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EN 12312-8:2005+A1:2009

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Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 8: Maintenance stairs and platforms

Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 8: Maintenance stairs and platforms

This European Standard specifies the technical requirements to minimise the hazards listed in Clause 4 which can arise during the commissioning, operation and maintenance of maintenance stairs and platforms when carried out in accordance with the specifications given by the manufacturer or his authorised representative. It also takes into account some performance requirements recognised as essential by authorities, aircraft and ground support equipment (GSE) manufacturers as well as airlines and maintenance and handling agencies.
This European Standard applies to:
-   self-propelled maintenance stairs and platforms;
-   towable maintenance stairs and platforms equipped with powered means, e.g. for height adjustment, stabilizers,
designed for aircraft maintenance purposes including access to the aircraft (Examples see Annex A).
NOTE 1   Powered should be also understood as manual effort stored in springs or hydraulic accumulators, etc., the dangerous action of which can be produced or can continue after the manual effort has ceased or directly applied manual effort for lifting or lowering loads.
NOTE 2   Those clauses of this European Standard that can apply may also be used as a guideline for the design of towable maintenance stairs and platforms without powered means.
This European Standard does not apply to:
-   maintenance docks either fixed to the ground or moveable only for docking procedure.
This European Standard does not establish requirements for noise and vibration.
Noise and vibration are dealt with respectively in EN 1915-4 and EN 1915-3.
This European Standard does not deal with hazards in respect to a standard automotive chassis and from other vehicles on the apron.
This Part of EN 12312 is not applicable to maintenance stairs and platforms which are manufactured before the date of publication of this standard by CEN.
This part of EN 12312 is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 1915-1, EN 1915-2, EN 1915-3 (for vehicles) and EN 1915-4.

Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 8: Wartungstreppen und -bühnen

Diese Europäische Norm legt die technischen Anforderungen zur Minimierung der in Abschnitt 4 aufgelisteten
Gefährdungen fest, die bei Inbetriebnahme, Betrieb und Wartung von Wartungstreppen und -bühnen auftreten
können, wenn diese in Übereinstimmung mit den Anweisungen des Herstellers oder seines Beauftragten
ausgeführt werden. Sie berücksichtigt auch einige Funktions- und Gestaltungsanforderungen, die von
offiziellen Stellen, Luftfahrzeug- und Bodengeräteherstellern sowie Luftverkehrs- und Wartungs-/Überholungsgesellschaften
als wesentlich erachtet wurden.
Diese Europäische Norm gilt für:
- selbstfahrende Wartungstreppen und -bühnen;
- schleppbare Wartungstreppen und -bühnen, die mit kraftbetriebenen Einrichtungen, z. B. zur Höhenanpassung,
Abstützung, ausgerüstet sind,
und die für Wartungsarbeiten an Luftfahrzeugen einschließlich des Zugangs zum Luftfahrzeug bestimmt sind
(Beispiele siehe Anhang A).
ANMERKUNG 1 Kraftbetrieben sollte auch verstanden werden als in Federn gespeicherte menschliche Arbeitskraft
oder hydraulische Akkumulatoren o. Ä. deren gefährliche Wirkung nicht zwangsläufig mit Einstellung der menschlichen
Tätigkeit beendet ist, oder unmittelbar angewandte menschliche Arbeitskraft zum Heben oder Senken von Lasten.
ANMERKUNG 2 Zutreffende Abschnitte dieser Europäischen Norm können auch als Grundlage für die Gestaltung von
schleppbaren Treppen ohne kraftbetätigte Einrichtungen dienen.
Diese Europäische Norm gilt nicht für:
- Wartungsdocks, die fest installiert oder nur für den Eindockvorgang beweglich sind.
Diese Europäische Norm enthält keine Festlegungen hinsichtlich Lärm und Schwingungen.
Lärm und Schwingungen werden in EN 1915-4 und EN 1915-3 behandelt.
Diese Europäische Norm behandelt keine Gefährdungen, die von einem Serienfahrgestellt und von anderen
Fahrzeugen auf dem Vorfeld ausgehen.
Dieser Teil von EN 12312 gilt nicht für Wartungstreppen und -bühnen, die vor der Veröffentlichung dieser

Matériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières - Partie 8: Escabeaux et plate-formes de maintenance

Podporna oprema na tleh za letalski promet - Posebne zahteve - 8. del: Stopnice in odri za vzdrževalna dela

