EN 14861:2004/prA1

Forest machinery - Self propelled machinery - Safety requirements

Noise clause and noise test code for self propelled forestry machinery

Forstmaschinen - Selbstfahrer - Sicherheitsanforderungen

Machines forestières - Machines automotrices - Prescriptions de sécurité

Gozdarski stroji - Stroji z lastnim pogonom - Varnostne zahteve

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• 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: 4598 - Decision to abandon - Finalization for Vote
• Start Date: 10-Oct-2008
• Completion Date: 10-Oct-2008
• 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 14861:2004/oprA1:2007 - Forest machinery - Self propelled machinery - Safety requirements

Relations

• Amends: EN 14861:2004 - Forest machinery - Self propelled machinery - Safety requirements
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 14861:2004/prA1:2007
01-september-2007
Gozdarski stroji - Stroji z lastnim pogonom - Varnostne zahteve
Forest machinery - Self propelled machinery - Safety requirements
Forstmaschinen - Selbstfahrer - Sicherheitsanforderungen
Machines forestieres - Machines automotrices - Prescriptions de sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14861:2004/prA1
ICS:
65.060.80 Gozdarska oprema Forestry equipment
SIST EN 14861:2004/prA1:2007 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
EN 14861:2004
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
July 2007
ICS 65.060.80

English Version
Forest machinery - Self propelled machinery - Safety
requirements
Machines forestières - Machines automotrices - Forstmaschinen - Selbstfahrer - Sicherheitsanforderungen
Prescriptions de sécurité
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 144.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 14861:2004. 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.
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provide supporting documentation.
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shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

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EN 14861:2004/prA1:2007 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN 14861:2004/prA1:2007) 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 document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.

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EN 14861:2004/prA1:2007 (E)
1 Modification to Clause 1
rd
Delete the 3 paragraph and the note and replace with the following text to read as follows:
" The following significant hazards are excluded:
 thrown objects, that may occur on a particular machine;
 . vibration."
2 Modification to Clause 2
Add the following new references:
EN ISO 3744:1995, Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound pressure -
Engineering method in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane (ISO 3744:1994)
EN ISO 4871:1996, Acoustics – Declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and
equipment (ISO 4871:1996)
EN ISO 11201:1995, Acoustics - Noise emitted by machinery and equipment - Measurement of emission
sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions - Engineering method in an essentially
free field over a reflecting plane (ISO 11201:1995)
EN ISO 11688-1:1998, Acoustics – Recommended practice for the design of low-noise machinery and
equipment – Part 1: Planning (ISO/TR 11688-1:1995)
ISO 5131:1996, Acoustics -- Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry -- Measurement of noise at
the operator's position -- Survey method
3 Modification to Clause 4
Add the new following sub-clause:
“4.19 Noise
4.19.1 Noise reduction as a safety requirement
4.19.1.1 Noise reduction by design at source and by protective measures
The machine shall generate a noise level as low as practicable. The methodology for designing low-noise
machinery described in EN ISO 11688-1:1998 shall be used.
NOTE EN ISO 11688-2:2000 gives useful information on noise generation mechanisms in machinery.
The main sources causing noise in self-propelled forestry machinery include e.g.:
 power source
 travelling function
 loader
 harvesting equipment cutting saw
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EN 14861:2004/prA1:2007 (E)
The noise reduction measures by design include e.g.:
 selecting low noise components e.g. engine;
 selecting proper materials;
 selecting proper thickness and coating of surfaces;
 selecting the cutting saw configuration;
 proper maintain of the cutting saw;
 selecting low noise exhaust system;
 encapsulation of noisiest components of the machine.
4.19.1.2 Noise reduction by information
If after taking all possible technical measures for reducing noise at the design stage a manufacturer considers
that further protection of the operator is necessary, the adequate information shall be listed in the instruction
handbook, see Clause 5.1.
4.19.1.3 Verification of requirements for noise
For the determination of the sound power level and of the emission sound pressure level at the operator’s
position the measurement method given in Annex B shall be used."
4 Modification to 5.1
At the end of 5.1, add the following text:
"v) recommend the use of low-noise operating modes, and/or limited time operation;
x) give a warning of the noise level and recommend the use of hearing ear protection;
z) the instruction handbook and the technical documentation describing the machine prepared by the
manufacturer for the information of the potential users shall:
 give the declared noise emission values of the machinery as follows:
 the A-weighted sound pressure level at workstations, where this exceeds 70 dB. Should this sound
pressure level not exceed 70 dB, this fact shall be indicated;
 the A-weighted sound power level emitted by the machine, where the A-weighted emission sound
pressure level at any workstation exceeds 80 dB.
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EN 14861:2004/prA1:2007 (E)
5 Modification to Annex A
After 3.1, add the following text:
Nr Hazard Location or event Clause/sub-clause
of this document
4.1 Hearing loss (deafness), other Hearing damage due to the 4.19
physiological disorders (e.g. loss of working machine
balance, loss of awareness),

accidents due to interference with
auditory warning signals and
speech communication

6 Addition of new Annex B
Add the new Annex B as follows:
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EN 14861:2004/prA1:2007 (E)
Annex B
(normative)


Noise test code – (engineering method grade 2)
B.1 Scope
This noise test code specifies all the information necessary for carrying out efficiently and under standardised
conditions the noise emission values of self-propelled forestry machinery.
Noise emission characteristics include emission sound pressure levels at the operator’s station and the sound
power level. The determination of these quantities is necessary for:
 manufacturers to declare the noise emitted;
 comparing the noise emitted by machines in the family concerned;
 purposes of noise control at the source at the design stage.
The use of this noise test code ensures reproducibility of the determination of noise emission values within
specified limits determined by the grade of accuracy of the basic noise standard for the determination of noise
emission values used. Methods for the determination of these noise emission values according to this
normative annex are engineering methods (Grade 2).
For low-noise design, noise emission values in frequency bands are useful and the basic European Standards
EN ISO 3744 and EN ISO 11201 may be used for determining noise emission quantities in frequency bands.
B.2 Emission sound pressure level determination at the operator’s station
B.2.1 Emission sound pressure levels shall be measured in accordance with EN ISO 11201.
B.2.2.1 The following emission sound pressure levels shall be determined at th
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