EN 745:1999+A1:2009
(Main + Amendment)Agricultural machinery - Rotary mowers and flail-mowers - Safety
Agricultural machinery - Rotary mowers and flail-mowers - Safety
This standard specifies specific safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of rotary mowers and flail-mowers with one or several vertical axes or a horizontal axis, mounted, semi-mounted, trailed or self-propelled.
This standard is also applicable to mowers equipped with a conditioning device.
This standard applies only to mowers intended to work at ground level.
NOTE 1 Examples of such machines are given in annex D.1.
It does not apply to:
- mowers with an articulated arm;
NOTE 2 An example of such a machine is given in annex D.2.
- pedestrian controlled motor mowers (dealt with in prEN 12733 ) );
- lawn mowers or machines designed as lawn mowers dealt with in EN 836;
- inter-row mowing units (dealt with in prEN... 1)).
In addition, it specifies the type of information on safe working practices to be provided by the manufacturer.
The list of significant hazards dealt with in this standard is given in annex A. Annex A also indicates the hazards which have not been dealt with.
Environmental aspects have not been considered in this standard.
This standard applies primarily to machines which are manufactured after the date of issue of the standard.
Landmaschinen - Kreiselmähwerke und Schlegelmäher - Sicherheit
Matériel agricole - Faucheuses rotatives et faucheuses-broyeuses - Sécurité
La présente norme détermine les prescriptions de sécurité spécifiques et les vérifications pour la conception et la
construction des faucheuses rotatives et des faucheuses-broyeuses, à un ou plusieurs axes verticaux ou à axe
horizontal, portées, semi-portées, traînées ou automotrices.
Elle s'applique également aux faucheuses équipées d'un dispositif de conditionnement de fourrage.
Cette norme s'applique exclusivement aux faucheuses destinées à travailler au niveau du sol.
NOTE 1 Des exemples de telles machines sont donnés à l'Annexe D.1.
Elle ne s'applique pas :
— aux machines à bras articulés,
NOTE 2 Un exemple d'une telle machine est donné en Annexe D.2.
— aux motofaucheuses (traitées dans l’EN 12733) ;
— aux tondeuses à gazon ou machines de conception similaire, traitées dans l'EN 836 ;
— aux faucheuses interlignes (traitées dans l’EN 13448).
En outre, elle spécifie le type d'informations que le fabricant doit donner sur les pratiques d'utilisation sûre.
La liste des phénomènes dangereux significatifs traités dans cette norme est donnée en Annexe A. L'Annexe A
indique également les phénomènes dangereux qui n'ont pas été traités.
Les aspects liés à l'environnement n'ont pas été pris en compte dans cette norme.
La présente norme s'applique avant tout aux machines fabriquées après la date de publication de la norme.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2009
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Agricultural machinery - Rotary mowers and flail-mowers - Safety
Landmaschinen - Kreiselmähwerke und Schlegelmäher - Sicherheit
Matériel agricole - Faucheuses rotatives et faucheuses-broyeuses - Sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 745:1999+A1:2009
ICS:
65.060.50 Oprema za spravilo pridelkov Harvesting equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 745:1999+A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2009
ICS 65.060.50 Supersedes EN 745:1999
English Version
Agricultural machinery - Rotary mowers and flail-mowers -
Safety
Matériel agricole - Faucheuses rotatives et faucheuses- Landmaschinen - Kreiselmähwerke und Schlegelmäher -
broyeuses - Sécurité Sicherheit
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 February 1999 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 23 May 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.
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Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .4
2 Normative references .4
3 Definitions .5
4 Safety requirements and/or measures .6
4.1 General .6
4.2 Protection against unintentional contact with the tools.6
4.3 Protection against ejection of projectiles other than parts of the machine . 11
4.4 Protection during handling and transport . 13
4.5 Additional safety requirements for conditioning device fitted to mowers . 14
4.6 Adjustment controls . 16
4.7 Blades . 17
5 Verification of safety requirements and/or measures . 17
5.1 Stone ejection test . 17
5.2 Testing of protective canvas . 31
6 Information for use . 32
6.1 Instruction handbook . 32
6.2 Marking . 33
Annex A (normative) List of hazards . 34
Annex B (informative) Stone projection test - Data recording sheet - Rotary mowers . 39
Annex C (informative) Stone projection test - Data recording sheet - Flail mowers . 42
Annex D (informative) Illustrations of mowers . 43
D.1 Illustrations of mowers dealt with in this standard . 43
D.2 Example of mower with articulated arm, not dealt with in this standard. 45
Annex E (informative) Examples of pictograms . 46
Annex ZA (informative) !!!!Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC"" . 48
""
Annex ZB (informative) !Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC"""" . 49
Foreword
This document (EN 745:1999+A1:2009) 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 January 2010, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by January 2010.
This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2009-05-23.
This European Standard supersedes EN 745:1999.
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! ".
This European Standard 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 Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this
document."
