oSIST prEN 1459-1:2013

Rough-terrain trucks - Safety requirements and verification - Part 1: Variable-reach trucks

This European Standard specifies the general safety requirements of non-slewing variable-reach rough-terrain trucks, articulated or rigid chassis, equipped with a telescopic lifting means (pivoted boom), on which a load handling device (e.g., carriage and fork arms) is typically fitted.
Fork arms and other integrated attachments are considered to be parts of the truck. For attachments the appropriate clauses of this standard are applicable and other specific standards may also apply.
This European Standard does not apply to:
-   slewing variable reach rough terrain trucks covered by prEN 1459-2;
-   industrial variable reach trucks covered by EN ISO 3691-2;
-   lorry-mounted variable reach trucks;
-   variable reach trucks fitted with tilting or elevating operator position;
-   variable reach rough terrain trucks designed for container handling;
-   mobile cranes covered by EN 13000;
-   machines designed primarily for earth moving, such as loaders and dozers, even if their buckets and blades are replaced with forks (see EN 474 series);
-   trucks designed primarily with variable length load suspension elements (e.g., chain, ropes) from which the load may swing freely in all directions covered by prEN 1459-4;
-   trucks fitted with personnel/work platforms, designed to move persons to elevated working positions covered by prEN 1459-3;
-   trucks designed primarily for container handling;
-   trucks incorporating tractor specific devices;
-   trucks on tracks.
This European Standard does not address hazards linked to:
-   hybrid power systems;
-   gas power systems
-   battery power systems.
This European Standard does not address hazards which may occur:
a)   during manufacture;
b)   when handling suspended loads which may swing freely;
c)   when using trucks on public roads;
d)   when operating in potentially explosive atmospheres;
e)   when operating underground.

Geländegängige Flurförderzeuge - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Verifizierung - Teil 1: Stapler mit veränderlicher Reichweite

Diese Europäische Norm legt die allgemeinen sicherheitstechnischen Anforderungen an nicht drehbare geländegängige Stapler mit veränderlicher Reichweite fest, mit Gelenkarm oder starrer Karosserie, ausgestattet mit teleskopischen Hebevorrichtungen (Ausleger), an denen üblicherweise Lastaufnahme¬einrichtungen (z. B. Trägerplatte und Gabelzinken) angebracht sind.
Gabelzinken und weitere integrierte Anbaugeräte gelten als Teile des Staplers. Für Aufnahmeeinrichtungen gelten die jeweiligen Abschnitte dieser Norm und weitere spezifische Normen können ebenfalls anwendbar sein.
Diese Europäische Norm gilt nicht für:
   geländegängige drehbare Stapler mit veränderlicher Reichweite, die in prEN 1459-2 behandelt werden;
   motorkraftbetriebene Flurförderzeuge mit veränderlicher Reichweite, die in EN ISO 3691-2 behandelt werden;
   auf einem Fahrzeug montierte Stapler mit veränderlicher Reichweite;
   Stapler mit veränderlicher Reichweite, die mit geneigtem oder erhobenem Bedienerplatz ausgestattet sind;
   geländegängige Stapler mit veränderlicher Reichweite, die für die Handhabung von Containern ausgeführt sind;
   bewegliche Kräne, die in EN 13000 behandelt werden;
   Maschinen, die in erster Linie für Erdbewegungen ausgelegt sind, wie etwa Lader und Planierraupen, auch wenn deren Schaufeln und Blätter durch Gabeln ersetzt wurden (siehe Normenreihe EN 474);
   Stapler, die in erster Linie mit Lastaufnahmen veränderlicher Länge (z. B. Ketten, Seile) ausgestattet sind, damit die Last in alle Richtungen frei schwingen kann, wie in prEN 1459-4 behandelt;
   Stapler mit Arbeitsbühnen, die dafür ausgelegt sind, Personen zu höher gelegenen Arbeitspositionen zu befördern, behandelt in prEN 1459-3;
   Stapler, die in erster Linie für die Handhabung von Containern ausgelegt sind;
   Stapler, die über traktorartige Vorrichtungen verfügen;
   Stapler, die auf Ketten laufen.
Diese Europäische Norm befasst sich nicht mit Gefährdungen in Verbindung mit:
   hybriden Energiesystemen;
   Gasenergiesystemen;
   batteriebetriebenen Energiesystemen.
   Diese Europäische Norm befasst sich nicht mit Gefährdungen, die vorkommen können:
a) während der Herstellung;
b) durch Befördern hängender Lasten, die frei pendeln können;
c) durch Benutzung von Staplern auf öffentlichen Straßen;
d) durch Benutzung in explosionsgefährdeten Umgebungen;
c) durch Benutzung für Arbeiten unter Tage.

