EN 12312-14:2006/prA1

Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 14: Disabled/incapacitated passenger boarding vehicles

Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 14: Behinderten-Transportgeräte

Matériels au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières - Partie 14: Matériel d'accès à bord des passagers handicapés

Podporna oprema na tleh za letalski promet - Posebne zahteve - 14. del: Prevozna sredstva za vkrcavanje trajno ali začasno funkcionalno oviranih potnikov

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 49.100 - Ground service and maintenance equipment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 274 - Aircraft ground support equipment
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 274/SC 2/WG 8 - Disabled/Incapacitated passenger boarding equipment
• Current Stage: 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
• Start Date: 28-Jan-2009
• Completion Date: 28-Jan-2009
• 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)
• Directive: 98/37/EC - Machinery
• Mandate: M/079 - Mandate to CEN and CENELEC for standardization in the field of machines
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Ref Project: SIST EN 12312-14:2007/kprA1:2008 - Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 14: Disabled/incapacitated passenger boarding vehicles

Relations

• Merged Into: EN 12312-14:2006+A1:2009 - Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 14: Disabled/incapacitated passenger boarding vehicles
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023
• Amends: EN 12312-14:2006 - Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 14: Disabled/incapacitated passenger boarding vehicles
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008

Overview

EN 12312-14:2006/prA1 is a draft amendment to the European standard for aircraft ground support equipment addressing disabled/incapacitated passenger boarding vehicles. Prepared by CEN/TC 274 and issued for unique acceptance, this amendment updates normative references, clarifies relationships with EN 1915 series standards, revises emergency-stop requirements, and introduces an informative Annex (ZB) relating the standard to EU Directive 2006/42/EC. The document is distributed for review and may be incorporated into national standards following CEN procedures.

Key Topics

• Normative references updated: the amendment replaces and adds references (for example, EN ISO 12100 and EN ISO 13850:2008) to align safety and machine design principles.
• Integration with EN 1915 series: EN 12312-14/prA1 explicitly states that disabled/incapacitated passenger boarding equipment shall conform to relevant parts of EN 1915-1, EN 1915-2, EN 1915-3 and EN 1915-4 unless otherwise specified.
• Emergency stop requirements: emergency stops are clarified to meet EN ISO 13850:2008 Category 0 or 1, a critical safety requirement for boarding vehicles.
• Verification guidance: the amendment references verification details in EN 1915-3 and EN 1915-4 where relevant, directing manufacturers and testers to established procedures.
• Regulatory alignment: Annex ZB (informative) explains the relationship between the standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC, providing a presumption of conformity when adopted.

Applications

This amendment is of practical value to multiple stakeholders involved with aircraft ground support equipment (GSE):

• Manufacturers - to update design, safety and documentation practices in line with revised references and emergency stop criteria.
• Maintenance and service organisations - to align maintenance procedures and verification checks with the EN 1915 series and revised clauses.
• Regulatory bodies and certifiers - to assess conformity with EU machinery directive requirements and to reference Annex ZB when applying the New Approach.
• Airport operators and ground handlers - to understand updated safety expectations for disabled passenger boarding vehicles and to incorporate those expectations into procurement and operational checks.

Benefits include clearer compliance paths, harmonised testing references, and improved safety alignment across the EN 12312 and EN 1915 suites.

Related Standards

• EN 12312-14:2006 (base standard)
• EN 1915-1, EN 1915-2, EN 1915-3, EN 1915-4 (vehicle-specific requirements and verification)
• EN ISO 12100 (machine safety principles)
• EN ISO 13850:2008 (Emergency stop principles; Category 0 or 1 specified)
• EU Directive 2006/42/EC (Essential Requirements addressed in Annex ZB)

For implementation, consult the full EN 12312-14:2006 and the cited EN 1915 parts for detailed technical requirements, test methods and verification procedures. This amendment clarifies conformity pathways and should be considered when updating technical specifications, type approvals, and procurement documents for disabled passenger boarding vehicles.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 14:
Disabled/incapacitated passenger boarding vehicles
Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 14: Behinderten-
Transportgeräte
Matériels au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières - Partie 14: Matériel d'accès à
bord des passagers handicapés
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12312-14:2006/prA1
ICS:
49.100 Oprema za servis in Ground service and
vzdrževanje na tleh maintenance equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 12312-14:2006
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
August 2008
ICS 49.100
English Version
Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part
14: Disabled/incapacitated passenger boarding vehicles
Matériels au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières - Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil
Partie 14: Matériel d'accès à bord des passagers 14: Behinderten-Transportgeräte
handicapés
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 274.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 12312-14:2006. If this draft becomes an amendment, CEN
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this amendment
into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
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Contents Page
Foreword.3
1 Modification to the Foreword .4
2 Modification to the Introduction.4
3 Modification to Clause 1 .4
4 Modification to Clause 2 .4
5 Modification to Clause 3 .4
6 Modification to 5.1.1 .4
7 Modification to 5.7.5 .
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