EN 16228-4:2014+A1:2021

Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 4: Foundation equipment

This European Standard, together with part 1, deals with all significant hazards for foundation equipment when they are used as intended and under the conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer associated with the whole life time of the machine (see Clause 4).
The requirements of this part are complementary to the common requirements formulated in EN 16228-1:2014+A1:2021.
This document does not repeat the requirements from EN 16228-1:2014+A1:2021 but adds or replaces the requirements for application for foundation equipment.
In this document the general term "foundation equipment" covers several different types of machines used for installation and/or extracting by drilling (machines with a rotary torque greater than 35 kNm), driving, vibrating, pushing, pulling or a combination of techniques, or any other way, of:
-   longitudinal foundation elements;
-   soil improvement by vibrating and soil mixing techniques;
-   vertical drainage.
NOTE   Some foundation equipment may have an additional rotary head with a torque less than 35 kNm for pre-drilling applications; this equipment is covered by this standard.
Machines with one or more of the following characteristics are not covered by this standard, but are covered by EN 16228-2:
-   machines that have a main rotary head torque of less than 35 kNm;
-   machines that have multi-directional drilling capability;
-   machines for which adding and removing rods or digging and drilling tools etc. is usually required during the installation/extraction process.
Typically the process of foundation techniques involves the installation of longitudinal elements such as concrete piles, steel beams, tubes and sheet piles, injection elements as tubes and hoses and casings for cast in situ.

Geräte für Bohr- und Gründungsarbeiten - Sicherheit - Teil 4: Geräte für Gründungsarbeiten

Diese Europäische Norm behandelt zusammen mit Teil 1 alle signifikanten Gefährdungen für Geräte für Gründungsarbeiten, wenn sie bestimmungsgemäß und unter den Bedingungen der Fehlanwendung, die vernünftigerweise vom Hersteller vorhersehbar sind und mit der gesamten Lebensdauer der Maschine in Verbindung stehen, verwendet werden (siehe Abschnitt 4).
Die Anforderungen in diesem Teil gelten zusätzlich zu den in !EN 16228 1:2014+A1:2021" gestellten Anforderungen.
Das vorliegende Dokument wiederholt nicht die Anforderungen von !EN 16228 1:2014+A1:2021", sondern ergänzt oder ersetzt die Anforderungen für die Anwendung von Geräten für Gründungsarbeiten.
In diesem Dokument umfasst der allgemeine Begriff „Gerät für Gründungsarbeiten“ verschiedene Maschinenarten, die zur Installation und/oder Ziehen von Rammelementen durch Bohren (Maschinen mit einem Drehmoment über 35 kNm), Rammen, Vibrieren, Einbringen, Ziehen oder einer Kombination von Techniken oder auf andere Weise verwendet werden für:
—   längliche Gründungselemente;
—   Erdreichverbesserung durch Vibrieren und Erdreichmischtechniken;
—   vertikale Entwässerung.
ANMERKUNG   Einige Geräte für Gründungsarbeiten können einen zusätzlichen Drehkopf mit einem geringeren Drehmoment als 35 kNm für Vorbohrarbeiten haben; diese Geräte sind von dieser Norm erfasst.
Maschinen mit einem oder mehreren der folgenden Eigenschaften sind von dieser Norm nicht erfasst, jedoch von !EN 16228 2:2014+A1:2021":
—   Maschinen mit einem Drehmoment des Hauptdrehkopfs von weniger als 35 kNm;
—   Maschinen mit Möglichkeit zum Bohren in mehreren Richtungen;
—   Maschinen, bei denen beim Installations-/Ziehvorgang üblicherweise das Hinzufügen und Entnehmen von Bohrgestänge oder Bohr- und Grabungswerkzeuge erforderlich ist.
Üblicherweise umfasst das Verfahren der Gründungstechniken die Installation von länglichen Ramm-elementen wie Betonpfähle, Stahlträger, Rohre und Spundwände, Injektionsbauteile wie Rohre und Schlauchleitungen sowie Verrohrungen für Ortbeton.

