EN 474-1:2006+A4:2013/FprA5
(Amendment)Earth-moving machinery - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
General Information
- Abstract
This European Standard specifies the general safety requirements for earth-moving machinery ) described in EN ISO 6165:2006, except rollers and horizontal directional drill.
NOTE 1 Rollers are covered by EN 500.
NOTE 2 Horizontal directional drills are covered by EN 791.
This European Standard also applies to derivative machinery (see 3.1.2) designed primarily for use with equipment to loosen, pick-up, move, transport, distribute and grade earth and rock.
This European Standard gives the common safety requirements for earth-moving machinery families and is intended to be used in conjunction with one of the EN 474 parts 2 to 12. These machine specific parts EN 474-2 to -12 do not repeat the requirements from EN 474-1:2006+A1:2009, but add or replace the requirements for the family in question.
NOTE 3 The requirements specified in this part of the standard are common to two or more families of earth- moving machinery.
This part gives specific requirements for demolition machinery.
Specific requirements in EN 474 parts 2 to 12 take precedence over the respective requirements of EN 474-1:2006+A1:2009.
For multipurpose machinery the parts of the standard that cover the specific functions and applications have to be used e.g. a compact loader also used as a trencher shall use the relevant requirements of EN 474 parts 1, 3 and 10.
The standard also covers general requirements for attachments intended to be used with earth moving machine families covered in the scope.
Except for part 12 this European Standard does not deal with the electrical hazards related to the main circuits and drives of machinery when the principal source of energy is electrical.
This European Standard does not deal with towing of trailers.
This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to earth-moving machinery, when used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). This European Standard specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events during commissioning, operation and maintenance of earth-moving machinery.
This European Standard is not applicable to earth moving machines, which are manufactured before the date of publication of this European Standard by CEN.
- Status
- Not Published
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 151 - Construction equipment and building material machines - Safety
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 151/WG 1 - Earth-moving machinery - Safety
- Current Stage
- 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
- Start Date
- 31-Aug-2017
- Completion Date
- 31-Aug-2017
Overview
EN 474-1:2006+A4:2013/FprA5 is a harmonized European Standard developed by CEN, focusing on the general safety requirements for earth-moving machinery as defined in EN ISO 6165:2006, with the exception of rollers (covered by EN 500) and horizontal directional drills (covered by EN 791). This standard provides foundational guidelines for safe design, operation, and maintenance of earth-moving machines, including machinery intended for demolition and derivative equipment used primarily for moving or processing earth and rock.
EN 474-1 is a crucial reference for manufacturers, safety professionals, and users, helping ensure that machinery meets the essential requirements of the EU Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC). It is intended to be used together with machine-specific parts EN 474-2 to EN 474-12, which build on these general requirements for specific machine families.
Key Topics
- General Safety Requirements: Lays out comprehensive safety criteria addressing hazards, hazardous situations, and foreseeable misuse as relevant to earth-moving machinery throughout its lifecycle (commissioning, operation, and maintenance).
- Access Systems: Specifies requirements for access systems on machinery, referring to the latest standards such as EN ISO 2867:2011 for safe ingress and egress.
- Operator’s Field of View: Integrates the latest criteria from ISO 5006:2017, ensuring that the operator’s visibility meets current safety standards, including information and diagrams for adjusting and maintaining visibility aids.
- Emergency Exits and Alternative Openings: Provides up-to-date dimensions and requirements for emergency egress, ensuring that in the case of an accident, operators and users have safe escape routes.
- Instructions and Information: Outlines mandatory documentation, including instructions for use, maintenance, adjustment of visibility systems, and diagrams showing restricted visibility and residual risks.
- Attachments and Multipurpose Machinery: Establishes requirements for attachments and combined-function machines (e.g., loaders functioning as trenchers), emphasizing cross-referencing relevant parts of EN 474.
- Harmonization with EU Directives: Aligns with the essential requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC for machinery safety, supporting manufacturers in achieving legal conformity.
Applications
EN 474-1 is widely used across sectors where earth-moving machinery is essential, including:
- Construction and Civil Engineering: Ensures safety in machinery such as excavators, loaders, graders, and dumpers commonly used on building sites.
- Mining and Quarrying: Protects operators and maintenance personnel during extraction and transport of minerals.
- Demolition Operations: Covers special safety measures for demolition machinery, reducing risks in hazardous work environments.
- Agriculture and Landscaping: Supports the safe use of multipurpose machines for terrain shaping, soil moving, and material transport.
- Machinery Imports and Exports: Facilitates the CE marking process by providing a clear pathway for demonstrating conformity with EU safety requirements.
By standardizing general safety practices, EN 474-1 reduces accident risks, enhances operator protection, and improves overall site safety.
Related Standards
For full compliance and best practice implementation, EN 474-1 should be used in conjunction with other relevant standards, including:
- EN ISO 6165:2006 - Terminology and classifications for earth-moving machinery.
- EN 474-2 to EN 474-12 - Machine-specific safety requirements (e.g., requirements for excavators, loaders, graders, and dumpers).
- EN ISO 2867:2011 - Access systems for earth-moving machinery.
- ISO 5006:2017 - Operator vision and visibility test methods.
- EN 500 - Specific requirements for rollers.
- EN 791 - Specific requirements for horizontal directional drills.
Consulting these related standards ensures comprehensive application of safety principles throughout the lifecycle of earth-moving machinery and its attachments, supporting legal compliance and effective risk management.
