires qui s'appliquent aux chasse-neige à moteur à combustion à conducteur à pied et à conducteur porté. Il est destiné à être utilisé avec l'ISO 8437-1, l'ISO 8437-2 et l'ISO 8437-3 afin de se conformer pleinement aux exigences et mettre en œuvre tous les moyens de vérification pour les chasse-neige à conducteur à pied et à conducteur porté.
La série ISO 8437 traite des phénomènes dangereux, des situations dangereuses et des événements dangereux significatifs applicables aux chasse-neige lorsqu'ils sont utilisés comme prévu et dans des conditions raisonnablement prévisibles par le fabricant.
Elle ne s'applique pas:
—         aux chasse-neige électriques et à batterie;
—         aux chasse-neige portatifs;
—         aux machines et au matériel de déneigement pour aéroports ou autoroutes;
—         aux machines destinées à être utilisées dans des atmosphères explosibles.
Elle ne traite pas des phénomènes dangereux associés:
—         aux circuits de batterie dépassant 42 V;
—         aux démarreurs raccordés à l'alimentation secteur;
—         aux circuits de mise à la masse de la magnéto;
—         à l'environnement de travail;
—         à la compatibilité électromagnétique.
La série ISO 8437 ne s'applique pas aux machines fabriquées avant sa date de publication.

Snežne freze - Varnostne zahteve in preskusni postopki - 4. del: Dodatne nacionalne in regionalne zahteve (ISO 8437-4:2019)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 20-Apr-2021
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Oct-2021
• ICS: 43.160 - Special purpose vehicles
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 144 - Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 144/WG 7 - Garden equipment
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 21-Apr-2021
• Completion Date: 21-Apr-2021
• Directive: 2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 8437-4:2021 - Snow throwers - Safety requirements and test procedures - Part 4: Additional national and regional requirements (ISO 8437-4:2019)

Relations

• Amended By: EN ISO 8437-4:2021/prA1 - Snow throwers - Safety requirements and test procedures - Part 4: Additional national and regional requirements - Amendment 1 (ISO 8437-4:2019/DAM 1:2022)
• Effective Date: 20-Oct-2021

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2021
Snežne freze - Varnostne zahteve in preskusni postopki - 4. del: Dodatne
nacionalne in regionalne zahteve (ISO 8437-4:2019)
Snow throwers - Safety requirements and test procedures - Part 4: Additional national
and regional requirements (ISO 8437-4:2019)
Schneefräsen - Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfverfahren - Teil 4: Informationen zu
nationalen und regionalen Bestimmungen (ISO 8437-4:2019)
Chasse-neige - Exigences de sécurité et essais - Partie 4: Exigences nationales et
régionales additionnelles (ISO 8437-4:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 8437-4:2021
ICS:
43.160 Vozila za posebne namene Special purpose vehicles
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 8437-4
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 43.160
English Version
Snow throwers - Safety requirements and test procedures
- Part 4: Additional national and regional requirements
(ISO 8437-4:2019)
Chasse-neige - Exigences de sécurité et essais - Partie Schneefräsen - Sicherheitsanforderungen und
4: Exigences nationales et régionales additionnelles Prüfverfahren - Teil 4: Informationen zu nationalen
(ISO 8437-4:2019) und regionalen Bestimmungen (ISO 8437-4:2019)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 9 February 2019.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 8437-4:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 23 "Tractors
and machinery for agriculture and forestry" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 144
“Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry” the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2021, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by October 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 8437-4:2019 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 8437-4:2021 without any
modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 8437-4
First edition
2019-07
Snow throwers — Safety requirements
and test procedures —
Part 4:
Additional national and regional
requirements
Chasse-neige — Exigences de sécurité et essais —
Partie 4: Exigences nationales et régionales additionnelles
Reference number
ISO 8437-4:2019(E)
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ISO 8437-4:2019(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 National/regional provisions related to ISO 8437-1 . 2
4.1 EU . 2
4.2 USA and Canada . 3
5 National/regional provisions related to ISO 8437-2 . 3
5.1 EU . 3
5.2 USA and Canada . 4
6 National/regional provisions related to ISO 8437-3 . 5
6.1 EU . 5
6.2 USA and Canada . 6
Annex A (normative) Noise test code (Grade 2) . 7
Annex B (normative) Vibration test code — Whole-body vibration and hand-arm vibration .9
Bibliography .15
ISO 8437-4:2019(E)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www .iso .org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www .iso .org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation on the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and
expressions related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO’s adherence to the
World Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see the following
URL: www .iso .org/iso/foreword .html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee is ISO/TC 23, Tractors and machinery for
agriculture and forestry, Subcommittee SC 13, Powered lawn and garden equipment.
This first edition of ISO 8437-4, together with ISO 8437-1, ISO 8437-2 and ISO 8437-3, cancels and
replaces ISO 8437:1989, which has been technically revised. It also incorporates the Amendment
ISO 8437:1989/Amd.1:1997.
A list of all parts in the ISO 8437 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www .iso .org/members .html.
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ISO 8437-4:2019(E)
Introduction
The structure of safety standards in the field of machinery is as follows.
a) Type-A standards (basic standards) give basic concepts, principles for design and general aspects
that can be applied to machinery.
b) Type-B standards (generic safety standards) deal with one or more safety aspects or safeguards
that can be used across a wide range of machinery:
1) type-B1 standards on particular safety aspects (e.g. safety distances, surface temperature,
noise);
2) type-B2 standards on safeguards (e.g. two-handed controls, interlocking devices, pressure
sensitive devices, guards).
c) Type-C standards (machinery safety standards) deal with detailed safety requirements for a
particular machine or group of machines.
ISO 8437 is a type-C standard as stated in ISO 12100.
This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the
market players with regard to machinery safety:
— machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organizations, market surveillance, etc.).
Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the
above-mentioned stakeholder groups:
— machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with special needs);
— service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);
— consumers (in case of machinery intended for use by consumers).
The above-mentioned stakeholder groups have been given the possibility to participate at the drafting
process of this document.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events
are covered are indicated in the Scope of this document.
When provisions of this type-C standard are different from those which are stated in type-A or type-B
standards, the provisions of this type-C standard shall take precedence over the provisions of the other
standards for machines that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type-C
standard.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 8437-4:2019(E)
Snow throwers — Safety requirements and test
procedures —
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