EN 1501-5:2011
(Main)Refuse collection vehicles - General requirements and safety requirements - Part 5: Lifting devices for refuse collection vehicles
General Information
- Abstract
This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to lifting devices used for the emptying of designated waste containers into RCVs and their fitting onto the RCVs when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer throughout their foreseeable lifetime as defined in Clause 4.
This European Standard is applicable to the design and construction of the waste container lifting devices and the mounting of other lifting devices so as to ensure that they are fitted for their function and can be operated, adjusted and maintained during their entire lifetime. It is not applicable to the end of life of the lifting devices.
This European Standard describes and gives the safety requirements of the lifting devices for emptying waste containers and their interfaces with the corresponding parts of the RCVs and shall be used in conjunction with Parts 1, 2 and 3 of EN 1501 for the rear, side and front loaded RCVs. It refers to EN 1501-4 for the noise test code.
This European standard is not applicable to:
- operation in severe conditions e.g. extreme environmental conditions such as:
- temperatures below - 25° C and above + 40°C;
- tropical environment;
- wind velocity in excess of 75 km/h;
- contaminating environment;
- corrosive environment;
- operation in potentially explosive atmospheres;
- lifting and transportation of persons;
- emptying waste containers other than those manufactured according to EN 840, EN 12574, EN 13071, and those described as paladin, diamond, skip containers;
- loading bulky waste by means of platform or forks;
- handling of loads the nature of which could lead to dangerous situations (e.g. hot wastes, acids and bases, radioactive materials, contaminated waste, especially fragile loads, explosives);
- operation on ships;
- fitting and operation on stationary compactors.
This European Standard is not applicable to machinery which is manufactured before the date of its publication by CEN.
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 23-Aug-2011
- Withdrawal Date
- 22-Sep-2026
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 183 - Waste management
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 31-Mar-2021
- Completion Date
- 23-Sep-2026
- Directive
- Harmonized Standard2006/42/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)OJ Ref: C, C 338 OJ Date: 18-Nov-2011
Not Harmonized98/37/EC - Machinery
Relations
- Effective Date
- 08-Jun-2022
- Effective Date
- 08-Jun-2022
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 1501-5:2011 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Refuse collection vehicles - General requirements and safety requirements - Part 5: Lifting devices for refuse collection vehicles". This standard covers: This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to lifting devices used for the emptying of designated waste containers into RCVs and their fitting onto the RCVs when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer throughout their foreseeable lifetime as defined in Clause 4. This European Standard is applicable to the design and construction of the waste container lifting devices and the mounting of other lifting devices so as to ensure that they are fitted for their function and can be operated, adjusted and maintained during their entire lifetime. It is not applicable to the end of life of the lifting devices. This European Standard describes and gives the safety requirements of the lifting devices for emptying waste containers and their interfaces with the corresponding parts of the RCVs and shall be used in conjunction with Parts 1, 2 and 3 of EN 1501 for the rear, side and front loaded RCVs. It refers to EN 1501-4 for the noise test code. This European standard is not applicable to: - operation in severe conditions e.g. extreme environmental conditions such as: - temperatures below - 25° C and above + 40°C; - tropical environment; - wind velocity in excess of 75 km/h; - contaminating environment; - corrosive environment; - operation in potentially explosive atmospheres; - lifting and transportation of persons; - emptying waste containers other than those manufactured according to EN 840, EN 12574, EN 13071, and those described as paladin, diamond, skip containers; - loading bulky waste by means of platform or forks; - handling of loads the nature of which could lead to dangerous situations (e.g. hot wastes, acids and bases, radioactive materials, contaminated waste, especially fragile loads, explosives); - operation on ships; - fitting and operation on stationary compactors. This European Standard is not applicable to machinery which is manufactured before the date of its publication by CEN.
This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to lifting devices used for the emptying of designated waste containers into RCVs and their fitting onto the RCVs when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer throughout their foreseeable lifetime as defined in Clause 4. This European Standard is applicable to the design and construction of the waste container lifting devices and the mounting of other lifting devices so as to ensure that they are fitted for their function and can be operated, adjusted and maintained during their entire lifetime. It is not applicable to the end of life of the lifting devices. This European Standard describes and gives the safety requirements of the lifting devices for emptying waste containers and their interfaces with the corresponding parts of the RCVs and shall be used in conjunction with Parts 1, 2 and 3 of EN 1501 for the rear, side and front loaded RCVs. It refers to EN 1501-4 for the noise test code. This European standard is not applicable to: - operation in severe conditions e.g. extreme environmental conditions such as: - temperatures below - 25° C and above + 40°C; - tropical environment; - wind velocity in excess of 75 km/h; - contaminating environment; - corrosive environment; - operation in potentially explosive atmospheres; - lifting and transportation of persons; - emptying waste containers other than those manufactured according to EN 840, EN 12574, EN 13071, and those described as paladin, diamond, skip containers; - loading bulky waste by means of platform or forks; - handling of loads the nature of which could lead to dangerous situations (e.g. hot wastes, acids and bases, radioactive materials, contaminated waste, especially fragile loads, explosives); - operation on ships; - fitting and operation on stationary compactors. This European Standard is not applicable to machinery which is manufactured before the date of its publication by CEN.
