Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 9: Container/Pallet loaders

This document specifies the technical requirements to minimise the hazards listed in Clause 4 which can arise during the commissioning, operation and maintenance of container/pallet loaders when carried out in accordance with the specifications given by the manufacturer or his authorised representative. It also takes into account some performance requirements recognised as essential by authorities, aircraft and ground support equipment (GSE) manufacturers as well as airlines and handling agencies.
This document applies to:
-   Container/Pallet loader (self-propelled) single platform;
-   Container/Pallet loader (self-propelled) two platforms;
-   Container/Pallet loader/transporter (self-propelled);
-   Container/Pallet loader/transfer platform (towed).
Examples of some of the different types of loaders are shown in Annex B.
This document does not establish requirements for noise and vibration.
Noise and vibration are dealt with respectively in prEN 1915-4 and prEN 1915-3.
This standard does not deal with hazards in respect to a standard automotive chassis and from other vehicles on the apron.
This Part of EN 12312 is not applicable to container/pallet loaders which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.
NOTE   Certain measurements have been given in imperial units (in parentheses) following the metric measurements since the containers/pallets to be handled are based mainly on the imperial system.
This part of EN 12312 is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 1915-1, EN 1915-2, EN 1915-3 (for vehicles) and EN 1915-4.

Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 9: Container-/Paletten-Hubfahrzeuge

Matériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières - Partie 9: Chargeurs de conteneurs/palettes

Podporna oprema na tleh za letalski promet - Posebne zahteve - 9. del: Nakladalniki zabojnikov/palet

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Publication Date
12-May-2009
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22-Dec-2013
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9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
Start Date
23-Dec-2013
Due Date
15-Jan-2014
Completion Date
23-Dec-2013

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Podporna oprema na tleh za letalski promet - Posebne zahteve - 9. del: Nakladalniki zabojnikov/paletLuftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 9: Container-/Paletten-HubfahrzeugeMatériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières - Partie 9: Chargeurs de
conteneurs/palettesAircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 9: Container/Pallet loaders55.180.01Distribucija blaga s prevozom na splošnoFreight distribution of goods in general49.120Oprema za tovorCargo equipmentICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009SIST EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009en01-julij-2009SIST EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 12312-9:2005+A1
April 2009 ICS 49.100 Supersedes EN 12312-9:2005English Version
Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 9: Container/Pallet loaders
Matériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières - Partie 9: Chargeurs de conteneurs/palettes
Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 9: Container-/Paletten-Hubfahrzeuge This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 March 2005 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 1 March 2009.
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 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 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.
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EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009 (E)
2 Contents Page Foreword .3Introduction .41Scope .52Normative references .53Terms and definitions .64List of hazards .75Safety requirements and/or measures .75.1General requirements .75.2Overall dimensions .75.3Platform design, guide rails and stops.75.4Operation and loading .95.5Transportability .95.6Crushing, shearing and falling .95.7Warning devices .95.8Controls, monitoring devices and displays .95.9Stability . 105.10Mobility . 105.11Operating speeds. 105.12Operator’s workplace . 105.13Working lights . 115.14Options . 116Information for use . 116.1Marking . 116.2Additional marking . 116.3Warnings . 116.4Instructions . 127Verification of requirements . 12Annex A (informative)
Functional requirements for platforms equipped with conveying systems . 13Annex B (informative)
Examples of different loaders . 15Annex C (normative)
List of hazards in addition to those of EN 1915-1 . 18Annex D (informative)
Typical data for loading equipment. 20Annex E (informative)
Loading control . 21Annex ZA (informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive Machinery Directive 98/37/EC . 22Annex ZB (informative)
!!!!Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC"""" . 23Bibliography . 24 SIST EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009



EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 274 "Aircraft ground support equipment" 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 October 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2009. This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2009-03-01. This document supersedes EN 12312-9:2005. 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 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 Directives, see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this document." The Parts of EN 12312 — Aircraft ground support equipment — Specific requirements — are: Part 1: Passenger stairs Part 2: Catering vehicles Part 3: Conveyor belt vehicles Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges Part 5: Aircraft fuelling equipment Part 6: Deicers and deicing/antiicing equipment Part 7: Aircraft movement equipment Part 8: Maintenance stairs and platforms Part 9: Container/Pallet loaders Part 10: Container/Pallet transfer transporters Part 11: Container/Pallet dollies and loose load trailers Part 12: Potable water service equipment Part 13: Lavatory service equipment Part 14: Disabled/Incapacitated passenger boarding equipment Part 15: Baggage and equipment tractors Part 16: Air start equipment Part 17: Air conditioning equipment Part 18: Nitrogen or Oxygen units Part 19: Aircraft jacks, axle jacks and hydraulic tail stanchions Part 20: Ground power equipment According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Repub-lic, 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.
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EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009 (E)
4 Introduction This document specifies health and safety requirements, as well as some functional and performance requirements for container/pallet loaders intended for loading/unloading of unit loads with the exception of bulk material for all aircraft types commonly in service in civil air transport. The minimum essential criteria are considered to be of primary importance in providing safe, serviceable, economical and practical container/pallet loaders. Deviations from the recommended criteria should occur only after careful consideration, extensive testing, risk assessment and thorough service evaluation have shown alternative methods or conditions to be satisfactory. This document is a Type C standard as stated in !EN ISO 12100". The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered are indicated in the scope of this document. 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. For information, a summary of equipment functional design requirements covered by International Standards, e.g. ISO 6967 and ISO 6968, and IATA Airport Handling Manual are given in Annex A. SIST EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009



EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009 (E) 5 1 Scope This document specifies the technical requirements to minimise the hazards listed in Clause 4 which can arise during the commissioning, operation and maintenance of container/pallet loaders when carried out in accordance with the specifications given by the manufacturer or his authorised representative. It also takes into account some performance requirements recognised as essential by authorities, aircraft and ground support equipment (GSE) manufacturers as well as airlines and handling agencies. This document applies to:  Container/Pallet loader (self-propelled) single platform;  Container/Pallet loader (self-propelled) two platforms;  Container/Pallet loader/transporter (self-propelled);  Container/Pallet loader/transfer platform (towed). Examples of some of the different types of loaders are shown in Annex B. This document does not establish requirements for noise and vibration. Noise and vibration are dealt with respectively in !EN 1915-4" and !EN 1915-3". This standard does not deal with hazards in respect to a standard automotive chassis and from other vehicles on the apron. This Part of EN 12312 is not applicable to container/pallet loaders which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN. NOTE Certain measurements have been given in imperial units (in parentheses) following the metric measurements since the containers/pallets to be handled are based mainly on the imperial system. !This part of EN 12312 is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 1915-1, EN 1915-2, EN 1915-3 (for vehicles) and EN 1915-4." 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated refer-ences, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. !deleted text" EN 954-1:1996, Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General principles for design EN 1050:1996, Safety of machinery — Principles for risk assessment !EN 1837", Safety of machinery — Integral lighting of machines EN 1915-1:2001, Aircraft ground support equipment — General requirements — Part 1: Basic safety require-ments !EN 1915-2", Aircraft ground support equipment — General requirements — Part 2: Stability and strength requirements, calculations and test methods !EN 1915-3, Aircraft ground support equipment — General requirements — Part 3: Vibration measurement methods and reduction SIST EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009



EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009 (E)
6 EN 1915-4, Aircraft ground support equipment — General requirements — Part 4: Noise measurement meth-ods and reduction" 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) !EN ISO 13850:2008, Safety of machinery — Emergency stop — Principles for design (ISO 13850:2006)" !ISO 2328", Fork lift trucks — Hook on type fork arms and fork arm carriages — Mounting dimensions 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 12100:2003 and
EN 1915-1:2001 and the following apply. 3.1 loader vehicle having a prime purpose of lifting, lowering and transferring unit load devices (ULD's), also known as an elevator 3.2 single platform loader loader which only has a single lifting platform 3.3 wide body aircraft nose loader single or two platform loader which interfaces with the nose opening of a wide body aircraft 3.4 two platform loader loader having a front platform and a main platform 3.5 tail loader loader which interfaces with the
tail opening of the aircraft 3.6 main platform load bearing device which interfaces with the aircraft on a single platform loader or with the front platform of a two platform loader, and with ground transportation systems 3.7 front platform load bearing device which interfaces with the aircraft on a two platform loader, also known as a transfer plat-form or bridge 3.8 lower deck aircraft compartment below the main deck SIST EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009



EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009 (E) 7 3.9 main deck aircraft deck on which the major portion of the payload is carried 3.10 container completely enclosed unit load device (ULD) which interfaces directly with the aircraft cargo handling and restraint system 3.11 pallet unit load device consisting of a platform with a flat undersurface of standard dimensions on which goods are assembled and secured before being loaded onto the aircraft and which interfaces directly with the aircraft cargo handling and restraint system 3.12 lower deck container aircraft container shaped to fit the lower deck of the aircraft NOTE The containers come in half and full sizes, dimensioned to fit a particular position in a specific aircraft type. 4 List of hazards The list of risks and hazards (see Annex C) is based on EN 1050:1996 and contains the hazards and hazardous situations, as far as they are dealt with in this document, identified by risk assessment as significant for container/pallet loaders and which require action to eliminate or reduce risks. 5 Safety requirements and/or measures 5.1 General requirements 5.1.1 !Container/Pallet loaders shall conform to the relevant requirements of EN 1915-1, EN 1915-2,
EN 1915-3 and EN 1915-4 unless otherwise specified in this standard." They shall also conform to the spe-cific requirements of this document. 5.1.2 Strength calculations shall be carried out in accordance with !EN 1915-2." 5.2 Overall dimensions The overall dimensions of the loader shall be kept to a minimum, consistent with its function in handling the loads described in Annex D, and in accordance with the requirements of 5.4. The overall height of the entire loader shall not exceed 4,0 m, when being driven with the platform(s) in the lowest position. 5.3 Platform design, guide rails and stops 5.3.1 Platform types Depending on the type, loaders may have one or two platforms. Single platform loaders shall provide a platform which is capable of up and down movement between the heights given in Annex D, as appropriate to the type(s) of container/pallets to be handled. Two-platform loaders shall provide: SIST EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009



EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009 (E)
8  a front platform which is positioned adjacent to the aircraft door and which remains at this position during the loading/unloading operation, or, for main deck operation, may be lowered to a lower deck position to interface with the main platform; and  a main platform, for up and down movement between the heights given in Annex D as appropriate to the type(s) of containers/pallets to be handled. 5.3.2 Guide rails and stops 5.3.2.1 Guide rails shall be provided along the whole length of both sides of the platform to guide containers/pallets onto the aircraft and to prevent them from falling off. On single platforms and the front platform of two-platform loaders they shall be adjustable laterally to align with the corresponding in-aircraft guides. On container-only loaders, guide rails may be fixed. Powered guide rails shall consist of either one or more sections and for each section be able to operate independently. All powered guide rails shall be in the “up” position when the main platform raises more than 150 mm from the rest position. For the transfer of loads, it should be possible for the operator to control the retraction/removal of the guide rails on the main platform, at any height of the main platform between 1 524 mm and the fully lowered position. 5.3.2.2 Stops shall be provided as follows:  on the front platform of a two-platform loader, automatic stops shall be fitted at the end adjacent to the main platform. These stops shall rise when the main platform moves down and retract when the main platform reaches the front platform level;  for loaders designed for main deck operation, and where the front platform is lowered to the lower deck position for interface with the main platform, stops shall be provided at the forward end of the front plat-form;  automatic stops shall be provided at the rear end of the main platform of a two-platform loader. An auto-matic stop shall be provided at the forward end in order to prevent overhanging pallet loads or container contours to interfere with the front platform;  on a single platform, retractable stops shall be provided at both ends;  where the stops on the rear end of a main platform of a two platform loader are capable of being manually controlled, it shall only be possible to retract the stops when the main platform is stopped at any height between the fully lowered position and 1 524 mm (60 in) above the ground;  where stops are provided at the forward end of the main platform or at the separation between two powered sections of the main platform, the forward end stop shall automatically retract as the main platform lines up with the front platform. The stop between the sections shall be controlled independently by the operator. 5.3.2.3 All stops and guide rails shall have a minimum height of 50 mm (2 in) above the conveying surface. NOTE For the majority of containers and pallets, a maximum height of 100 mm (4 in) is required to avoid damage to overhanging loads or the sloping undersides of some containers. For certain lower deck containers, the maximum height becomes 50 mm (2 in). The maximum height should take into account the types of containers to be handled. SIST EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009



EN 12312-9:2005+A1:2009 (E) 9 5.4 Operation and loading 5.4.1 To ensure alignment, it shall be possible to adjust the container/pallet in lateral and longitudinal direction on the platforms. The length and width of platforms shall be sufficient to handle the appropriate container/pallet
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