Agricultural and forestry machinery - Seed drills - Safety

This European Standard, applied together with EN 1553, specifies the safety requirements and their verification for design and construction of mounted, semi-mounted, trailed or self-propelled seed drills, including the seeding function of combined seed and fertilizer drills, used in agriculture and in forestry. In addition, this European Standard specifies the type of information on safe working practices (including residual risks) to be provided by the manufacturer.
When requirements of this European Standard are different from those which are stated in EN 1553 the requirements of this European Standard take precedence over the requirements of EN 1553 for machines that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this European Standard.
It does not apply to:
   fertilizer distributors designed only for solid fertilizer application (dealt with in prEN 14017);
   seed drills with integrated and inseparable powered soil working tools (see 3.2).
NOTE   Powered soil working tools are dealt with in EN 708:1996 and EN 708:1996/A1:2000.
This European Standard deals with all the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to seed drills, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see Clause 4), excepting the hazards arising from:
   electrostatic phenomena;
   external influences on electrical equipment;
   failure of energy supply;
   failure, malfunction of control system;
   inadequate visibility from drivers/operators position;
   travelling functions (drive, braking etc.);
   break-up of parts rotating at high speed;
   equipment for loading seeds (and fertilizer).
It is not applicable to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) nor to environmental hazards (except noise). These aspects are covered by EN 13740-1:2003 and EN 13740-2:2003 for combined seed and solid fertilizer drills.
This European Standard is not applicable to seed drills which are manufactured before the date of its publication.

Land- und Forstmaschinen - Sämaschinen - Sicherheit

Matériel agricole et forestier - Semoirs - Sécurité

La présente Norme européenne, appliquée conjointement avec l’EN 1553:1999, détermine les prescriptions de sécurité et leur mode de vérification au niveau de la conception et de la construction des semoirs portés, semi-portés, traînés ou automoteurs, y compris concernant la fonction des semoirs combinés utilisés en agriculture et en sylviculture. En outre, la présente Norme européenne spécifie le type d'informations que le fabricant doit fournir sur les pratiques d'utilisation sûre (incluant les risques résiduels).
Lorsque des dispositions de la présente Norme européenne sont différentes de celles mentionnées dans l'EN 1553:1999, les dispositions de la présente Norme européenne prennent le pas sur les dispositions de l'EN 1553:1999, pour les machines qui ont été conçues et fabriquées suivant les dispositions de la présente Norme européenne.
Elle ne s'applique pas :
   aux distributeurs d'engrais destinés uniquement à l'application d'engrais solides (faisant l'objet de l’EN 14017) ;
   aux semoirs avec outils de travail du sol animés, intégrés et indissociables (voir 3.2).
NOTE   Les outils de travail du sol animés sont traités dans l’EN 708:1996 et l’EN 708:1996/A1:2000.
La présente Norme européenne traite de tous les phénomènes dangereux, situations dangereuses et événements dangereux relatifs aux semoirs, dans le cadre de l’utilisation prévue et dans les conditions prévues par le fabricant (voir Article 4), à l’exception des phénomènes dangereux liés :
à des phénomènes électrostatiques ;
à des influences extérieures sur l’équipement électrique ;
à une défaillance de l’alimentation en énergie ;
à des défaillances ou dysfonctionnements du circuit de commande ;
à une mauvaise visibilité du poste du conducteur/ de l’opérateur ;
aux fonctions de déplacement (conduite, freinage, etc.) ;
à la rupture de pièces en rotation à grande vitesse ;
aux dispositifs de chargement des semences (et engrais).

Kmetijski in gozdarski stroji –Sejalnice - Varnost

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Publication Date
18-Oct-2005
Withdrawal Date
13-Oct-2009
Current Stage
9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
Start Date
14-Oct-2009
Completion Date
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2006
Kmetijski in gozdarski stroji –Sejalnice - Varnost
Agricultural and forestry machinery - Seed drills - Safety
Land- und Forstmaschinen - Sämaschinen - Sicherheit
Matériel agricole et forestier - Semoirs - Sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14018:2005
ICS:
65.060.30 Sejalna in sadilna oprema Sowing and planting
equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 14018
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2005
ICS 65.060.30
English Version
Agricultural and forestry machinery - Seed drills - Safety
Matériel agricole et forestier - Semoirs - Sécurité Land- und Forstmaschinen - Sämaschinen - Sicherheit
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 August 2005.
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 Central Secretariat 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 Central Secretariat has the same status as the official
versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents
page
Foreword .3
Introduction.4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions.6
4 List of significant hazards.7
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures .8
5.1 General .8
5.2 Controls .9
5.3 Swivelling and movable components.11
5.4 Hoppers .11
5.5 Loading.12
5.5.1 Safe access to loading location.12
5.5.2 Boarding means to loading location .14
5.6 Single seed drills.15
5.7 Blower.15
5.8 Flow rate calibration system.16
5.9 Hitching and clearance zone.16
5.10 Noise .18
5.10.1 Noise reduction as a safety requirement .18
5.10.2 Verification of requirements on noise based on noise emission values.18
6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective measures.18
Swivelling and movable components .18
7 Information for use .18
7.1 Instruction handbook .18
7.2 Marking .20
Annex A (informative) Examples of seed drills .21
Annex B (informative) Stability of the tractor-seed drill combination .24
Annex C (informative) Examples of pictograms.25
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/CE, amended by Directive 98/79/CE.26
Bibliography.27