EN 1501-5:2011 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 43.160 - Special purpose vehicles. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 1501-5:2011 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 1501-1:1998+A2:2009, EN 1501-5:2021, ISO 11898-4:2004, ISO 7000:2004, ISO 8598:1996, ISO 11898-5:2007, ISO 11898-1:2003, ISO 11898-2:2003, ISO 3448:1992, ISO 15817:2005, ISO 11898-3:2006, ISO 4406:1999, ISO 7241-1:1987, EN 61984:2009, EN 60529:1991. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 1501-5:2011 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/42/EC, 98/37/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/079, M/396. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Vozila za zbiranje odpadkov - Splošne in varnostne zahteve - 5. del: Iztresalniki za vozila za zbiranje odpadkovAbfallsammelfahrzeuge - Allgemeine Anforderungen und Sicherheitsanforderungen - Teil 5: Schüttungen für AbfallsammelfahrzeugeBennes de collecte des déchets - Exigences générales et exigences de sécurité - Partie 5: Lève-conteneurs pour bennes de collecte des déchetsRefuse collection vehicles - General requirements and safety requirements - Part 5: Lifting devices for refuse collection vehicles43.160Vozila za posebne nameneSpecial purpose vehiclesICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 1501-5:2011SIST EN 1501-5:2011en,de01-oktober-2011SIST EN 1501-5:2011SLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 1501-1:2000+A2:20101DGRPHãþD
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EN 1501-5
August 2011 ICS 43.160 Supersedes EN 1501-1:1998+A2:2009English Version
Refuse collection vehicles - General requirements and safety requirements - Part 5: Lifting devices for refuse collection vehicles
Bennes de collecte des déchets - Exigences générales et exigences de sécurité - Partie 5: Lève-conteneurs pour bennes de collecte des déchets
Abfallsammelfahrzeuge und die dazugehörigen Schüttungen - Allgemeine Anforderungen und Sicherheitsanforderungen - Teil 5: Schüttungen für Abfallsammelfahrzeuge This European Standard was approved by CEN on 11 June 2011.
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-CENELEC 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-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, 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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Functional spaces, dimensions and connections . 43Annex B (informative)
Types of special containers and their pick-up systems . 75Annex C (normative)
Requirements for pin connections and data sheets . 81Annex ZA (informative)
Relationship between this Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC . 86Bibliography . 87 SIST EN 1501-5:2011
It also updates and improves the description of and the requirements for the lifting devices of EN 1501-2:2005+A1:2009 (3.14 to 3.20 and 6.4), EN 1501-3:2008 (3.15 to 3.17, 4.4 and 6.5) and EN 14803:2006 (Figure A.1). 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. The minimum essential criteria are considered to be of primary importance in providing safe, serviceable, economical and practical lifting devices. This European Standard is one part of the series of co-ordinated standards EN 1501 about "Refuse collection vehicles — General requirements and safety requirements" dealing with specification; design, safety and testing of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) and their associated lifting devices comprising the following parts: Part 1: Rear loaded refuse collection vehicles; Part 2: Side loaded refuse collection vehicles; Part 3: Front loaded refuse collection vehicles; Part 4: Noise test code for refuse collection vehicles; Part 5: Lifting devices for refuse collection vehicles. The European Standards EN 1501-2:2005+A1:2009 and EN 1501-3:2008 will be revised after adoption of EN 1501-1 and this part of EN 1501. For waste container lifting devices mounted on rear loaded RCVs, this Part 5 of the European Standard EN 1501 shall be enforced at the same time as Part 1 of this series. In this document Annexes A and C are normative, Annexes B and ZA are informative. 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, Croatia, 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 the United Kingdom. SIST EN 1501-5:2011
