EN 13524:2003

Highway maintenance machines - Safety requirements

This European Standard applies to machines used for highway maintenance which are attached to or mounted on carrier vehicles and which are defined in clause 3. This European Standard deals with all significant hazards pertinent to highway maintenance machines, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see clause 4). This European Standard specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards.

Maschinen für den Straßenbetriebsdienst - Sicherheitsanforderungen

Diese Europäische Norm gilt für Maschinen für den Straßenbetriebsdienst, die an Trägerfahrzeuge an- oder aufgebaut sind und die im Abschnitt 3 definiert sind. Diese Europäische Norm behandelt alle signifikanten Gefährdungen, die von Maschinen für den Straßenbetriebsdienst ausgehen, wenn sie bestimmungsgemäß entsprechend den Empfehlungen des Herstellers verwendet werden (siehe Abschnitt 4). Diese Europäische Norm spezifiziert die entsprechenden technischen Maßnahmen zur Beseitigung oder Verminderung der Risiken, die von den signifikanten GEfährdungen ausgehen.

Machines de maintenance des routes - Exigences de sécurité

La présente norme européenne s'applique aux machines de maintenance des chaussées destinées à être montées sur ou portées par des véhicules et définies à l'article 3. La présente norme européenne traite tous les dangers significatifs émanant de machines de maintenance des chaussées lorsqu'elles sont utilisées conformément à leur destination et en observation des recommandations de leurs fabricants (voir article 4). Cette norme européenne spécifie les mesures techniques appropriées pour éliminer ou diminuer les risques liés à ces dangers significatifs.

Stroji za vzdrževanje avtocest - Varnostne zahteve

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 11-Mar-2003
• Withdrawal Date: 20-Jan-2009
• ICS: 43.160 - Special purpose vehicles
• ICS: 93.080.99 - Other standards related to road engineering
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 151 - Construction equipment and building material machines - Safety
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 151/WG 16 - Winter service machines and highway maintenance machines
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 21-Jan-2009
• Completion Date: 21-Jan-2009
• Directive: 98/37/EC - Machinery
• Mandate: M/BC/CEN/91/1 - Standardization request to CEN/CENELEC concerning machines presenting hazards due to mobility or load lifting
• Ref Project: SIST EN 13524:2004 - Highway maintenance machines - Safety requirements