Machines de forage et de fondation - Sécurité - Partie 4 : Machines de fondation

La présente Norme européenne traite, avec la partie 1, de tous les phénomènes dangereux significatifs liés aux machines de fondation, lorsqu'elles sont utilisées normalement et dans les conditions de mauvaise utilisation raisonnablement prévisibles par le fabricant, associés à toute la durée de vie des machines (voir Article 4).
Les prescriptions figurant dans la présente partie viennent en complément des prescriptions communes spécifiées dans l'EN 16228-1:2014+A1:2021.
Le présent document ne répète pas les prescriptions de l'EN 16228-1:2014+A1:2021, mais ajoute ou remplace les prescriptions applicables aux machines de fondation.
Dans le présent document, le terme général « machine de fondation » couvre différents types de machines utilisées pour l'installation et/ou l'extraction par forage (machines ayant un couple de rotation supérieur à 35 kNm), battage, vibration, fonçage, arrachage ou une combinaison de ces techniques, ou par d'autres moyens, des éléments suivants :
-   éléments de fondation longitudinaux ;
-   amélioration des sols par des techniques de vibration et de malaxage de sol ;
-   drainage vertical.
NOTE   Certaines machines de fondation peuvent avoir une tête de rotation supplémentaire ayant un couple inférieur à 35 kNm pour les applications de pré-forage. Ces machines sont traitées dans la présente norme.
Les machines dotées d'une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques suivantes ne sont pas traitées dans la présente norme, mais dans l'EN 16228-2:2014+A1:2021 :
-   les machines dont la tête de rotation principale a un couple inférieur à 35 kNm ;
-   les machines ayant une capacité de forage multi-directionnel ;
-   les machines pour lesquelles l'ajout ou le retrait de tiges ou d'outils d'excavation et de forage, etc. est généralement nécessaire pendant le processus d'installation/extraction.
Le processus des techniques de fondation implique habituellement l'installation d'éléments longitudinaux tels que des pieux en béton, des poutres, tubes et palplanches en acier, d’éléments d'injection tels que des tubes, des flexibles, et des tubes pour la coulée en place.

Oprema za vrtanje in temeljenje - Varnost - 4. del: Oprema za temeljenje (vključno z dopolnilom A1)

Ta evropski standard skupaj s 1. delom obravnava vsa večja tveganja za opremo za temeljenje, če se uporablja v skladu s predvidenim namenom in pod pogoji nepravilne uporabe, ki jih je razumno predvidel proizvajalec, v zvezi s celotno življenjsko dobo opreme (glej točko 4).
Zahteve iz tega dela dopolnjujejo splošne zahteve, navedene v standardu EN 16228-1:2014+A1:2021.
Ta dokument ne ponavlja zahtev iz standarda EN 16228-1:2014+A1:2021, temveč dodaja ali nadomešča zahteve za uporabo opreme za temeljenje.
V tem dokumentu splošni izraz »oprema za temeljenje« zajema več različnih vrst strojev, ki se uporabljajo za namestitev in/ali ekstrakcijo z vrtanjem (stroji z rotacijskim navorom nad 35 kNm), upravljanjem, vibriranjem, potiskanjem, vlečenjem ali kombinacijo tehnik ali na kateri koli drug način, in sicer:
–   vzdolžnih temeljnih elementov;
–   izboljševanje tal z vibriranjem in tehnikami mešanja zemlje;
–   navpičnega odvodnjavanja.
OPOMBA:   Nekatere vrste opreme za temeljenje imajo lahko dodatno vrtljivo glavo z navorom, manjšim od 35 kNm, ki se uporablja pred vrtanjem; ta oprema je zajeta v tem standardu.
Stroji z eno ali več od naslednjih značilnosti niso zajeti v tem standardu, ampak v standardu EN 16228-2:
–   stroji, ki imajo navor vrtljive glave manjši od 35 kNm;
–   stroji, ki imajo možnost večsmernega vrtanja;
–   stroji, pri katerih je med postopkom vgradnje/ekstrakcije običajno potrebno dodajanje in odstranjevanje palic ali orodja za kopanje in vrtanje itd.
Običajno postopek temeljenja vključuje vgradnjo vzdolžnih elementov, kot so betonski piloti, jekleni nosilci, cevi in pločevinasti piloti, vbrizgalni elementi kot kanali in cevi ter ohišja za ulivanje in situ.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 21-Dec-2021
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Jun-2022
• ICS: 93.020 - Earthworks. Excavations. Foundation construction. Underground works
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 151 - Construction equipment and building material machines - Safety
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 151/WG 3 - Drilling equipment - Safety
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 22-Dec-2021
• Completion Date: 22-Dec-2021
• 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 16228-4:2014+A1:2022 - Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 4: Foundation equipment

Relations

• Merged From: EN 16228-4:2014 - Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 4: Foundation equipment
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023
• Merged From: EN 16228-4:2014/FprA1 - Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 4: Foundation equipment
• Effective Date: 03-Nov-2021
• Revised: prEN ISO 20770-3 - Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 3: Foundation equipment (ISO/DIS 20770-3:2025)
• Effective Date: 04-Oct-2023

Overview

EN 16228-4:2014+A1:2021 - published by CEN - is the part of the European standard that specifies safety requirements for foundation equipment used in piling and ground improvement. It is intended to be applied together with EN 16228-1 (Common requirements) and covers hazards throughout the machine’s whole lifetime when used as intended or under reasonably foreseeable misuse. The scope covers machines used for installing or extracting longitudinal foundation elements, soil improvement (vibration/soil-mixing) and vertical drainage, including rotary, impact and vibration piling rigs (notably machines with main rotary torque > 35 kNm).

