EN 609-1:2017

Agricultural and forestry machinery - Safety of log splitters - Part 1: Wedge splitters

This European Standard specifies the safety requirements, and their verification for the design and construction of horizontal and vertical wedge splitters, designed for splitting logs for firewood, irrespective of the nature of the power source used. This standard deals with wedge splitters that are designed so that the splitting operation is activated by one person only, however it is foreseeable that other operators may be working with the machine e.g. for loading or unloading. In addition, it specifies the type of information on safe working practices to be provided by the manufacturer.
This document deals with all the significant hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events relevant to these machines when they are used as intended and under the conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Table 1).
This document is not applicable to machines that are designed for both cutting into length for splitting and splitting for firewood.
This document is not applicable to wedge splitters which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.

Land- und Forstmaschinen - Sicherheit von Holzspaltmaschinen - Teil 1: Keilspaltmaschinen

Diese Europäische Norm legt sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und deren Prüfung für Gestaltung und Konstruktion von Horizontal  und Vertikal Keilspaltmaschinen zum Spalten von Brennholz, unabhängig von der Art der verwendeten Antriebsenergie, fest. Die Norm behandelt Keilspaltmaschinen, die so ausgelegt sein müssen, dass der Spaltvorgang lediglich durch eine Bedienperson ausgelöst wird, jedoch ist es absehbar, dass weitere Bedienpersonen, z. B. zum Be  oder Entladen an der Maschine arbeiten. Darüber hinaus legt sie die Art der durch den Hersteller bereitzustellenden Informationen über Verfahren für ein sicheres Arbeiten fest.
Dieses Dokument behandelt alle signifikanten Gefährdungen, Gefährdungssituationen sowie Gefährdungen, die für diese Maschinen bei bestimmungsgemäßer Verwendung und bei vernünftigerweise durch den Hersteller vorhersehbarer Fehlanwendung relevant sind (siehe Tabelle 1).
Dieses Dokument ist nicht anwendbar auf Maschinen, die zum Schneiden und Spalten des Brennholzes vorgesehen sind.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht anwendbar auf Keilspaltmaschinen, die vor dem Veröffentlichungsdatum dieser Norm durch den CEN hergestellt wurden.

Matériel agricole et forestier - Sécurité des fendeuses de bûches - Partie 1 : Fendeuses à coin

La présente Norme européenne spécifie les prescriptions de sécurité et leur vérification pour la conception et la construction de fendeuses à coin horizontales et verticales, conçues pour le fendage de bûches destinées au bois de chauffage, indépendamment de la nature de la source d'énergie utilisée. La présente norme traite des fendeuses à coin conçues pour activer l'opération de fendage par une personne seule, néanmoins il est possible que d'autres opérateurs puissent travailler avec la machine, par exemple pour assurer le chargement et le déchargement. Elle spécifie également le type d'informations relatives aux pratiques de travail sûres que le constructeur doit garantir.
Le présent document traite de tous les phénomènes dangereux, situations et événements dangereux significatifs associés à ces machines en cas d’utilisation normale ou de mauvais usage raisonnablement prévisible par le constructeur (voir Tableau 1).
Le présent document ne s'applique pas aux machines conçues pour les coupes à la longueur dans le cadre du fendage et du fendage du bois de chauffage.
Le présent document ne s'applique pas aux fendeuses à coin fabriquées avant la date de publication de ce document par le CEN.

Kmetijski in gozdarski stroji - Varnost cepilnikov lesa - 1. del: Cepilniki s klinom

Ta evropski standard določa varnostne zahteve in njihovo preverjanje za načrtovanje in gradnjo cepilnikov s klinom, katerih uporaba (upravljanje) je namenjena za enega upravljavca za cepljenje lesa za drva, ne glede na vrsto uporabljenega vira energije. Avtomatski ali polavtomatski cepilniki s klinom so vključeni na področje uporabe tega standarda. Obdelovalniki drv so izključeni s področja uporabe tega standarda. Ta standard opisuje metode za odpravo ali zmanjšanje tveganj, ki izhajajo iz njihove uporabe. Poleg tega določa tudi vrsto informacij o varnih delovnih praksah, ki jih mora zagotoviti proizvajalec. Seznam obravnavanih pomembnih nevarnosti je podan v dodatku A. Dodatek A navaja tudi nevarnosti, ki niso bile obravnavane. Ta evropski standard se uporablja predvsem za stroje, ki so izdelani po datumu izdaje standarda.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 10-Jan-2017
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Jun-2018
• ICS: 65.060.80 - Forestry equipment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 144 - Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 144/WG 8 - Forestry machinery
• Current Stage: 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
• Start Date: 09-Dec-2022
• Completion Date: 14-Apr-2025
• 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 609-1:2017 - Agricultural and forestry machinery - Safety of log splitters - Part 1: Wedge splitters

