ISO/FDIS 4254-17

Agricultural machinery -- Safety

Matériel agricole -- Sécurité

General Information

• Status: Published
• ICS: 65.060.40 - Plant care equipment
• ICS: 65.060.50 - Harvesting equipment
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 23/SC 7 - Equipment for harvesting and conservation
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 23/SC 7/WG 13 - Harvesting equipment for potatoes, sugar beets and fodder beets
• Current Stage: 5092 - FDIS referred back to TC or SC
• Start Date: 01-Dec-2020

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FINAL
INTERNATIONAL ISO/FDIS
DRAFT
STANDARD 4254-17
ISO/TC 23/SC 7
Agricultural machinery — Safety —
Secretariat: UNI
Voting begins on:
Part 17:
2020-02-24
Root crop harvesters
Voting terminates on:
2020-04-20
Matériel agricole — Sécurité —
Partie 17: Matériel de récolte de pommes de terre, de betteraves à
sucre et fourragères
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Contents Page

Foreword ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................vi

1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

2 Normative references ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

3 Terms and definitions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

4 Safety requirements and/or protective/risk reduction measures for all machines .....................4

4.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

4.2 Controls ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

4.3 Visibility ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

4.4 Haulm/leaf topping device ........................................................................................................................................................... 5

4.4.1 Protection against unintentional contact with the rotating tools ......................................... 5

4.4.2 Haulm/leaf conveying device of a haulm/leaf topping device ................................................. 7

4.4.3 Haulm/leaf loading device of a haulm/leaf topping device .................. ...................................... 8

4.4.4 Protection against thrown objects.................................................................................................................... 8

4.5 Bunker ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9

4.6 Unloading ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

4.7 Prevention of hazards related to blockages ................................................................................................................... 9

4.8 Prevention of risks of unintentional contact with power-driven functional elements ............ 9

4.9 Platforms used as workplace on the machine...........................................................................................................10

4.9.1 General...................................................................................................................................................................................10

4.9.2 Sorting platform ............................................................................................................................................................10

4.9.3 Packing platform ...........................................................................................................................................................11

4.10 Other places than the operator's stations ....................................................................................................................12

4.11 Leaf spreading device .....................................................................................................................................................................12

4.11.1 General...................................................................................................................................................................................12

4.11.2 Protection against unintentional contact ................................................................................................12

4.12 Haulm spreading devices ............................................................................................................................................................16

4.12.1 Protection on the top and at the front ........................................................................................................16

4.12.2 Protection at the sides..............................................................................................................................................18

5 Additional requirements for sieving harvesters ..............................................................................................................18

5.1 Digging devices ....................................................................................................................................................................................18

5.2 Cleaning and conveying devices ............................................................................................................................................18

5.2.1 General...................................................................................................................................................................................18

5.2.2 Cleaning belts ..................................................................................................................................................................18

5.2.3 Other cleaning devices .............................................................................................................................................18

5.2.4 Conveying devices ...................................................................... ..................................................................................19

6 Additional requirements for root lifting harvesters ....................................................................................................19

6.1 Root lifting devices ...........................................................................................................................................................................19

6.2 Cleaning devices .................................................................................................................................................................................19

6.2.1 General...................................................................................................................................................................................19

6.2.2 Cleaning turbines .........................................................................................................................................................19

6.2.3 Cleaning belts ..................................................................................................................................................................21

6.2.4 Cleaning rollers ..............................................................................................................................................................22

6.3 Conveying devices .............................................................................................................................................................................23

7 Additional requirements for top lifting harvesters ......................................................................................................23

7.1 Top lifting devices ..............................................................................................................................................................................23

7.2 Cleaning devices .................................................................................................................................................................................25

7.3 Cleaning belts ........................................................................................................................................................................................25

7.4 Conveying devices .............................................................................................................................................................................25

7.5 Devices in front of the top lifting devices ......................................................................................................................25

7.6 Haulm/leaf removing device ...................................................................................................................................................26

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8 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective/risk reduction measures ............26

9 Information for use .........................................................................................................................................................................................27

9.1 Operator’s manual.............................................................................................................................................................................27

9.1.1 General...................................................................................................................................................................................27

9.1.2 All machines ......................................................................................................................................................................27

9.1.3 Sieving harvesters ...................................................................... ..................................................................................28

9.1.4 Root lifting harvesters ..............................................................................................................................................29

9.1.5 Top lifting harvesters ................................................................................................................................................29

9.2 Marking ......................................................................................................................................................................................................29

9.2.1 General...................................................................................................................................................................................29

9.2.2 Warnings ..............................................................................................................................................................................30

Annex A (informative) List of significant hazards................................................................................................................................31

Annex B (informative) Examples of machines and components ..........................................................................................38

Annex C (informative) Prevention of hazards related to blockages and removal of blockages

on root crop harvester .................................................................................................................................................................................50

ANNEX ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential

Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC amended by Directive 2009/127/EC

aimed to be covered .......................................................................................................................................................................................53

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Foreword

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 23, Tractors and machinery for agriculture

and forestry, Subcommittee SC 7, Equipment for harvesting and conservation, in collaboration with

the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 144, Tractors and

machinery for agriculture and forestry, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation

between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
A list of all parts in the ISO 4254 series can be found on the ISO website.