Key topics and technical requirements

• Hazard coverage: Identification and mitigation of significant hazards such as overturning, inadequacy of mechanical strength, drawing-in/trapping by rotating parts, combinations of hazards and noise-related risks.
• Stability: Requirements for rigid-body stability (stability classes NC and SC) with specified tipping/stability angles (dynamic and static considerations) and rules for when special conditions apply.
• Winches and lifting systems: Functional requirement that winches supporting hammers must allow sufficient cable payout so a suspended hammer can follow the pile or be fully disconnected where necessary.
• Moving parts & operating positions: Rules to protect personnel from rotating and other moving components involved in the piling process.
• Noise: Noise control requirements and a Noise test code provided in Annex A to address hearing loss and communication interference on site.
• Verification and documentation: Verification procedures for safety measures, and requirements for operator’s manuals and information for use to support safe operation, rigging, transport and maintenance.
• Compatibility with carrier machines: Carrier-specific requirements - when mounted on cranes, excavators or cable excavators the carrier must also comply with the respective standards, while EN 16228-4 takes precedence where conflicts exist.

Practical applications and users

Who uses EN 16228-4:

• Manufacturers and designers of piling rigs, rotary/impact/vibration piling equipment and related attachments.
• Safety engineers, conformity assessors and test laboratories performing risk assessments, verification and CE conformity activities.
• Construction site managers, machine owners, rental companies and maintenance teams for safe selection, deployment, transport and servicing of foundation equipment.
• Regulators and procurement teams specifying compliance with CEN standards for civil and geotechnical projects.

Practical uses:

• Design validation and risk reduction during product development.
• Preparing operator manuals, maintenance instructions and safety training.
• Site acceptance checks and stability/safety verification prior to piling operations.

Related standards

• EN 16228-1:2014+A1:2021 (Common requirements)
• EN 16228-2:2014+A1:2021 (Mobile drill rigs)
• EN 474 series (excavator safety)
• EN 13000 (mobile cranes)
• EN ISO 12100 (machine safety - risk assessment)

Keywords: EN 16228-4, foundation equipment, drilling and foundation equipment safety, piling rig, stability, noise test code, CEN standard, EN 16228-1.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2022
Oprema za vrtanje in temeljenje - Varnost - 4. del: Oprema za temeljenje (vključno
z dopolnilom A1)
Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 4: Foundation equipment
Geräte für Bohr- und Gründungsarbeiten - Sicherheit - Teil 4: Geräte für
Gründungsarbeiten
Machines de forage et de fondation - Sécurité - Partie 4 : Machines de fondation
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 16228-4:2014+A1:2021
ICS:
53.100 Stroji za zemeljska dela Earth-moving machinery
93.020 Zemeljska dela. Izkopavanja. Earthworks. Excavations.
Gradnja temeljev. Dela pod Foundation construction.
zemljo Underground works
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 16228-4:2014+A1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 93.020 Supersedes EN 16228-4:2014
English Version
Drilling and foundation equipment - Safety - Part 4:
Foundation equipment
Machines de forage et de fondation - Sécurité - Partie 4 Geräte für Bohr- und Gründungsarbeiten - Sicherheit -
: Machines de fondation Teil 4: Geräte für Gründungsarbeiten
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 6 March 2014 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 22 November
2021.
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-CENELEC 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-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 16228-4:2014+A1:2021 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 List of additional significant hazards . 7
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures . 8
5.1 !General" . 8
5.2 Rigid body stability . 9
5.3 Winches and pulleys . 9
5.4 !Operating positions" . 9
5.5 Moving parts involved in the process . 10
5.5.1 !General . 10
5.5.2 Exemptions" . 10
5.6 Inclination of the carrier . 10
5.7 !Auxiliary equipment for piling rig" . 10
5.8 !Noise" . 10
6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective measures . 10
7 Information for use – operator's manual . 12
Annex A (normative) Noise test code . 13
A.1 General . 13
A.2 Impact piling rig, vibration piling rig . 13
A.3 Rotary piling rig . 13
Annex ZA (informative) !Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive2006/42/EC aimed to be covered" . 14