Chariots tout-terrain - Exigences de sécurité et vérification - Partie 1: Chariots à portée variable

La présente Norme européenne spécifie les prescriptions générales de sécurité des chariots tout-terrain à portée variable non rotatifs, à châssis articulé ou rigide, équipés de moyens de levage télescopiques (bras de levage pivotant), sur lesquels un organe porte-charge est habituellement monté (par exemple un tablier porte-équipement et des bras de fourche).
Les bras de fourche et autres équipements intégrés sont considérés comme des parties du chariot. Pour les équipements, les articles appropriés de la présente norme sont applicables et d'autres normes spécifiques peuvent également s'appliquer.
La présente Norme européenne ne s'applique pas :
-   aux chariots tout-terrain à portée variable rotatifs couverts par le prEN 1459-2 ;
-   aux chariots de manutention à portée variable couverts par l'EN ISO 3691-2 ;
-   aux chariots à portée variable montés sur camions ;
-   aux chariots à portée variable avec poste de conduite inclinable ou élevable ;
-   aux chariots tout-terrain à portée variable destinés à la manutention des conteneurs ;
-   aux grues mobiles couvertes par l'EN 13000 ;
-   aux machines conçues principalement pour le terrassement, comme les chargeuses et les bouteurs, même si leurs godets et leurs lames sont remplacés par des fourches (voir la série de normes EN 474) ;
-   aux chariots conçus principalement avec des éléments de suspension de la charge à longueur variable (tels que chaînes, câbles) et permettant à la charge d'osciller librement en toutes directions, couverts par le prEN 1459-4 ;
-   aux chariots équipés de plates-formes de personnel/travail pour déplacer les personnes vers des positions de travail surélevées, couverts par le prEN 1459-3 ;
-   aux chariots conçus principalement pour la manutention de conteneurs ;
-   aux chariots incorporant des dispositifs spécifiques aux tracteurs ;
-   aux chariots sur rails.
La présente Norme européenne ne traite pas des phénomènes dangereux liés aux:
-   systèmes d'alimentation hybride ;
-   systèmes d'alimentation au gaz ;
-   systèmes à propulsion par batteries.
La présente Norme européenne ne traite pas des phénomènes dangereux pouvant apparaître :
a)   pendant la fabrication ;
b)   lors de la manutention de charges suspendues qui peuvent se balancer librement ;
c)   lors de l'utilisation des chariots sur des voies publiques ;
d)   lors d’une utilisation en atmosphères explosibles ;
e)   lors de travaux souterrains.

Vozila za talni transport - Terenska vozila - Varnostne zahteve in preverjanje - 1. del: Vozila z mehanizmom za dviganje s spremenljivim dosegom

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Jun-2013
• ICS: 53.060 - Industrial trucks
• Technical Committee: DTN - Lift and transport appliances
• Current Stage: 98 - Abandoned project (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 02-Jun-2020
• Due Date: 07-Jun-2020
• Completion Date: 02-Jun-2020
• 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)
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Ref Project: prEN 1459-1 - Rough-terrain trucks - Safety requirements and verification - Part 1: Variable-reach trucks

Relations

• Revised: SIST EN 1459:1999+A3:2012 - Safety of industrial trucks - Self-propelled variable reach trucks
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2013

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 1459-1:2013
01-junij-2013
Vozila za talni transport - Terenska vozila - Varnostne zahteve in preverjanje - 1.
del: Vozila z mehanizmom za dviganje s spremenljivim dosegom
Rough-terrain trucks - Safety requirements and verification - Part 1: Variable-reach
trucks
Geländegängige Flurförderzeuge - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Verifizierung - Teil 1: Stapler mit veränderlicher Reichweite
Chariots tout-terrain - Exigences de sécurité et vérification - Partie 1: Chariots à portée
variable
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 1459-1
ICS:
53.060 Industrijski tovornjaki Industrial trucks
oSIST prEN 1459-1:2013 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
prEN 1459-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

March 2013
ICS 53.060 Will supersede EN 1459:1998+A3:2012
English Version
Rough-terrain trucks - Safety requirements and verification - Part
1: Variable-reach trucks
Chariots tout-terrain - Exigences de sécurité et vérification - Geländegängige Flurförderzeuge - Sicherheitstechnische
Partie 1: Chariots à portée variable Anforderungen und Verifizierung - Teil 1: Stapler mit
veränderlicher Reichweite
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 150.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.

