EN 840-6:2004/prA1

Mobile waste containers - Part 6: Safety and health requirements

This European Standard provides the essential safety, health and ergonomic requirements for mobile waste containers according to EN 840-1 to EN 840-4, not including hazardous wastes containers.

Fahrbare Abfallsammelbehälter - Teil 6: Sicherheits- und Gesundheitsanforderungen

Conteneurs roulants à déchets - Partie 6: Exigences d'hygiène et de sécurité

Premični zabojniki za odpadke - 6. del: Varnostne in zdravstvene zahteve - Dopolnilo A1

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 13.030.40 - Installations and equipment for waste disposal and treatment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 183 - Waste management
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 183/WG 1 - Waste containers
• Current Stage: 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
• Start Date: 30-Apr-2008
• Due Date: 01-May-2009
• Completion Date: 30-Apr-2008
• Ref Project: SIST EN 840-6:2004/kprA1:2008 - Mobile waste containers - Part 6: Safety and health requirements

Relations

• Merged Into: EN 840-6:2004+A1:2008 - Mobile waste containers - Part 6: Safety and health requirements
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023
• Amends: EN 840-6:2004 - Mobile waste containers - Part 6: Safety and health requirements
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008

Overview

EN 840-6:2004/prA1 is a CEN draft amendment addressing safety, health and ergonomic requirements for mobile waste containers covered by EN 840-1 to EN 840-4. Prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 183 (secretariat DIN), the amendment focuses on practical measures to reduce operator risk and improve manual handling during waste collection and transport. The standard applies to non-hazardous waste containers and is issued in English, French and German as a prA1 draft for acceptance.

Key Topics

• Scope and applicability: Essential safety, health and ergonomic requirements for mobile waste containers (excluding hazardous waste containers).
• Handles and manoeuvring: The amendment modifies clause 4.3 to update requirements for handle position, height and spacing to improve operator posture and control during pulling, pushing and manoeuvring.
• Two-wheeled containers: For two-wheeled containers with a volume ≥ 140 L, the amendment specifies a minimum handle height of 800 mm in a tilted position (centre of gravity above the wheel axle). For containers below 140 L a minimum handle height of 700 mm is specified.
• Four-wheeled containers: Vertical handles are optional. Where two handles are fitted they shall be at least 450 mm apart and cover a height range from 780 mm to 1 050 mm.

Note: The amendment text is distributed as a final draft and remains subject to change until formally accepted by CEN members.

Applications

This standard and its amendment are immediately relevant to:

• Manufacturers designing mobile waste containers to meet European safety and ergonomic expectations.
• Procurement teams and local authorities specifying container features for curbside and commercial waste collection.
• Occupational health and safety professionals developing safe manual handling procedures for waste operatives.
• Certification and conformity assessment bodies checking compliance with EN 840 series requirements.

Practical benefits include reduced musculoskeletal strain during handling, clearer design guidance for handle placement, and improved operator control and safety during collection operations.

Related Standards

• EN 840-1 to EN 840-4 - Core specifications for dimensions, construction and general requirements for mobile waste containers.
• EN 840-6:2004 - Base European Standard for safety and health requirements (this document is the prA1 draft amendment to that standard).

For implementers, align container design with the EN 840 series and monitor the formal acceptance of prA1 to ensure national standards are updated accordingly. For regulatory and procurement use, reference EN 840-6 and its amendment when specifying ergonomic and safety requirements for non-hazardous mobile waste containers.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Mobile waste containers - Part 6: Safety and health requirements
Fahrbare Abfallsammelbehälter - Teil 6: Sicherheits- und Gesundheitsanforderungen
Conteneurs roulants à déchets - Partie 6: Exigences d'hygiène et de sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 840-6:2004/prA1
ICS:
13.030.40
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 840-6:2004
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
January 2008
ICS 13.030.40
English Version
Mobile waste containers - Part 6: Safety and health
requirements
Conteneurs roulants à déchets - Partie 6: Exigences Fahrbare Abfallsammelbehälter - Teil 6: Sicherheits- und
d'hygiène et de sécurité Gesundheitsanforderungen
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 183.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 840-6:2004. 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.
This draft amendment was established by CEN 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
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