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Introduction
This document is a type-C standard as stated in ISO 12100.

This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the

market players with regard to machinery safety:
— machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);

— health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organisations, market surveillance, etc.)

Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the

above-mentioned stakeholder groups:
— machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);

— machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with special needs);

— service providers, e. g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);

— consumers (in case of machinery intended for use by consumers).

The above-mentioned stakeholder groups have been given the possibility to participate at the drafting

process of this document.

The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events

are covered are indicated in the Scope of this document.

When requirements of this type-C standard are different from those which are stated in type-A or

type-B standards, the requirements of this type-C standard take precedence over the requirements of

the other standards for machines that have been designed and built according to the requirements of

this type-C standard.

NOTE Examples of machine and components, illustrating the terms and definitions in Clause 3, are given in

Annex B.
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Agricultural machinery — Safety —
Part 17:
Root crop harvesters
1 Scope

This document, intended to be used together with ISO 4254-1, specifies the safety requirements

and their verification for the design and construction of the following types of root crop harvesting

machines trailed, mounted or self-propelled:
— sieving harvesters,
— root lifting harvesters,
— top lifting harvesters,

which carry out more than one of the following operations: haulm/leaf topping, digging/taking-in/

lifting, cleaning, conveying and unloading of root crops.
This document is also applicable for haulm/leaf toppers used individually.

This document is not applicable to cleaner-loaders which operate from a heap of beet. For these type of

machines, additional hazards are, at present, not dealt with in this document.

In addition, it specifies the type of information on safe working practices to be provided by the

manufacturer.

The list of significant hazards covered in this document is given in Annex A. It also indicates the hazards

which have not been dealt with.
Environmental aspects have not been considered in this document.

This document applies primarily to machines which are manufactured after the date of its publication.

2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 4254-1, Agricultural machinery — Safety — Part 1: General requirements

ISO 9533, Earth-moving machinery — Machine-mounted audible travel alarms and forward horns — Test

methods and performance criteria

ISO 11684, Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment — Safety

signs and hazard pictorials — General principles

ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk reduction

ISO 13850, Safety of machinery — Emergency stop function — Principles for design

ISO 13857:2019, Safety of machinery — Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper

and lower limbs
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ISO 15534-3:2000, Ergonomic design for the safety of machinery — Part 3: Anthropometric data

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 4254-1, ISO 12100 and the

following apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
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3.1
sieving harvester

harvesting machine which digs the crops together with a bed of soil and which separates the crops

from the soil by sieving
Note 1 to entry: These machines are typically used for harvesting of potatoes.
3.2
root lifting harvester

harvesting machine which lifts individual crops of a row and which separates remaining adhering soil

from the crops
Note 1 to entry: These machines are typically used for harvesting of beets.
3.3
top lifting harvester

harvesting machine which lifts crops of a row mainly by the leaf or haulm by using a clamping belt and

which separates remaining adhering soil from the crops

Note 1 to entry: These machines are typically used for harvesting of carrots or leeks.

3.4
haulm/leaf conveying device

device for transport of haulms/leaves to haulm/leaf spreader or to the loading device, if any, or to the

outside of the machine
3.5
cleaning device
device mainly intended to separate the crop from the soil adhering to it
3.6
crop conveying device
device which transports the crop from one part of the machine to another
3.7
unloading device
device which transfers the crop out of the machine
3.8
bunker

device to collect the crop on the machine which can be equipped with a system to raise and combined

with an unloading device (3.7)
3.9
haulm/leaf topping device
device to remove and to evacuate the haulm/leaf prior to lifting the crop
Note 1 to entry: This device can be used also individually as haulm/leaf topper.
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3.9.1
rotor

rotating device intended to remove the haulm/leaf of crops and/or to clean the top part of the crop still

in the ground
3.9.2
leaf spreading device
device which distributes leaves evenly on the soil surface
3.9.3
haulm spreading device
device which distributes haulms evenly on the soil surface
3.10
haulm de-vining device
device to separate haulm from the potatoes after lifting
3.11
digging device

device of a sieving harvester (3.1) to dig the crop together with soil from the field

3.12
clod and stone removal devices
devices to remove unwanted soil, stones and clods from the lifted crop
3.13
sorting platform
workplace for sorting on the machine
3.14
packing platform

workplace on the machine for manual packing of crops in bags or boxes with an area for transfer of the

bags or boxes to a transport vehicle
3.15
inspection platform

workplace on the machine for observing of the crop flow and the quality of the crop harvested

