EN 13684:2018/FprA1
(Amendment)Garden equipment - Pedestrian controlled lawn aerators and scarifiers - Safety
General Information
- Abstract
This European Standard specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of pedestrian controlled internal combustion engine powered lawn aerators and scarifiers which are designed for re-generating lawns by, for instance, combing out grass, thatch and moss or cutting vertically into the lawn face using tines which rotate about a horizontal axis. It describes methods of elimination or reduction of hazards arising from their use. In addition, it specifies the type of information to be provided by the manufacturer on safe working practices.
Throughout this document, the term "machine" applies to those machines known as aerators, scarifiers, corers, lawn rakes or grass rakes.
It does not apply to:
- aerators/scarifiers made from a machine falling within the scope of EN 709:1997+A4:2009 when fitted with an aerating/scarifying implement;
- non-powered aerators;
- vertical axis aerators; or
- those aerators which cut into the soil by means of a reciprocating motion or by water pressure.
It deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to scarifiers and aerators, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). Environmental hazards have not been considered in this document.
This document is not applicable to aerators/scarifiers which are manufactured before the date of its publication.
- Status
- Not Published
- Publication Date
- 12-Jan-2025
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 144 - Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 144/WG 7 - Garden equipment
- Current Stage
- 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
- Start Date
- 05-Sep-2024
- Completion Date
- 05-Sep-2024
Overview
EN 13684:2018/FprA1 is a European (CEN) safety standard for pedestrian‑controlled, internal‑combustion‑engine powered lawn aerators and scarifiers. It defines essential safety requirements and verification methods for machines used to regenerate lawns by combing out thatch, moss and debris or by cutting vertically into the turf with tines rotating about a horizontal axis. The term “machine” in this standard covers aerators, scarifiers, corers, lawn rakes and grass rakes. The standard excludes non‑powered, vertical‑axis, reciprocating or water‑jet aerators and implements already covered by EN 709.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Scope and exclusions - clear definitions of covered machines and exclusions (e.g., non‑powered, vertical axis).
- Hazard identification and risk reduction - methods for elimination or reduction of hazards arising in normal and foreseeable use.
- Mechanical protection and guards - requirements for guarding moving parts, transmission protection and prevention of access to hazardous areas.
- Control systems and operator controls - safe starting, stopping, emergency/operational stop functions and reliability of control devices for pedestrian‑controlled machinery.
- Thrown object and ejection tests - test rigs and procedures (e.g., updated Figure 6 thrown‑object test rig for rear discharge scarifiers) to assess risk from ejected material.
- Stability testing - stability procedure details, including test on a 10° incline and guidance on tyre, ballast and attachment settings to produce the most unfavourable condition.
- Noise and vibration measurement - measurement uncertainty rules (repeat until three consecutive A‑weighted readings within 2 dB; average used) and vibration test surface specification (plywood with coconut matting).
- Maintenance, servicing and instructions - requirements for access, isolation of energy sources, markings, instructions and warnings for safe working practices.
- Conformity with Machinery Directive - mapped relationship to Directive 2006/42/EC essential requirements (Annex ZA), supporting CE presumption of conformity when cited.
Applications and who uses it
- Manufacturers and product designers - to design and verify safe aerators/scarifiers and prepare compliant instruction manuals and markings.
- Test laboratories and certification bodies - to perform thrown‑object, stability, noise and vibration tests according to the standard’s procedures.
- Compliance and safety engineers - for risk assessment, CE‑marking evidence and conformity with EU machinery regulations.
- Procurement teams and fleet managers - to specify safe equipment and verify supplier compliance with EN 13684 for professional or commercial purchase.
Related standards
- EN 709 (implements on other machinery) - referenced exclusion for certain implements.
- EN ISO 4871 - referenced for determination of measurement uncertainties in noise testing.
- Directive 2006/42/EC - essential health and safety requirements mapped in Annex ZA.
Keywords: EN 13684:2018/FprA1, lawn aerator safety standard, pedestrian controlled scarifier safety, CEN garden equipment standard, Machinery Directive compliance, thrown object test, stability test, noise measurement, vibration testing.
Relations
- Effective Date
- 13-Nov-2024
- Amends
EN 13684:2018 - Garden equipment - Pedestrian controlled lawn aerators and scarifiers - Safety - Effective Date
- 02-Oct-2019
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 13684:2018/FprA1 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Garden equipment - Pedestrian controlled lawn aerators and scarifiers - Safety". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of pedestrian controlled internal combustion engine powered lawn aerators and scarifiers which are designed for re-generating lawns by, for instance, combing out grass, thatch and moss or cutting vertically into the lawn face using tines which rotate about a horizontal axis. It describes methods of elimination or reduction of hazards arising from their use. In addition, it specifies the type of information to be provided by the manufacturer on safe working practices. Throughout this document, the term "machine" applies to those machines known as aerators, scarifiers, corers, lawn rakes or grass rakes. It does not apply to: - aerators/scarifiers made from a machine falling within the scope of EN 709:1997+A4:2009 when fitted with an aerating/scarifying implement; - non-powered aerators; - vertical axis aerators; or - those aerators which cut into the soil by means of a reciprocating motion or by water pressure. It deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to scarifiers and aerators, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). Environmental hazards have not been considered in this document. This document is not applicable to aerators/scarifiers which are manufactured before the date of its publication.