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Kingdom.

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provide supporting documentation.

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shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


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Contents Page
Foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 List of significant hazards . 13
5 Requirements . 13
5.1 General . 13
5.2 Starting/Moving . 13
5.3 Brakes . 14
5.4 Electrical and electronic systems . 14
5.5 Controls . 16
5.6 Power systems and accessories . 19
5.7 Stabilising devices . 20
5.8 Design requirements for maintenance purposes . 21
5.9 Systems for lifting, tilting and reaching . 21
5.10 Operator’s station . 23
5.11 Operator access . 27
5.12 Protective measures and devices . 28
5.13 Remote controls . 30
5.14 Stability requirements . 30
5.15 Visibility . 30
5.16 Lighting. 30
5.17 Fire protection . 30
5.18 Retrieval, transportation, lifting and towing . 31
5.19 Noise . 31
5.20 Electromagnetic compatibility . 32
6 Verification of requirements and safety measures . 32
6.1 General . 32
6.2 Functional verification . 32
6.3 Structural verification . 33
6.4 Maximum load lowering speed verification . 34
7 Information for use . 34
7.1 Instructions . 34
7.2 Marking . 37
7.3 Load chart . 38
7.4 Other marking information . 40
Annex A (informative) List of significant hazards . 43
A.1 General . 43
Annex B (informative) Consistency of motions . 49
Annex C (normative) . 50
C.1 Definitions . 50
C.2 Requirements . 50
C.3 Design and manufacture . 51
Annex D (normative) Application of EN ISO 13849-1 to variable-reach rough-terrain trucks . 53
D.1 General . 53
D.2 Determination of SRP/CS needs for truck control systems . 54
D.3 Risk assessment methodology . 54
D.4 Performance level ratings for trucks . 54
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Bibliography .5 6

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Foreword
This document (prEN 1459-1:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 150 “Industrial
Trucks - Safety”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 1459:1998+A3:2012.
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 Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
EN 1459 consists of the following parts, under the general title Rough-terrain trucks — Safety requirements
and verification:
 Part 1: Variable-reach trucks
 Part 2: Rotating trucks
 Part 3: Additional requirements for variable reach trucks fitted with work platform
 Part 4: Additional requirements for variable reach trucks handling freely suspended loads
 Part 5: Additional requirements for attachments and attachment interface
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Introduction
This European Standard covers general safety requirements and the means for verification of these
requirements for variable reach rough-terrain trucks (here-after also referred to as trucks) as defined in
EN 15830.
For the purpose of this Standard, variable reach rough-terrain trucks are designed to transport and place
loads to elevated work areas and can be driven on unimproved terrain.
Trucks may also be equipped with a variety of attachments (e.g., mower, sweeper).
All quantities are in metric units.
Considering the technical improvements to the previous version of EN 1459, a transition period of 12 months
is permitted after the date of publication, such that manufacturers can develop their products sufficiently to
meet the requirements of this European Standard.