General Information

Status
Withdrawn
Publication Date
28-Apr-2009
Withdrawal Date
14-Aug-2018
ICS
49.100 - Ground service and maintenance equipment
Technical Committee
CEN/TC 274 - Aircraft ground support equipment
Drafting Committee
CEN/TC 274/SC 3/WG 4 - Maintenance stairs and platforms
Current Stage
9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
Completion Date
15-Aug-2018
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)
98/37/EC - Machinery
Mandate
M/079 - Mandate to CEN and CENELEC for standardization in the field of machines
M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
Ref Project
SIST EN 12312-8:2005+A1:2009 - Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 8: Maintenance stairs and platforms

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Merged From
EN 12312-8:2005/prA1 - Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 8: Maintenance stairs and platforms
Effective Date
11-Feb-2009
Merged From
EN 12312-8:2005 - Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 8: Maintenance stairs and platforms
Effective Date
11-Feb-2009
Replaced By
EN 12312-8:2018 - Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 8: Maintenance or service stairs and platforms
Effective Date
22-Aug-2018

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Podporna oprema na tleh za letalski promet - Posebne zahteve - 8. del: Stopnice in odri za vzdrževalna delaLuftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 8: Wartungstreppen und -bühnenMatériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières - Partie 8: Escabeaux et plate-formes de maintenanceAircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 8: Maintenance stairs and platforms49.100Oprema za servis in vzdrževanje na tlehGround service and maintenance equipmentICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 12312-8:2005+A1:2009SIST EN 12312-8:2005+A1:2009en01-julij-2009SIST EN 12312-8:2005+A1:2009SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 12312-8:2005+A1
April 2009 ICS 49.100 Supersedes EN 12312-8:2005English Version
Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 8: Maintenance stairs and platforms
Matériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières - Partie 8: Escabeaux et plate-formes de maintenance
Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 8: Wartungstreppen und -bühnen This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 March 2005 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 1 March 2009.
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 Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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Examples of typical maintenance stairs and platforms . 12Annex B (normative)
List of hazards in addition to those of EN 1915-1 . 13Annex ZA (informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC, amended by Directive 98/79/EC . 15Annex ZB (informative)
!!!!Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC"""" . 16Bibliography . 17
2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. !deleted text" EN 1050:1996, Safety of machinery — Principles for risk assessment EN 1175-1, Safety of industrial trucks — Electrical requirements — Part 1: General requirements for battery pow-ered trucks EN 1386, Aluminium and aluminium alloys — Tread plate – Specifications EN 1837, Safety of machinery — Integral lighting of machines SIST EN 12312-8:2005+A1:2009

requirements, calculations and test methods !EN 1915-3, Aircraft ground support equipment — General requirements — Part 3: Vibration measurement methods and reduction EN 1915-4, Aircraft ground support equipment — General requirements — Part 4: Noise measurement methods and reduction" EN ISO 12100-1:2003, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 1: Basic termi-nology, methodology (ISO 12100-1:2003) EN ISO 12100-2:2003, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 2: Technical principles (ISO 12100-2:2003) !EN ISO 13850:2008, Safety of machinery — Emergency stop — Principles for design (ISO 13850:2006)" 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 12100:2003 and EN 1915-1:2001 and the following apply. 3.1 maintenance stair stair designed for:  entering and leaving the aircraft for maintenance purposes;  reaching and/or access to elevated parts of the aircraft;  carrying out maintenance work on aircraft 3.2 maintenance platform elevating work platform designed for:  reaching and/or access to elevated parts of the aircraft;  carrying out maintenance work on aircraft 3.3 maintenance dock installed assembly, either fixed to the ground or moveable only for the docking procedure, designed for:  reaching elevated parts of the aircraft;  carrying out maintenance work on defined aircraft types 3.4 stair flight series of steps between ground level and platform or between two platforms 3.5 riser height (R) distance between the surface of the tread of one step
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c)   moveable parts of ramp integrated systems,
designed for servicing aircraft and intended to be used under the conditions given in EN 1915-1:2013, Clause 1.
No extra requirements on noise and vibration are provided other than those in EN 1915-3 and EN 1915-4.
NOTE   EN 1915-3 and EN 1915-4 provide the general GSE vibration and noise requirements.
This part of EN 12312 is not applicable to lavatory service equipment which is manufactured before the date of publication of this standard by CEN.
This part of EN 12312, when used in conjunction with EN 1915-1, EN 1915-2, EN 1915-3 and EN 1915-4, provides the requirements for lavatory service equipment.

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