European foreword
This document (EN 16228-4:2014+A1:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 151
“Construction equipment and building material machines - Safety”, the secretariat of which is held by
DIN.
his 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 June 2022 and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes !EN 16228-4:2014".
This document includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 22 November 2021.
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags !".
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU
Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral
part of this document.
This standard is divided into several parts and covers drilling and foundation equipment.
Part 1 contains requirements that are/may be common to all drilling and foundation equipment. Other
parts contain additional requirements for specific machines that supplement or modify the
requirements of part 1. Compliance with the clauses of part 1 together with those of a relevant specific
part of this standard giving requirements for a particular machine provides one means of conforming
with the essential health and safety requirements of the Directive concerned.
When a relevant specific part does not exist, part 1 can help to establish the requirements for the
machine, but will not by itself provide a means of conforming to the relevant essential health and safety
requirements of the Directive.
This European Standard, EN 16228, Drillling and foundation equipment – Safety, consists of the
following parts:
— Part 1: Common requirements
— !Part 2: Mobile drill rigs for civil and geotechnical engineering in soil or soil and rock mixture"
— Part 3: Horizontal directional drilling equipment (HDD)
— Part 4: Foundation equipment
— Part 5: Diaphragm walling equipment
— Part 6: Jetting, grouting and injection equipment
— Part 7: Interchangeable auxiliary equipment
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
This European Standard is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards are covered are indicated in the scope of this
standard.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B
standards, the provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other
standards, for drilling and foundation equipment that have been designed and built according to the
provisions of this type C standard.

1 Scope
This European Standard, together with part 1, deals with all significant hazards for foundation
equipment when they are used as intended and under the conditions of misuse which are reasonably
foreseeable by the manufacturer associated with the whole life time of the machine (see Clause 4).
The requirements of this part are complementary to the common requirements formulated in
!EN 16228-1:2014+A1:2021".
This document does not repeat the requirements from !EN 16228-1:2014+A1:2021" but adds or
replaces the requirements for application for foundation equipment.
In this document the general term “foundation equipment” covers several different types of machines
used for installation and/or extracting by drilling (machines with a rotary torque greater than 35 kNm),
driving, vibrating, pushing, pulling or a combination of techniques, or any other way, of:
— longitudinal foundation elements;
— soil improvement by vibrating and soil mixing techniques;
— vertical drainage.
NOTE Some foundation equipment may have an additional rotary head with a torque less than 35 kNm for
pre-drilling applications; this equipment is covered by this standard.
Machines with one or more of the following characteristics are not covered by this standard, but are
covered by !EN 16228-2:2014+A1:2021":
— machines that have a main rotary head torque of less than 35 kNm;
— machines that have multi-directional drilling capability;
— machines for which adding and removing rods or digging and drilling tools etc. is usually required
during the installation/extraction process.
Typically the process of foundation techniques involves the installation of longitudinal elements such as
concrete piles, steel beams, tubes and sheet piles, injection elements as tubes and hoses and casings for
cast in situ.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 474-5:2006+A3:2013, Earth-moving machinery — Safety — Part 5: Requirements for hydraulic
excavators
EN 474-12:2006+A1:2008, Earth-moving machinery — Safety — Part 12: Requirements for cable
excavators
!EN 13000:2010+A1:2014", Cranes — Mobile cranes
!deleted text"
!EN 16228-1:2014+A1:2021", Drilling and foundation equipment — Safety — Part 1: Common
requirements
!EN 16228-2:2014+A1:2021", Drilling and foundation equipment — Safety — !Part 2: Mobile
drill rigs for civil and geotechnical engineering in soil or soil and rock mixture"
EN ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk
reduction (ISO 12100:2010)
!ISO 12117-2:2008, Earth-moving machinery — Laboratory tests and performance requirements for
protective structures of excavators — Part 2: Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) for excavators of over
6 t"
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 12100:2010, !EN
16228-1:2014+A1:2021" and the following apply.
3.1
foundation equipment
equipment fitted with a carrier machine in order to perform piling and foundation operations
3.1.1
impact piling rig
carrier machine fitted with a mast or leader on which a hammer is mounted
Note 1 to entry: Hammers can be powered or free-fall drop weights.
3.1.2
rotary piling rig
carrier machine fitted with a mast or leader to which a rotary drive is attached
Note 1 to entry: Drilling or digging tools such as an auger or bucket are connected to the rotary drive by a
coupling. Couplings between the rotary drive and tools and between sections of tools are non-threaded.
3.1.3
vibration piling rig
carrier machine fitted with a mast or leader, on which a vibrating tool is attached
Note 1 to entry: A range of vibrating tools are available for purposes such as pile driving, sheet piling or ground
improvement.
Note 2 to entry: There are other piling and foundation engineering techniques such as band drains, mechanical
mixing, rotary soil displacement and jet grouting. The machines and tools used in these techniques are sufficiently
similar to the machines and tools defined above that separate categories are not required.
4 List of additional significant hazards
Clause 4 of !EN 16228-1:2014+A1:2021" applies with the following additional Table 1.
Table 1 of !EN 16228-1:2014+A1:2021" and the additional Table 1 in this document contain all
hazards, (hazardous situations and events), identified by risk assessments as significant for foundation
equipment a
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