3.16
haulm/leaf loading device
device which transports haulms/leaves collected at the discharge outlet
3.17
root lifting device

device of a root lifting harvester (3.2) which extracts roots crops from the soil

3.18
haulm/leaf cutting device

device to remove the haulm/leaf by cutting after lifting the crop located just at the begining of the

clamping belt
3.19
haulm/leaf removing device

device to remove the residual haulm/leaf after lifting the crop located in upper area of the clamping belt

3.20
top lifting device

clamping belt in combination with a share as support for lifting the crop from the soil by lifting the crop

by the haulm/leaf
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3.21
torpedo
tapered or cone-shaped device for raising haulm/leaf before lifting
Note 1 to entry: See Figures 15 and B.15.
4 Safety requirements and/or protective/risk reduction measures for all
machines
4.1 General

4.1.1 Machinery shall comply with the safety requirements and/or protective/risk reduction

measures of this clause. In addition, the machine shall be designed in accordance with the principles

of ISO 12100:2010, Clause 4, for hazards relevant, but not significant, which are not dealt with by this

document.

4.1.2 Except where otherwise specified in this document, the machine shall comply with the

requirements of ISO 4254-1 and with ISO 13857:2029, Tables 1, 3, 4 and 6 as appropriate.

4.2 Controls

4.2.1 The starting and the stopping of the moving parts shall be controllable only from the driver's

station of the self-propelled machine and in case of trailed and mounted machines only from the

driver's station of the towing machine. If this is not possible for particular functions or not useful (e.g.

for removing of blockages), the controls for these particular functions may be located on the machine

provided they can be operated from a safe position.

4.2.2 The lowering of the bunker shall be controllable from the driver's station and the control shall be

of hold-to-run-type.

4.2.3 On machines with a sorting platform, emergency stop equipment in accordance with ISO 13850

shall be accessible from each workplace on the platform to stop hazardous movements, but at least the

conveyor of the sorting platform. The accessibility of the emergency stop equipment shall be determined

according to ISO 15534-3. In case of an emergency stop activation, a clear signal shall be transmitted to

the driver in order alert the driver to stop further movements by switching off the power transmission.

4.2.4 The controls for the adjustment of moving parts shall be located so that they can be operated

from the driver's station and/or the sorting platform and with the guards in guarding position. The

operator's manual shall include an appropriate notice on the need to adjust the driving speed and/or the

speed of the functional components of the machine to the conditions of work.
4.3 Visibility

4.3.1 Self-propelled machines shall be fitted with an audible warning alarm complying with ISO 9533.

This alarm shall be automatically engaged during reversing manoeuvres.

4.3.2 This alarm is not required if the machine is equipped with a closed-circuit television (CCTV)

which permits the driver to have a clear view on the rear of the machine.

4.3.3 In direction of travel lateral visibility to view the outermost edges of the machine shall be

provided. If this is not possible by direct view, mirrors or any other equivalent means shall be provided.

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4.4 Haulm/leaf topping device
4.4.1 Protection against unintentional contact with the rotating tools
4.4.1.1 General

Machines shall be designed or guarded in such a way that any unintentional contact with the rotating

tools at the front, at the rear, at the sides and on the top is avoided.
4.4.1.2 Protection on the top, at the front and the rear

4.4.1.2.1 On the top, the protection shall be achieved by an imperforate guard. The front and rear edge

of this imperforate guard shall be located at a maximum height of 400 mm from the lowest point of the

tools path and at a minimum horizontal distance of 200 mm from the tools path [see Figure 1 a)].

4.4.1.2.2 The protection at the front and the rear shall be achieved by the extension of the upper

imperforate guard to the front and to the rear [see Figure 1 a)].

4.4.1.2.3 For rotors with a vertical drive shaft, the protection on the front and back can alternatively be

achieved by covering the bottom edge of the top cover by at least 3 mm downwards (see Figure 2) and

stopping the tools when the rotor is in the highest position.
4.4.1.3 Protection at the sides
4.4.1.3.1 In the accessible zone, the lateral protection shall be:

— an imperforate guard, located near the tools and in such a way that its lower edge extends by a

minimum of 3 mm below the tools path [see Figure 1 b)]; or

— in case the lower edge of the imperforate guard does not extend by a minimum of 3 mm below the

tools path, the lower edge of this imperforate guard shall be located at a maximum height of 400 mm

from the lowest point of the tools path and additionally by a barrier located at a maximum height of

400 mm from the lowest point of the tools path and at a minimum horizontal distance of 200 mm

from the tools path [see Figure 1 c)]. If the height of the barrier is more than 400 mm from the lowest

point of the tools path the barrier shall be located along a contour with angle of 45° to the exterior

whereby the maximum height of the barrier shall not exceed 800 mm. Barriers at the sides can be

foldable for transport. They shall remain attached to the machine and shall be kept fixed in their

position. The operation of the tools shall
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