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1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the general safety requirements of non-slewing variable-reach rough-terrain
trucks, articulated or rigid chassis, equipped with a telescopic lifting means (pivoted boom), on which a load
handling device (e.g., carriage and fork arms) is typically fitted.
Fork arms and other integrated attachments are considered to be parts of the truck. For attachments the
appropriate clauses of this standard are applicable and other specific standards may also apply.
This European Standard does not apply to:
 slewing variable reach rough terrain trucks covered by prEN 1459-2;
 industrial variable reach trucks covered by EN ISO 3691-2;
 lorry-mounted variable reach trucks;
 variable reach trucks fitted with tilting or elevating operator position;
 variable reach rough terrain trucks designed for container handling;
 mobile cranes covered by EN 13000;
 machines designed primarily for earth moving, such as loaders and dozers, even if their buckets and
blades are replaced with forks (see EN 474 series);
 trucks designed primarily with variable length load suspension elements (e.g., chain, ropes) from which
the load may swing freely in all directions covered by prEN 1459-4;
 trucks fitted with personnel/work platforms, designed to move persons to elevated working positions
covered by prEN 1459-3;
 trucks designed primarily for container handling;
 trucks incorporating tractor specific devices;
 trucks on tracks.
This European Standard does not address hazards linked to:
 hybrid power systems;
 gas power systems
 battery power systems.
This European Standard does not address hazards which may occur:
a) during manufacture;
b) when handling suspended loads which may swing freely;
c) when using trucks on public roads;
d) when operating in potentially explosive atmospheres;
e) when operating underground.
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2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
prEN 1459-5, Rough-terrain trucks — Safety requirements and verification — Part 5: Additional requirements
for attachments and attachment interface
EN 12053:2001+A1:2008, Safety of industrial trucks ― Test methods for measuring noise emissions
EN 12895:2000, Industrial trucks - Electromagnetic compatibility
EN 13059:2002+A1:2008, Safety of industrial trucks - Test methods for measuring vibration
EN 15000:2008, Safety of industrial trucks - Self propelled variable reach trucks - Specification, performance
and test requirements for longitudinal load moment indicators and longitudinal load moment limiters
EN 15830:2012, Rough-terrain variable reach trucks - Visibility - Test methods and verification
EN 60204-32:2008, Safety of machinery – Electrical equipment of machines – Part 32: Requirements for
hoisting machines
EN 60529:1991, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
EN ISO 2860:2008, Earth-moving machinery - Minimum access dimensions (ISO 2860:1992)
EN ISO 2867:2011, Earth-moving machinery - Access systems (ISO 2867:2011)
EN ISO 3164:2008, Earth-moving machinery - Laboratory evaluations of protective structures - Specifications
for deflection-limiting volume (ISO 3164:1995)
EN ISO 3449:2008, Earth-moving machinery - Falling-object protective structures - Laboratory tests and
performance requirements (ISO 3449:2005)
EN ISO 3457:2008, Earth-moving machinery - Guards - Definitions and requirements (ISO 3457:2003)
EN ISO 3471:2008, Earth-moving machinery - Roll-over protective structures - Laboratory tests and
performance requirements (ISO 3471:2008)
EN ISO 4413:2010, Hydraulic fluid power - General rules and safety requirements for systems and their
components (ISO 4413:2010)
EN ISO 5353:1998, Earth-moving machinery, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry - Seat
index point (ISO 5353:1995)
EN ISO 6683:2008, Earth-moving machinery - Seat belts and seat belt anchorages - Performance
requirements and tests (ISO 6683:2005)
EN ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction
(ISO 12100:2010)
EN ISO 13849-1:2008/AC:2009, Safety of machinery - Safety-related parts of control systems - Part 1:
General principles for design (ISO 13849-1:2006/Cor 1:2009)
EN ISO 13850:2008, Safety of machinery - Emergency stop - Principles for design (ISO 13850:2006)
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EN ISO 13857:2008, Safety of machinery - Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper
and lower limbs (ISO 13857:2008)
ISO 3795:1989, Road vehicles, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry – Determination of
burning behaviour of interior materials
ISO 5010:2007, Earth-moving machinery – Rubber-tyred machines – Steering requirements
ISO 6011:2003, Earth-moving machinery – Visual display of machine operation