Annex A is normative and contains the "list of hazards".
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: 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.
Introduction
The extent to which hazards are covered is indicated in the scope of this standard. These hazards are specific
to rotary mowers and flail-mowers.
The hazards that are common to all agriculture machines (self-propelled, mounted, semi-mounted and trailed)
will be dealt with in a standard currently in preparation (prEN 1553).
1 Scope
This standard specifies specific safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of
rotary mowers and flail-mowers with one or several vertical axes or a horizontal axis, mounted, semi-mounted,
trailed or self-propelled.
This standard is also applicable to mowers equipped with a conditioning device.
This standard applies only to mowers intended to work at ground level.
NOTE 1 Examples of such machines are given in annex D.1.
It does not apply to:
mowers with an articulated arm;
NOTE 2 An example of such a machine is given in annex D.2.
1)
pedestrian controlled motor mowers (dealt with in prEN 12733 );
lawn mowers or machines designed as lawn mowers dealt with in EN 836;
1)
inter-row mowing units (dealt with in prEN. ).
In addition, it specifies the type of information on safe working practices to be provided by the manufacturer.
The list of significant hazards dealt with in this standard is given in annex A. Annex A also indicates the
hazards which have not been dealt with.
Environmental aspects have not been considered in this standard.
This standard applies primarily to machines which are manufactured after the date of issue of the standard.
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications.
These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to
1) in preparation
this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the
latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
EN 292-1:1991, Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design - Part 1: Basic
terminology, methodology.
EN 292-2:1991, Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design - Part 2: Technical
principles and specifications (including amendment A1:1995).
EN 294:1992, Safety of machinery - Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper
limbs
EN 836:1997, Garden equipment - Powered lawnmowers – Safety.
prEN 1553:1998, Agricultural machinery - Agricultural self-propelled, mounted, semi-mounted and trailed
machines - Common safety requirements.
prEN 12733:1997, Agricultural and forestry machinery - Pedestrian controlled motor mowers – Safety.
ISO 525:1986, Bonded abrasive products - General - Designation, marking, range of outside diameters and
tolerances.
ISO 730-1:1994, Agricultural wheeled tractors – Rear-mounted three-point-linkage - Part 1: Categories 1, 2, 3
and 4.
ISO 845: 1988, Cellular plastics and rubbers - Determination of apparent (bulk) density.
ISO 2288:1997, Agricultural tractors and machines – Engine test code (bench test) – Net power.
ISO 2758:1983, Paper - Determination of bursting strength.
ISO 4004:1983, Agricultural tractors and machinery – Track widths.
ISO 5718-1:1989, Harvesting equipment - Flat blades for rotary mowers - Specifications - Part 1: Type A flat
blades.
ISO 5718-2:1991, Harvesting equipment - Flat blades for rotary mowers - Part 2: Specifications for type B flat
blades.
3 Definitions
For the purpose of this standard, the definitions given in EN 292-1:1991 and EN 292-2:1991 apply together
with the following.
NOTE Annex D.1 gives illustrations of mowers and components.
3.1
rotary mower
Mower that cuts the grass without mulching it so that it can subsequently be picked up
3.2
flail mower
Mower that cuts the grass and mulches it with the same tools, the mulched grass being left on the soil
3.3
conditioning device
Mechanical device for accelerating the crop drying process
3.4
swath board
Adjustable device for controlling the swath width
3.5
rigid imperforate guard
Inflexible guard without holes
3.6
vertical axes mower
Mower where each cutting head rotates about a vertical axis
3.7
horizontal axis mower
Mower where the tools rotate about a horizontal axis
4 Safety requirements and/or measures
4.1 General
The machinery shall comply as appropriate with EN 292 for hazards which are not dealt with and especially
with annex A of EN 292-2:1991/A1:1995 when EN 292 does not give precise requirements.
Unless otherwise specified in this standard, the machine shall comply with the requirements of prEN
1553:1998 and with tables 1, 3, 4 and 6 of EN 294:1992.
4.2 Protection against unintentional contact with the tools
4.2.1 General
The mower shall be designed or guarded in such a way that any unintentional contact with the tools at the
front, at the rear, at the sides and on the top is prevented:
4.2.1.1 Vertical axes mower
The top protection shall be achieved by a rigid imperforate guard or by the device used to prevent
projections (see 4.3);
At the sides, the protection shall be achieved by:
a barrier located in such a way that the distances defined in figure 1 are respected. These distances
are measured from the tool path and with the mower in working position, the cutting height being
adjusted at 50 mm or as near as possible to 50 mm;
This barrier may be removable or folded for transport. The removal of the barrier shall only be possible by
use of a tool;
and/or
a rigid imperforate guard, located near the tools and in such a way that its lower edge extends below
the tool path by a minimum of 3 mm (see figure 2);
On the front and at the rear, the protection shall be achieved by a barrier located in such a way that the
distances as defined in figure 1 are respected.
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