EN 840-1:2004, Mobile waste containers — Part 1: Containers with 2 wheels with a capacity up to 400 l for comb lifting devices, dimensions and design EN 840-2:2004, Mobile waste containers — Part 2: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 300 l with flat lid(s), for trunnion and/or comb lifting devices — Dimensions and design EN 840-3:2004, Mobile waste containers — Part 3: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 300 l with dome lid(s), for trunnion and/or comb lifting devices — Dimensions and design EN 840-4:2004, Mobile waste containers — Part 4: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 700 l with flat lid(s), for wide trunnion or BG-and/or wide comb lifting device — Dimensions and design EN 840-5:2004, Mobile waste containers — Part 5: Performance requirements and test methods EN 894-1:1997+A1:2008, Safety of machinery — Ergonomic requirements for the design of displays and control actuators — Part 1: General principles for human interactions with displays and control actuators EN 894-2:1997+A1:2008, Safety of machinery — Ergonomics requirements for the design of displays and control actuators — Part 2: Displays EN 894-3:2000+A1:2008, Safety of machinery — Ergonomic requirements for the design of displays and control actuators — Part 3: Control actuators EN 953:1997+A1:2009, Safety of machinery — Guards — General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards EN 1037:1995+A1:2008, Safety of machinery — Prevention of unexpected start-up EN 1501-1:2011, Refuse collection vehicles — General requirements and safety requirements — Part 1: Rear loaded refuse collection vehicles. EN 1501-2:2005+A1:2009, Refuse collection vehicles and associated lifting devices — General requirements and safety requirements — Part 2: Side loaded refuse collection vehicles EN 1501-3:2008, Refuse collection vehicles and their associated lifting devices — General requirements and safety requirements — Part 3: Front loaded refuse collection vehicles EN 1501-4:2007, Refuse collection vehicles and their associated lifting devices — General requirements and safety requirements — Part 4: Noise test code for refuse collection vehicles EN 12574-1:2006, Stationary waste containers — Part 1: Containers with a capacity up to 10 000 l with flat or dome lid(s), for trunnion, double trunnion or pocket lifting device — Dimensions and design EN 13071-1:2008, Stationary waste containers up to 5 000 l, top lifted bottom emptied — Part 1: General requirements EN 13071-3:2011, Stationary waste containers up to 5 000l, top lifted and bottom emptied — Part 3: Recommended lifting connections EN 13135-1:2003+A1:2010, Cranes — Equipment — Part 1: Electrotechnical equipment EN 13135-2:2004+A1:2010, Cranes — Equipment — Part 2: Non-electrotechnical equipment SIST EN 1501-5:2011
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3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 12100 and EN 1501-1 and the following apply. 3.1 refuse collection vehicle RCV vehicle used for the collection and transportation of refuse (e.g. household waste, bulky waste, recyclable materials) based on loading via waste containers or by hand. It consists of a chassis-cab onto which a bodywork is mounted 3.1.1 rear loaded RCV RCV in which the waste is loaded into the body from the rear NOTE See Figure A.1-1. 3.1.2 side loaded RCV RCV in which the waste is loaded into the body from the sides NOTE See Figure A.1-2. 3.1.3 front loaded RCV RCV in which the waste is loaded into the body from the front
NOTE The trajectory of the waste container is over the top of the cab, parallel to the axis of the vehicle regardless of where the waste container is picked up (see Figure A.1-3). 3.1.4 travel movement unrestricted motorised movement of the RCV 3.1.5 positioning movement limited motorised movement of the RCV (e.g. when approaching and picking up a waste container) 3.2 lifting device mechanism fitted onto the RCV for loading refuse into its body SIST EN 1501-5:2011
NOTE See Figure B.3-1. 3.14.8.2 four chains skip pick-up system lifting device with four chains to lift, tip and put back on the ground the skip container which has to be tipped over against a fixed or moveable attachment on it
NOTE See Figure B.3-2. 3.14.8.3 skip container end position system system to limit the final position of the tipped skip container 3.15 extending arm part of the waste container lifting device which goes outside of the RCV designed to pick up the designated waste container 3.16 travel position defined position(s) of the lifting device (e.g. clamps, arms, extending arm, etc) for the purpose of travel movement of the RCV (according to road traffic regulations) 3.17 rest position defined stable position of the lifting device without further movement of the device 3.18 designated waste container waste container compatible with the lifting device 3.18.1 paladin container mobile cylindrical steel waste container with a capacity up to 1 m3 designed for a clamping pick-up system
NOTE See Figure B.1-1. SIST EN 1501-5:2011
NOTE See Figure A.1. 3.27 functional space space covered by the movements of the lifting device and of the designated waste container(s) when lifted by a lifting device as specified by the manufacturer NOTE See Figure A.1. 3.2
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