Relations

• Replaces: EN 609-1:1999+A2:2009 - Agricultural and forestry machinery - Safety of log splitters - Part 1: Wedge splitters
• Effective Date: 04-Dec-2010

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2017
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 609-1:1999+A2:2010
Kmetijski in gozdarski stroji - Varnost cepilnikov lesa - 1. del: Cepilniki s klinom
Agricultural and forestry machinery - Safety of log splitters - Part 1: Wedge splitters
Land- und Forstmaschinen - Sicherheit von Holzspaltmaschinen - Teil 1:
Keilspaltmaschinen
Matériel agricole et forestier - Sécurité des fendeuses de bûches - Partie 1: Fendeuses à
coin
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 609-1:2017
ICS:
65.060.80 Gozdarska oprema Forestry equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 609-1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2017
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 65.060.80 Supersedes EN 609-1:1999+A2:2009
English Version
Agricultural and forestry machinery - Safety of log splitters
- Part 1: Wedge splitters
Matériel agricole et forestier - Sécurité des fendeuses Land- und Forstmaschinen - Sicherheit von
de bûches - Partie 1 : Fendeuses à coin Holzspaltmaschinen - Teil 1: Keilspaltmaschinen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 October 2016.

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European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 List of significant hazards . 11
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures . 13
5.1 General . 13
5.2 Electrical equipment . 13
5.3 Control systems . 13
5.3.1 General . 13
5.3.2 Reliability of the control systems . 14
5.3.3 Ergonomic requirements of control actuators . 14
5.4 Starting and stopping of the power source . 15
5.4.1 General . 15
5.4.2 Stopping of other than electrically powered machines. 15
5.4.3 Stopping of the electrically powered machines . 15
5.5 Emergency stop . 15
5.6 Two-hand control device . 15
5.7 Power supply . 16
5.7.1 Electrically powered machines . 16
5.7.2 Machines powered by an external power supply . 16
5.7.3 Machines powered by an internal combustion engine . 16
5.7.4 Machines with two or more power supplies . 17
5.8 Hydraulic equipment . 17
5.9 Safe guarding of the splitting zone . 17
5.9.1 General . 17
5.9.2 Horizontal short log wedge splitter . 17
5.9.3 Horizontal long log wedge splitter . 22
5.9.4 Vertical short log wedge splitter . 27
5.9.5 Vertical long log wedge splitter . 33
5.10 Log holding requirements. 37
5.10.1 General . 37
5.10.2 Prior to and during the splitting . 38
5.10.3 After the splitting . 38
5.11 Return movement of the moving device of the splitter . 40
5.12 Log-handling device . 41
5.13 Requirements for hauling winches that can be attached to a wedge splitter . 42
5.14 Bluntness of edges . 43
5.15 Stability . 43
5.16 Transport and handling of the machine . 43
5.16.1 General . 43
5.16.2 Ergonomic requirements . 43
5.17 The guarding of power transmission from an external power source . 44
5.18 Unprotected gravity moving objects with semi-automatically controlled movement . 44
6 Verification of safety requirements . 44
7 Information for use . 46
7.1 Marking of machine . 46
7.2 Warnings on machine . 46
7.3 Instruction handbook . 47
7.3.1 General . 47
7.3.2 Other information . 47
Annex A (normative) Log holding test for vertical log wedge splitters . 49
A.1 Long log wedge splitters – Test requirements for the log fixing device . 49
A.1.1 General . 49
A.1.2 Holding force . 49
A.2 Short log wedge splitters – Test requirements for the log fixing device . 50
A.2.1 General . 50
A.2.2 Holding force . 50
Annex B (normative) Examples of solutions and verification of the two-hand control device
for wedge splitters . 52
B.1 Prevention of accidental actuation and of defeat . 52
B.2 Example for prevention of defeat using one hand . 52
B.3 Example for prevention of defeat using hand and elbow of the same arm. 52
B.4 Example for prevention of defeat using the forearm(s) or elbow(s) . 53
B.5 Example for prevention of defeat using the hand and other parts of the body e.g.
knee(s) . 54
Annex C (normative) Testing requirements for hot exhaust surfaces and hot surfaces . 55
C.1 Temperature measuring equipment . 55
C.2 Method of test. 55
C.3 Test acceptance . 55
Annex D (normative) Stability test for log splitters equipped with a hauling winch . 57
D.1 General . 57
D.2 Lateral stability test and requirements . 57
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery . 58
Bibliography . 59

European foreword
This document (EN 609-1:2017) has been prepared by 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 July 2017, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2018.
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