ISO 6016:2008, Earth-moving machinery -- Methods of measuring the masses of whole machines, their
equipment and components
ISO 6292:2008, Powered industrial trucks and tractors -- Brake performance and component strength
ISO 6682:1986/A1:1989, Earth-moving machinery — Zones of comfort and reach for controls
ISO 7000:2012, Graphical symbols for use on equipment — Registered symbols
ISO 7096:2000, Earth-moving machinery — Laboratory evaluation of operator seat vibration
ISO 9533:2010, Earth-moving machinery — Machine-mounted audible travel alarms — Test methods and
performance criteria
ISO 10263-2:2009, Earth-moving machinery – Operator enclosure environment – Part 2: Air filter element test
method
ISO 10263-3:2009, Earth-moving machinery – Operator enclosure environment – Part 3: Pressurization test
method
ISO 10263-4:2009, Earth-moving machinery – Operator enclosure environment – Part 4: Heating, ventilating
and air conditioning (HVAC) test method and performance
ISO 10532:1995/A1:2004/AC1:2006, Earth-moving machinery – Machine-mounted retrieval device –
Performance requirements
ISO 10533:1993/A1:2005, Earth-moving machinery – Lift-arm support devices
ISO 10570:2004, Earth-moving machinery – Articulated frame lock – Performance requirements
ISO 10968:2004, Earth-moving machinery -- Operator's controls
ISO 11112:1995, Earth-moving machinery – Operator's seat – Dimensions and requirements
ISO 11862:1993, Earth-moving machinery – Auxiliary starting aid electrical connector
ISO 12508:1994, Earth-moving machinery – Operator station and maintenance areas – Bluntness of edges
ISO 12509:2004, Earth-moving machinery – Lighting, signalling and marking lights, and reflex-reflector
devices
ISO 13333:1994, Earth-moving machinery – Dumper body support and operator's cab tilt support devices
ISO 13732-1:2006, Ergonomics of the thermal environment -- Methods for the assessment of human
responses to contact with surfaces -- Part 1: Hot surfaces
ISO 15817:2012, Earth-moving machinery – Safety requirements for remote operator control systems
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ISO/FDIS 15818:2012, Earth-moving machinery – Lifting and tying down attachment points – Performance
requirements
ISO 16528-1:2007, Boilers and pressure vessels – Part 1: Performance requirements
ISO 16528-2:2007, Boilers and pressure vessels – Part 2: Procedures for fulfilling the requirements of
ISO 16528-1
ISO 21507:2010, Earth-moving machinery – Performance requirements for non-metallic fuel tanks
ISO 22915-10:2008, Industrial trucks -- Verification of stability -- Part 10: Additional stability test for trucks
operating in the special condition of stacking with load laterally displaced by powered devices
ISO 22915-14:2010, Industrial trucks – Verification of stability – Part 14: Rough-terrain variable-reach trucks
ISO 22915-20:2008, Industrial trucks -- Verification of stability -- Part 20: Additional stability test for trucks
operating in the special condition of offset load, offset by utilization
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 5053:1987 and the following apply.
3.1
rough-terrain truck
truck designed for operation on unimproved natural terrain as well as the disturbed terrain of work sites
3.2
compact truck
truck having:
 a maximum height in normal travel mode of 2 150 mm, and:
 a maximum operating mass of 6 000 kg according to ISO 6016:2008, and/or
 a maximum width in normal travel mode of 1 850 mm
3.3
actual capacity
maximum load, established by the manufacturer based on component strength and truck stability, that the
truck can carry, lift and stack to a specified height, at a specified load centre distance and reach, in normal
operating conditions
Note 1 to entry: The actual capacity depends on the configuration of the truck in terms of such variables as:
 lift height;
 reach of the boom (measured from the forward-most part of the front tyres);
 actual load centre;
 load handling device (fork arms or attachment fitted);
 stabilising devices.
Note 2 to entry: This actual capacity defines the load handling ability of the particular truck as equipped. Additional
actual capacity ratings with removable attachments may also be established where permitted by the appropriate stability
test or by calculation verified by empirical data.
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3.4
reach (d)
distance between two vertical parallel planes, one plane tangent to the front of the outside diameter of the
front tyres, the other plane tangent to the curve described by the centre-of-gravity (G) of the load (see Table 1)
moving from its highest position to its lowest position (see Figure 1).
Note 1 to entry: For practical matters, d can be measured referring to point g, being g the vertical projection of the
centre-of-gravity (G) of the load onto the plane of the top surface of the fork arms.