This European Standard specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of pedestrian controlled internal combustion engine powered lawn aerators and scarifiers which are designed for re-generating lawns by, for instance, combing out grass, thatch and moss or cutting vertically into the lawn face using tines which rotate about a horizontal axis. It describes methods of elimination or reduction of hazards arising from their use. In addition, it specifies the type of information to be provided by the manufacturer on safe working practices. Throughout this document, the term "machine" applies to those machines known as aerators, scarifiers, corers, lawn rakes or grass rakes. It does not apply to: - aerators/scarifiers made from a machine falling within the scope of EN 709:1997+A4:2009 when fitted with an aerating/scarifying implement; - non-powered aerators; - vertical axis aerators; or - those aerators which cut into the soil by means of a reciprocating motion or by water pressure. It deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to scarifiers and aerators, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). Environmental hazards have not been considered in this document. This document is not applicable to aerators/scarifiers which are manufactured before the date of its publication.
EN 13684:2018/FprA1 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 65.060.70 - Horticultural equipment. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 13684:2018/FprA1 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 13684:2018+A1:2024, EN 13684:2018. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 13684:2018/FprA1 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/42/EC; Standardization Mandates: 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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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 13684:2018/oprA1:2020
01-september-2020
Oprema za nego vrta - Ročno upravljani prezračevalniki travne ruše in rahljalniki
zemlje - Varnost - Dopolnilo A1
Garden equipment - Pedestrian controlled lawn aerators and scarifiers - Safety
Gartengeräte - Handgeführte Rasen-Bodenbelüfter und Vertikutierer - Sicherheit
Matériel de jardinage - Aérateurs et scarificateurs à conducteur à pied - Sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13684:2018/prA1
ICS:
65.060.70 Vrtnarska oprema Horticultural equipment
SIST EN 13684:2018/oprA1:2020 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
SIST EN 13684:2018/oprA1:2020
SIST EN 13684:2018/oprA1:2020
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 13684:2018
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
July 2020
ICS 65.060.70
English Version
Garden equipment - Pedestrian controlled lawn aerators
and scarifiers - Safety
Matériel de jardinage - Aérateurs et scarificateurs à Gartengeräte - Handgeführte Rasen-Bodenbelüfter und
conducteur à pied - Sécurité Vertikutierer - Sicherheit
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 144.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 13684:2018. 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-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, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
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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SIST EN 13684:2018/oprA1:2020
EN 13684:2018/prA1:2020 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modification to 5.13.2.2, Test equipment . 4
2 Modification to 5.13.2.3, Test method . 5
3 Modification to 5.18.2, Stability test procedure . 5
4 Modification to B.2.2, Preparation . 5
5 Modification to C.6, Measurement uncertainty . 5
6 Modification to E.4, Test procedure . 6
7 Modification to Annex ZA . 7
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered . 8
SIST EN 13684:2018/oprA1:2020
EN 13684:2018/prA1:2020 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN 13684:2018/prA1:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 144
“Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request 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.
SIST EN 13684:2018/oprA1:2020
EN 13684:2018/prA1:2020 (E)
1 Modification to 5.13.2.2, Test equipment
Replace Figure 6 with the following: "
Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 operator target area 1 000 mm wide × 2 000 mm high. a (18 ± 1) mm
Material: Kraft paper 225 g/m
2 mixture of sand and gravel (50:50) b minimal distance
3 base (supporting frame) c diameter of tine tip circle + 10 mm
SIST EN 13684:2018/oprA1:2020
EN 13684:2018/prA1:2020 (E)
4 frame (loose) d at least equal to the width of cut
5 tray
Figure 6 — Thrown object test rig for rear discharge scarifiers with rigid tines”
2 Modification to 5.13.2.3, Test method
Add a new paragraph at the end of the subclause to read:
"The distance “b” in Figure 6 between the base of the operator target area and the rear of the machine is
necessary to allow the tray to fully move underneath the length of the machine deck. The settings of the
machine shall allow this distance to be minimal.".
3 Modification to 5.18.2, Stability test procedure
Replace the text of 5.18.2 with the following: "
5.18.2.1 Preparation
5.18.2.1.1 Ballast and tanks
No ballast, except as required for normal operation, shall be added to the machine. Scarifier attachments
and tine assemblies shall be placed in its most unfavourable position allowed by the instruction
handbook. Any fluid tanks shall be either full or empty, whichever is the most unfavourable condition.
5.18.2.1.2 Tyres
The machine shall be equipped with the tyre size and wheel track-width setting that gives the most
unfavourable test condition. Pneumatic tyres shall be inflated to the maximum pressure recommended
in the instruction handbook for normal operation. Stability requirements shall apply for all tyre
combinations at all wheel track-width settings recommended in the instruction handbook.
5.18.2.2 Testing
Place the machine in any normal position of use on a place inclined at an angle of 10° to the horizontal. If,
however, the machine is such that, were it to be tilted through an angle of 10° when standing on a
horizontal plane, a part of it not normally in contact with the supporting surface would touch the
horizontal plane, the machine is placed on a horizontal support and tilted in the most unfavourable
direction through an angle of 10°. For the test the machine is prevented from sliding.
5.18.2.3 Test acceptance
The machine shall not tip over or the requirements for single axle machines shall be fulfilled.".
4 Modification to B.2.2, Preparation
Replace the text of l) with the following:
“reinsert all fuel tanks and container caps securely”.
5 Modification to C.6, Measurement uncertainty
Replace the text with the following:
"When measuring the emissi
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