Foreword
This European Standard (EN 14018:2005) 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 April 2006, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by
April 2006.
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 Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this European
Standard.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Introduction
This European Standard is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100-1.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events are
covered are indicated in the scope of this European Standard. These hazards are specific to seed drills.
Significant hazards that are common to all agricultural machines (self-propelled, mounted, semi-mounted and
trailed) are dealt with in EN 1553:1999.
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 machines that
have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard.
1 Scope
This European Standard, applied together with EN 1553:1999, specifies the safety requirements and their
verification for design and construction of mounted, semi-mounted, trailed or self-propelled seed drills, including the
seeding function of combined seed and fertilizer drills, used in agriculture and in forestry. In addition, this European
Standard specifies the type of information on safe working practices (including residual risks) to be provided by the
manufacturer.
When requirements of this European Standard are different from those which are stated in EN 1553:1999 the
requirements of this European Standard take precedence over the requirements of EN 1553:1999 for machines
that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this European Standard.
It does not apply to:
 fertilizer distributors designed only for solid fertilizer application (dealt with in EN 14017);
 seed drills with integrated and inseparable powered soil working tools (see 3.2).
NOTE Powered soil working tools are dealt with in EN 708:1996 and EN 708:1996/A1:2000.
This European Standard deals with all the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to seed
drills, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see Clause 4),
excepting the hazards arising from:
 electrostatic phenomena;
 external influences on electrical equipment;
 failure of energy supply;
 failure, malfunction of control system;
 inadequate visibility from drivers/operators position;
 travelling functions (drive, braking etc.);
 break-up of parts rotating at high speed;
 equipment for loading seeds (and fertilizer).
It is not applicable to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) nor to environmental hazards (except noise). These
aspects are covered by EN 13740-1:2003 and EN 13740-2:2003 for combined seed and solid fertilizer drills.
This European Standard is not applicable to seed drills which are manufactured before the date of its publication as
EN.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this European Standard. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document
(including any amendments) applies.
EN 294:1992, Safety of machinery – Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper limbs
EN 1553:1999, Agricultural machinery – Agricultural self-propelled, mounted, semi-mounted and trailed machines –
Common safety requirements
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)
EN ISO 12100-1:2003, Safety of machinery – Basic concepts, general principles for design – Part 1: Basic
terminology, methodology (ISO 12100-1:2003)
EN ISO 12100-2:2003, Safety of machinery – Basic concepts, general principles for design – Part 2: Technical
principles (ISO 12100-2:2003)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 12100-1:2003 and the
following apply.
3.1
seed drill
machine for sowing seeds (e.g. cereals) in a continuous manner
3.2
seed drill with integrated and inseparable powered soil working tools
seed drill as a single machine including the functions of seeding and of soil working powered tools of which neither
the seed drill nor the powered soil working tools can be used separately
3.3
single seed drill
machine for sowing one seed at a time (e.g. sugar beet) with equal space between each seed
NOTE Examples of such machines are given in Annex A.
3.4
combined seed and fertilizer drill
machine which simultaneously applies seed and fertilizer
NOTE Adapted from EN 13740-1:2003.
3.5
application rate
mass applied in the band of seeds applied per unit area, in kg/ha
NOTE Adapted from EN 13740-1:2003.
4 List of significant hazards
For the purposes of this European Standard, Table 1 gives, for defined danger zones, all the significant hazards,
the significant hazardous situations and the significant hazardous events, covered by this European Standard, that
have been identified by risk assessment as being significant for this type of machine, and which require specific
action to eliminate or to reduce the risk.
Table 1 — List of significant hazards associated with seed drills
Nr Hazard Location or event Clause/subclause of Clause/subclause of
EN 1553:1999 this European
Standard
1.1 Crushing hazard Folding and unfolding of swivelling and 4.1.7.1, 4.2.2.2, 4.2.6.1, 5.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.3.4,
movable components, closing of the 4.3.2.3, 4.3.4.1 5.3.5, 5.4, 5.8, 5.9, 7.1
cover of the hopper, calibration,
insufficient clearance zone when
hitching
1.2 Shearing hazard Folding and unfolding of swivelling and 4.1.7.3, 4.2.2.2 5.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.3.4,
movable components, closing of the 5.3.5, 5.4, 7.1
cover of the hopper
1.3 Cutting or severing Folding and unfolding of swivelling and 4.1.1, 4.1.7.1, 4.2.6.1, 5.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.3.4,
hazard movable components, closing of the 4.3.2.3, 4.3.4.1 5.3.5, 5.4
cover of the hopper
1.4 Entanglement hazard Closing of the cover of the hopper, 4.1.1, 4.1.7.1, 4.2.
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