Key
d reach
D standard load centre distance
G centre of gravity of the load
g the vertical projection of the centre-of-gravity (G) of the load onto the plane of the top surface of the fork arms
Q rated capacity
1
Q2 rated capacity at maximum high
Q3 rated capacity at maximum reach
Figure 1 — Parameters for the designation of the actual capacity of the truck with fork
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lift height
height from the ground to the upper face of the fork arms or to the underside of the load
3.6
standard load centre distance (D)
distance from the centre of gravity (G) of the load measured horizontally back to the fronts of the fork shanks
and vertically down to the upper faces of the fork arms, as specified in Table 1
Table 1 — Standard load centre distance

400 500 600 900 1 200

0 X
< 1 000
≥ 1 000 < 5 000 X
 X
≥ 5 000 < 10 000
> 10 000  X X X
< 20 000
≥ 20 000 < 25 000  X X
≥ 25 000   X
Note 1 to entry: Trucks may be rated for special applications with load centres related to those applications.
3.7
rated capacity of attachments
maximum load that the attachment is permitted by its manufacturer to handle in normal operation under
specified conditions
Note 1 to entry: The rated capacity of the attachment can be associated with the load centre distance.
3.8
axle oscillation locking mechanism
mechanism designed to prevent oscillation of an axle to improve truck stability
3.9
stabilising devices
extendable and/or pivoting mechanical supports used to improve stability of a truck when stationary
3.10
lateral levelling
changing the lateral inclination angle between the chassis and the ground to ensure the boom operates in a
vertical plane even when the truck is positioned on a side slope
3.11
fork arms
device including two or more solid fork arms (hook-mounted or shaft-mounted), which are fitted on the
carriage and usually adjusted manually
3.12
side shift carriage
device that displaces the load laterally from the longitudinal axis of the truck
3.13
fork arms extensions
devices fitted over the fork arms to increase their length
3.14
boom
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3.15
crab steering mode
steering mode where all wheels of the truck steer in the same direction
3.16
Normal operator’s position
position as specified by the manufacturer in which the operator is capable of controlling the truck operations,
including load handling functions
Note 1 to entry: Other positions may be necessary if it is not possible to control all the functions of the truck from a
single position.
3.17
attachment bracket
device fitted at the end of the boom to connect and lock interchangeable attachments without the use of a tool
to facilitate quick interchange of attachment
3.18
non-slewing
having a slewing movement not greater than 5° to either side of the longitudinal axis of the truck (see
Figure 2)

Figure 2 — Non-slewing movement
3.19
boom float
control mode that uses gravity to allow an attachment at the end of the boom to follow a contour (e.g. the
ground)
3.20
maximum working pressure
highest pressure at which a hydraulic circuit is intended to operate under normal operating conditions
3.21
rated capacity of truck (Q)
maximum load permitted by the manufacturer at the standard load centre distance that the truck is capable of
lifting and transporting on fork arms in normal conditions with the boom fully retracted
3.22
interchangeable equipment
component or assembly of components, which can be mounted on the truck for a specific use
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articulated truck
truck in which steering is achieved by displacement of the front and rear around a central pivot
3.24
level ground
ground with a gradient of (0 ± 2) %°
4 List of significant hazards
See Annex A.
5 Requirements
5.1 General
5.1.1 Sharp edges and acute angles
Sharp edges and acute angles shall meet the requirements specified in ISO 12508:1994 in areas to which the
operator can be exposed during operation, access, egress and maintenance.
5.1.2 Stored energy components
Components that store energy and can cause a risk of injury during removal or disassembly, e.g. hydraulic
accumulators and spring-applied brakes, shall be provided with a means to release the energy before removal
or disassembly and shall be marked according to 7.4.8.
5.2 Starting/Moving
5.2.1 Unauthorised starting
All trucks shall be designed in a way that it cannot be started without a key, a code, a magnetic card or other
equivalent device.
5.2.2 Unintended movement
Trucks shall be fitted with a device that prevents the engine being started whilst the drive-system is engaged.
When the drive system direction control is in neutral, provisions shall be made to locate and maintain it in its
neutral position.
5.2.3 Uncontrolled motion
The truck shall not move from rest on level ground until the drive system has been engaged.
5.2.4 Powered travel movement
Means shall be provided to prevent powered travel when the operator is not at the normal operator’s position.
Powered travel shall not occur automatically when the operator returns to the normal operator’s position
without an additional operation, e.g., by requiring resetting the direction control. Application of the parking
brake shall apply neutral travel control, except on trucks with hydro-static transmission.
NOTE On trucks with hydro-static transmission, the transmission system achieves the same objective.
5.2.5 Non-activation of the parking brake
A warning shall be activated when the operator is not at the normal operator’s position and the parking brake
has not been applied.
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5.3 Brakes
5.3.1 General
Trucks shall be equipped with service brake(s) and parking brake system(s), complying with ISO 6292:2008.
NOTE Local road regulations may apply when trucks are used on roads.
The truck shall be provided with an emergency brake in accordance with 4.3 of ISO 6292:2008.
Where electromechanical brake systems are
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