Description of BS EN 1459-1:2017 2017

This European Standard specifies the safety requirements of self-propelled variable-reach rough-terrain trucks (hereafter referred to as trucks), intended to handle loads, equipped with a telescopic lifting means (pivoted boom), on which a load handling device (e.g. carriage and fork arms) is fitted. For the purpose of this standard, rough-terrain variable-reach trucks are designed to transport, lift and place loads and can be driven on unimproved terrain. Fork arms are considered to be part of the truck. Trucks can also be equipped with a variety of attachments (e.g. bale spikes, mowers, sweepers). This European Standard deals with all the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to the trucks when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Annex A). This European Standard does not apply to: - slewing variable reach rough terrain trucks covered by EN 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; - mobile cranes covered by EN 13000; - machines designed primarily for earth moving, 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; - trucks fitted with personnel/work platforms, designed to move persons to elevated working positions; - trucks designed primarily for container handling; - trucks on tracks; - trucks with articulated chassis; - attachments (covered by prEN 1459-5). This European Standard does not address hazards linked to: - hybrid power systems; - gas power system; - gasoline engine system; - battery power system; - tractor specific devices (e.g. PTO). This European Standard does not address hazards which may occur: a) when handling suspended loads which may swing freely (additional requirements are given in prEN 1459-4 (in preparation)); b) when using trucks on public roads; c) when operating in potentially explosive atmospheres; d) when operating underground; e) when towing trailers; f) when fitted with a personnel work platform (additional requirements are given in EN 1459-3); g) when using cruise-control. This European Standard does not provide a method of calculation for fatigue and strength of material. This document is not applicable to trucks manufactured before the date of its publication.

Standard Number	BS EN 1459-1:2017
Title	Rough-terrain trucks. Safety requirements and verification - Variable-reach trucks
Status	Withdrawn
Publication Date	2017-12-06
Withdrawn Date	2020-03-30
Identical National Standard Of	EN 1459-1:2017
Descriptors	Vehicle components, Working conditions (physical), Roll-over protective structures, Power transmission systems, Test equipment, Materials handling equipment, Industrial accidents, Control devices, Protective cabs, Environment (working), Hazards, Instructions for use, Mechanical testing, Performance testing, Lifting equipment, Mechanical components, Pipework systems, Load-supporting devices, High-lift trucks, Testing conditions, Fork trucks, Industrial trucks, Equipment safety, Occupational safety, Type testing, Electrical equipment, Symbols, Marking, Dynamic testing, Transportation safety, Stability, Verification, Materials handling components, Reach trucks, Handbooks, Hydraulic equipment, Formulae (mathematics)
ICS	53.060 Industrial trucks
Committee	MHE/7
ISBN	978 0 580 86808 5
Publisher	BSI
Pages	68

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