Relations

• Merged Into: EN 13524:2003+A1:2009 - Highway maintenance machines - Safety requirements
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 13524:2004
01-september-2004
Stroji za vzdrževanje avtocest - Varnostne zahteve
Highway maintenance machines - Safety requirements
Maschinen für den Straßenbetriebsdienst - Sicherheitsanforderungen
Machines de maintenance des routes - Exigences de sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13524:2003
ICS:
43.160 Vozila za posebne namene Special purpose vehicles
93.080.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi s Other standards related to
cestnim inženiringom road engineering
SIST EN 13524:2004 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 13524:2004
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 13524
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2003
ICS 43.160; 93.080.99
English version
Highway maintenance machines - Safety requirements
Machines de maintenance des routes - Exigences de Maschinen für den Straßenbetriebsdienst -
sécurité Sicherheitsanforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 6 December 2002.
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 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 Management Centre has the same status as the official
versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United
Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36  B-1050 Brussels
© 2003 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 13524:2003 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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Contents
page
Foreword.3
0 Introduction .3
1 Scope .3
2 Normative references .4
3 Terms and definitions.5
4 List of significant hazards.6
5 Safety requirements and/or measures.7
5.1 Combination of carrier vehicle and machine for highway maintenance.8
5.2 Controls .8
5.3 Access and walkways .8
5.4 Precautions against hazards caused by moving parts.8
5.5 Hot surfaces .9
5.6 Attachment fittings .9
5.7 Safety mechanisms for changing machines.9
5.8 Lifting devices.9
5.9 Safety mechanism for transportation .10
5.10 Support equipment for machines and components.10
5.11 Disconnectable power and signal-transmitting systems .10
5.12 Requirements for fluid power systems.10
5.13 Special protection against parts being ejected .10
5.14 Controls for machines using revolving/oscillating tools.11
5.15 Protective covering of moving parts.11
5.16 Special protection measures to prevent unintentional contact with revolving tools in the
operating area of mowing and mulching machines.11
6 Information for use .14
6.1 Operator’s manual .15
6.2 Spare parts list .15
7 Marking .16
8 Verification.16
Annex A (informative)  Attachment plate for a truck .17
Annex B (normative)  Stipulations on the design and testing of mowing and mulching machines .18
Annex ZA (informative)  Relationship of this document with EC Directives.24
Bibliography .25
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Foreword
This document (EN 13524:2003) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 151 “Construction
equipment and building material machines – Safety“, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
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 September 2003, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
latest by September 2003.
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 EC Directive(s).
For relationship with EC Directives, see informative annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
The Annex A is informative and contains „Attachment plate of truck“. The Annex B is normative and contains
“Stipulations on the design and testing of mowing and mulching machines”.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
0 Introduction
This European Standard is a Type C-standard as stated in EN 292.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards are covered are indicated in the scope of this standard.
1 Scope
This European Standard applies to machines used for highway maintenance which are attached to or mounted on
carrier vehicles and which are defined in clause 3. Directives and standards for the vehicular truck chassis aspect,
termed 'carrier vehicle' in this standard, would be those relevant to that equipment, even where specific
modifications have been made to adapt the machines for highway maintenance application. The use in public road
traffic is governed by the national regulations.
This European Standard deals with all significant hazards identified through a risk assessment pertinent to highway
maintenance machines, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer
(see clause 4). This European Standard does not deal with significant hazards associated with noise and EMC.
This European Standard specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the
significant hazards associated with machine operation, setting and adjustments, load discharge and routine
maintenance.
This European Standard does not include requirements for the carrier vehicles (e.g. trucks, tractors, construction
machines, industrial trucks) as well as their demountable bodywork. These are covered in directives related to the
construction of vehicles. Demountable bodywork systems are specified in other standards.
This European Standard does not deal with:
 walker-operated an hand-held machines;
 machines for the maintenance of sports grounds;
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 machines for agriculture, horticulture and forestry;
 winter-service machines;
 street-cleansing machines, except sweepers in compliance with 3.9;
 earth-moving machinery;
 pit and sewer cleaning vehicles/-machines;
 lifting platforms;
 refuse-collecting vehicles;
 bridge-inspection equipment;
 loading cranes;
 wood-choppers (bush wood choppers).
A machine which is a combination of several parts with different uses should conform to all the standards referring
to the corresponding parts of the machine.
This European Standard does not deal with the risks associated with the operation of machines in potentially
explosive atmospheres.
This standard applies to machines manufactured after the date of approval of this standard through CEN.
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 this European
Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the
publication referred to applies (including amendments).
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.
EN 563:1994, Safety of machinery – Temperatures of touchable surfaces – Ergonomics data to establish
temperature limit values for hot surfaces.
EN 953:1996, Safety of machinery – Guards – General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and
movable guards.
EN 982:1996, Safety of machinery – Safety requirements for fluid power systems and their components –
Hydraulics.
EN 983:1996, Safety of machinery – Safety requirements for fluid power systems and their components –
Pneumatics.
EN 1070:1998, Safety of machinery – Terminology.
EN ISO 2867:1999, Earth-moving machinery – Access systems (ISO 2867:1994).
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ISO 730-1:1994, Agricultural wheeled tractors – Rear-mounted three-point linkage – Part 1: Categories 1, 2, 3
and 4.
ISO 2758:2001, Paper – Determination of bursting strength.
ISO 3416:1986, Textile floor coverings – Determination of thickness loss after prolonged, heavy static loading.
ISO 6750:1984, Earth-moving machinery – Operation and maintenance – Format and content of manuals.
ISO 11001, Agricultural wheeled tractors and implements - Three-point hitch couplers.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms and definitions stated in EN 1070:1998 apply.
