SIST EN 1915-3:2005/kprA1:2008

Aircraft ground support equipment - General requirements - Part 3: Vibration measurement methods and reduction

Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Allgemeine Anforderungen - Teil 3: Schwingungsmessverfahren und -minderung

Matériels au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences générales - Partie 3: Vibrations, réduction et méthodes de mesure

Podporna oprema na tleh za letalski promet - Splošne zahteve - 3. del: Metode merjenja in zmanjševanje vibracij

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 31-Dec-2008
• ICS: 17.160 - Vibrations, shock and vibration measurements
• ICS: 49.100 - Ground service and maintenance equipment
• Technical Committee: I13 - Imaginarni 13
• Current Stage: 98 - Abandoned project (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 09-Oct-2019
• Due Date: 14-Oct-2019
• Completion Date: 09-Oct-2019
• 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)
• Directive: 98/37/EC - Machinery
• Mandate: M/079 - Mandate to CEN and CENELEC for standardization in the field of machines
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Ref Project: EN 1915-3:2004/prA1 - Aircraft ground support equipment - General requirements - Part 3: Vibration measurement methods and reduction

Relations

• Consolidated By: SIST EN 1915-3:2005+A1:2009 - Aircraft ground support equipment - General requirements - Part 3: Vibration measurement methods and reduction
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2009
• Revised: SIST EN 1915-3:2005 - Aircraft ground support equipment - General requirements - Part 3: Vibration measurement methods and reduction
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008

Overview

EN 1915-3:2004/prA1 is a draft amendment to the CEN European Standard for aircraft ground support equipment (GSE) that addresses vibration measurement methods and vibration reduction. Prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 274, this amendment clarifies requirements related to whole-body vibration as a significant hazard and updates references to harmonized machinery standards. The document is intended to be used alongside other parts of EN 1915 and the relevant part of EN 12312.

This draft revision updates the standard's foreword, introduction and several clauses, and adds informative Annex ZB alongside a revised Annex ZA to show relationships with EU Directives (including Machinery Directive 98/37/EC and 2006/42/EC). It is distributed for review and subject to change until formally accepted.

Key Topics

• Whole-body vibration: The amendment explicitly treats whole-body vibration as a significant hazard requiring measurement and mitigation when operating GSE.
• Measurement methods: Guidance on vibration measurement approaches is maintained as a core element; practitioners should consult the normative clauses for detailed requirements once the amendment is adopted.
• Vibration reduction: Emphasis on design and operational measures to reduce vibration exposure for equipment operators and maintenance personnel.
• Standards alignment: Key reference updates include replacing EN 1070 with EN ISO 12100-1:2003 and EN ISO 12100-2:2003, and updating references to EN 12096.
• Regulatory linkage: Annex ZA and new Annex ZB describe how compliance with the standard supports conformance to relevant essential requirements of EU Directives.

Applications

This standard and its amendment are directly applicable to manufacturers, designers, safety engineers and maintenance teams involved with aircraft ground support equipment. Practical applications include:

• Assessing operator exposure to whole-body vibration during use of GSE.
• Specifying vibration measurement procedures for acceptance testing and periodic inspections.
• Informing design choices and retrofits to reduce vibration transmission to operators.
• Demonstrating conformity with applicable machinery directives and national implementation requirements.

Benefits for organizations and operators include improved occupational safety, clearer paths to regulatory compliance, and potential extension of equipment service life through reduced vibration-induced wear.

Related Standards

• EN 1915 (other parts) - the series covering general requirements for aircraft ground support equipment.
• EN 12312 (relevant part) - complementary standard referenced for specific interfaces and requirements.
• EN ISO 12100-1:2003 / EN ISO 12100-2:2003 - updated safety of machinery references replacing EN 1070.
• EN 12096 - updated reference for measurement-related standards.

For practitioners, monitor the CEN unique acceptance procedure outcome and consult the final published amendment for the definitive normative clauses and measurement protocols.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2008
Podporna oprema na tleh za letalski promet - Splošne zahteve - 3. del: Metode
merjenja in zmanjševanje vibracij
Aircraft ground support equipment - General requirements - Part 3: Vibration
measurement methods and reduction
Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Allgemeine Anforderungen - Teil 3: Schwingungsmessverfahren
und -minderung
Matériels au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences générales - Partie 3: Vibrations, réduction et
méthodes de mesure
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1915-3:2004/prA1
ICS:
17.160 Vibracije, meritve udarcev in Vibrations, shock and
vibracij vibration measurements
49.100 Oprema za servis in Ground service and
vzdrževanje na tleh maintenance equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 1915-3:2004
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
August 2008
ICS 49.100
English Version
Aircraft ground support equipment - General requirements - Part
3: Vibration measurement methods and reduction
Matériels au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences générales - Luftfahrtbodengeräte - Allgemeine Anforderungen - Teil 3:
Partie 3: Vibrations, réduction et méthodes de mesure Schwingungsmessverfahren und -minderung
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 274.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 1915-3:2004. If this draft becomes an amendment, CEN
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this amendment
into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN 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.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
Foreword.3
1 Modification to the Foreword .4
2 Modification to Introduction .4
3 Modification to Clause 1 .4
4 Modification to Clause 2 .4
5 Modification to Clause 3 .4
6 Modification to Clause 11 .4
7 Modification to Clause 12 .5
8 Modification to Annex ZA .5
9 Addition of Annex ZB .
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