Relations
- Effective Date
- 18-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 15-Apr-2015
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 474-1:2006+A4:2013/FprA5 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Earth-moving machinery - Safety - Part 1: General requirements". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies the general safety requirements for earth-moving machinery ) described in EN ISO 6165:2006, except rollers and horizontal directional drill. NOTE 1 Rollers are covered by EN 500. NOTE 2 Horizontal directional drills are covered by EN 791. This European Standard also applies to derivative machinery (see 3.1.2) designed primarily for use with equipment to loosen, pick-up, move, transport, distribute and grade earth and rock. This European Standard gives the common safety requirements for earth-moving machinery families and is intended to be used in conjunction with one of the EN 474 parts 2 to 12. These machine specific parts EN 474-2 to -12 do not repeat the requirements from EN 474-1:2006+A1:2009, but add or replace the requirements for the family in question. NOTE 3 The requirements specified in this part of the standard are common to two or more families of earth- moving machinery. This part gives specific requirements for demolition machinery. Specific requirements in EN 474 parts 2 to 12 take precedence over the respective requirements of EN 474-1:2006+A1:2009. For multipurpose machinery the parts of the standard that cover the specific functions and applications have to be used e.g. a compact loader also used as a trencher shall use the relevant requirements of EN 474 parts 1, 3 and 10. The standard also covers general requirements for attachments intended to be used with earth moving machine families covered in the scope. Except for part 12 this European Standard does not deal with the electrical hazards related to the main circuits and drives of machinery when the principal source of energy is electrical. This European Standard does not deal with towing of trailers. This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to earth-moving machinery, when used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). This European Standard specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events during commissioning, operation and maintenance of earth-moving machinery. This European Standard is not applicable to earth moving machines, which are manufactured before the date of publication of this European Standard by CEN.
This European Standard specifies the general safety requirements for earth-moving machinery ) described in EN ISO 6165:2006, except rollers and horizontal directional drill. NOTE 1 Rollers are covered by EN 500. NOTE 2 Horizontal directional drills are covered by EN 791. This European Standard also applies to derivative machinery (see 3.1.2) designed primarily for use with equipment to loosen, pick-up, move, transport, distribute and grade earth and rock. This European Standard gives the common safety requirements for earth-moving machinery families and is intended to be used in conjunction with one of the EN 474 parts 2 to 12. These machine specific parts EN 474-2 to -12 do not repeat the requirements from EN 474-1:2006+A1:2009, but add or replace the requirements for the family in question. NOTE 3 The requirements specified in this part of the standard are common to two or more families of earth- moving machinery. This part gives specific requirements for demolition machinery. Specific requirements in EN 474 parts 2 to 12 take precedence over the respective requirements of EN 474-1:2006+A1:2009. For multipurpose machinery the parts of the standard that cover the specific functions and applications have to be used e.g. a compact loader also used as a trencher shall use the relevant requirements of EN 474 parts 1, 3 and 10. The standard also covers general requirements for attachments intended to be used with earth moving machine families covered in the scope. Except for part 12 this European Standard does not deal with the electrical hazards related to the main circuits and drives of machinery when the principal source of energy is electrical. This European Standard does not deal with towing of trailers. This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to earth-moving machinery, when used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). This European Standard specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events during commissioning, operation and maintenance of earth-moving machinery. This European Standard is not applicable to earth moving machines, which are manufactured before the date of publication of this European Standard by CEN.
EN 474-1:2006+A4:2013/FprA5 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 53.100 - Earth-moving machinery. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 474-1:2006+A4:2013/FprA5 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 474-1:2006+A5:2018, EN 474-1:2006+A4:2013. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 474-1:2006+A4:2013/FprA5 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
01-september-2017
Stroji za zemeljska dela - Varnost - 1. del: Splošne zahteve
Earth-moving machinery - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
Erdbaumaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
Engins de terrassement - Sécurité - Partie 1: Prescriptions générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 474-1:2006+A4:2013/FprA5
ICS:
53.100 Stroji za zemeljska dela Earth-moving machinery
SIST EN 474- en,fr,de
1:2007+A4:2014/kFprA5:2017
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
FINAL DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 474-1:2006+A4:2013
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA5
June 2017
ICS 53.100
English Version
Earth-moving machinery - Safety - Part 1: General
requirements
Engins de terrassement - Sécurité - Partie 1: Erdbaumaschinen - Sicherheit - Teil 1: Allgemeine
Prescriptions générales Anforderungen
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical
Committee CEN/TC 151.
This draft amendment A5, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 474-1:2006+A4:2013. 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.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modifications to Clause 2, "Normative references" . 4
2 Modification to 5.2.1, "General requirements" . 4
3 Modification to 5.2.3, "Access system on crawler machines with step(s)" . 4
4 Modification to 5.3.2.3, "Primary access opening". 4
5 Modification to 5.3.2.4, "Alternative opening (emergency exit)" . 4
6 Modification to 5.3.2.6, "Heating and ventilation system" . 4
7 Modification to 5.8.1, "Operator's field of view" . 4
8 Modification to 7.2.3, "Instructions and information for use and maintenance of the
machine" . 5
9 Modification to Annex ZA, "Relationship between this European Standard and the
essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC machinery". 5
European foreword
This document (EN 474-1:2006+A4:2013/FprA5:2017) has been prepared by Technical Committee
CEN/TC 151 “
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