Additional terms and definitions specifically needed for this European Standard are added below.
3.1
machine for highway maintenance
machine situated at the traffic surface which, from this position, prepares the traffic surface and its neighbouring
areas
3.2
traffic surface
paved area where there is vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic. Not included are rail tracks which are solely for rail-
mounted traffic, and traffic areas inside buildings and in underground mines
3.3
mulching machine
machine for reducing and/or shredding vegetation, working in a direction of motion substantially parallel and close
to the ground
3.4
mowing machine
machine for cutting vegetation, working in a direction of motion substantially parallel and close to the ground
3.5
hedge-cutting machine
machine for cutting vegetation that operates not only close to the ground but can be used also, for example, for
cutting hedges
3.6
verge mower
machine for removing growth on verges
3.7
ditch-maintenance machine
machine for keeping ditches clear
3.8
cleansing machine
machine for cleaning highway equipment such as delineators, traffic signs, tunnel walls
3.9
mechanical sweeper
machine for cleaning traffic areas. Machines within the scope of this standard are sweeper attachments which are
not within the scope of EN 13019 (e.g. front-mounted sweepers)
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3.10
ground-boring machine
machine for boring holes of low depth in the ground, e.g. for erecting posts. Machines within the scope of this
standard are ground-boring attachments which are not within the scope of EN 791
3.11
refuse-collection machine
machine that collects refuse and convey it to a receptacle or unloading point by means of a material handling
device, so far as it is not in the scope of standard series EN 1501
3.12
weeding machine
machine for mechanical removal of undesired vegetation on paved surfaces using rotating brushes
3.13
boom
equipment that is located between the carrier vehicle and a machine listed under 3.3 to 3.12, serving as positioning
devices
3.14
operating area
operating area is that area in or immediately around the machine within which the work procedures are carried out
(e.g. mowing of vegetation)
4 List of significant hazards
This clause contains all hazards and hazardous situations as far as they are dealt with in this European Standard,
identified by risk assessments significant to this type of machinery that require action to eliminate or reduce risk.
Table 1 — List of significant hazards
relevant for Dealt with in
Hazards Location of hazard
machine clause
1.1 Crushing hazard Persons in danger zone all 5.4
Coupling area of machines all 5.15
5.6
1.2 Shearing hazard Operating area of rotating/oscillating all 5.15
tools;
Moving elements;
Slewing area of machines and machine
parts
1.3 Cutting or severing hazard Operating area of cutting machinery 3.4 5.15
3.5
1.4 Entanglement hazard Operating area of rotating machinery; all 5.15
Rotating or oscillating machine parts
1.5 Drawing-in or trapping hazard Operating area of rotating machinery; all 5.15
Rotary or oscillating machine parts
1.6 High pressure fluid ejection Power transmission lines all 5.12.1
5.12.2
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Table 1 (continued)
relevant for Dealt with in
Hazards Location of hazard
machine clause
2 Burns, scalds and other injuries by a Engine cooling systems; all 5.5
possible contact of persons with
Exhaust system
objects or materials with an extreme
high or low temperature, by flames or
explosions and also by the radiation
of heat sources
3 Hazards from contact with or Workplace 3.3 6
inhalation of harmful fluids, gases,
3.4
mists, fumes and dusts
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.11
3.12
4 Human error, human behaviour Operating area of the machines all 6
5 Inadequate design, location or Operating area of the machines all 5.2
identification of manual controls
5.14
6.1 Failure/disorder of the control system Operating area of the machines all 5.8
5.11
6.2 Restoration of energy supply after an Operating area of the machines all 5.14
interruption
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4 Falling or ejected objects or fluids Operating area of rotating machinery 3.3 5.13
3.4 5.15
3.6
3.7
5 Loss of stability/overturning of Impermissible combinations; all 5.1
machinery
Supporting equipment all 5.10
6 Slip, trip and fall of persons (related Access steps 3.13 5.3
to machinery)
7 Movement without all parts in a safe Movable machine parts all 5.9
position
5.10
5 Safety requirements and/or measures
The machines shall comply with the safety requirements and/or measures of this clause. In addition the machines
shall be designed to comply with the requirements of EN 292-1 and EN 292-2 for hazards that are relevant but not
significant and therefore are not dealt with in this standard.
For the application of the reference standards EN 563, EN 953, EN 982 and EN 983 which are used in this
standard, the manufacturer shall carry out an adequate risk assessment relating to those requirements for which a
special safety measure or category is necessary.
NOTE This specific risk assessment should be part of the general risk assessment relating to the hazards not covered by
this standard.
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Where the means of reducing the risk is by a safe system of working the machinery, the manufacturer shall include
in the Information for use details of the system and of the elements of training required by the operating personnel.
5.1 Combination of carrier vehicle and machine for highway maintenance
The design of the highway maintenance machines shall conform to the requirements of the carrier vehicle defined
by its manufacturer.
The assembled machine (carrier vehicle and the attached machine(s)) shall not cause any deterioration in safety
provisions such as stability in motion, braking, operators view, etc.
5.2 Controls
a) Controls of command devices which require a float setting or pressure setting.
Controls for elevating and slewing devices shall be designed so that they automatically return to zero position
when released. This does not apply to elevating devices that necessitate a float or pressure position or a
proportional control according to their function and also does not apply to continuously operating mechanisms
such as hydraulic motors.
b) Protection against actuation of controls by unauthorized person.
Controls shall be lockable by the operator when leaving the workplace by the use of:
 guards, or,
 mechanical locking means, or,
 locking through key-operated switches.
c) Controls shall be positioned outside of the hazard zone. Hazardous conditions that are not protected shall be
observable by the operator during the operation of the controls.
5.3 Access and walkways
Where equipment requiring regular access and walking on is inaccessible from the ground level, access ladders,
walkways and standing areas complying with EN ISO 2867 shall be provided.
The bottom step or rung of a ladder shall not be more than 650 mm away from the ground level.
5.4 Precautions against hazards caused by moving parts
Hazards from moving parts shall be avoided by construction. Access to moving parts shall be prevented by the use
of covers conforming to EN 953.
If there is a possibility of danger occurring as a result of the operation of the machine or machine components in
normal use, no persons sha
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