ISO 6966-2:2014

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 6966-2
Second edition
2014-08-01
Aircraft ground equipment — Basic
requirements —
Part 2:
Safety requirements
Matériel au sol pour aéronefs — Exigences de base —
Partie 2: Exigences de sécurité
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 3
4 Requirements . 4
4.1 General . 4
4.2 Personnel accommodation . 5
4.3 Stability and strength . 8
4.4 Components .10
4.5 Personnel protection .11
4.6 Aircraft protection .15
4.7 Systems .16
4.8 Mobility .18
4.9 Back-up and emergency systems .20
5 Markings .21
6 Manufacturer’s instructions .22
7 Quality assurance .22
8 Operator’s responsibilities .22
Annex A (informative) List of typical aircraft ground support equipment .23
Annex B (normative) Falling hazard symbol .24
Annex C (normative) Inching speed symbol .25
Bibliography .26
Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is Technical Committee ISO/TC 20, Aircraft and space
vehicles, Subcommittee SC 9, Air cargo and ground equipment.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 6966-2:2005), which has been technically
revised for increased harmonization with EN 1915-1:2013.
ISO 6966 consists of the following parts, under the general title Aircraft ground equipment — Basic
requirements:
— Part 1: General design requirements
— Part 2: Safety requirements
Annex A of this part of ISO 6966 is for information only.
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Introduction
This part of ISO 6966 specifies the safety requirements to be taken into account by manufacturers for
the design of aircraft ground support equipment. It identifies the various concerns to be taken into
consideration to ensure ground equipment safety for operators and aircraft.
Throughout this International Standard, the minimum essential criteria are identified by use of the
keyword “shall”. Recommended criteria are identified by use of the key word “should” and, while not
mandatory, are considered to be of primary importance in providing safe, economical, and usable
aircraft ground support equipment. Deviation from recommended criteria should only occur after
careful consideration and thorough service evaluation have shown alternate methods to provide an
equivalent level of safety.
The requirements of this International Standard are expressed in the applicable SI units, with
approximate inch-pound units conversion between brackets for convenience in those countries using
that system. Where it is deemed necessary to use exact values, the SI unit ones are to be used.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 6966-2:2014(E)
Aircraft ground equipment — Basic requirements —
Part 2:
Safety requirements
1 Scope
This part of ISO 6966 specifies the minimum design requirements applicable to all aircraft ground
support equipment (GSE), as defined in 3.1 hereafter, in order to ensure
a) safety of staff operating or maintaining the equipment or in its vicinity, and
b) protection of aircraft against interference or damage.
An informative list of the most commonly used pieces of ground equipment is provided in Annex A
hereafter. Nevertheless, the requirements of this part of ISO 6966 apply to any piece of aircraft ground
support equipment, as defined, used on airports.
This part of ISO 6966 does not intend to provide all the design requirements applicable for aircraft
ground support equipment. Other requirements apply, and can be found in separate International
Standards:
— ISO 6966-1 specifies the general, other than safety-related, requirements applicable to all aircraft
ground support equipment;
— ISO 4116 specifies the additional requirements applicable for conveying surfaces of those pieces of
aircraft ground support equipment intended for handling and loading of baggage and cargo unit
load devices;
— specific International Standards, listed in the Bibliography, define the functional and performance
requirements for certain types of aircraft ground support equipment.
In most countries, standing Government Health and Safety laws and regulations apply to machinery,
implicitly or explicitly, including aircraft ground support equipment. Nothing in this part of ISO 6966,
however, shall be deemed or otherwise used to supersede any locally applicable law or regulation, unless
a specific exemption has been obtained for this purpose from the appropriate Authority.
This part of ISO 6966 does not apply to automotive vehicles or parts thereof approved for public vehicles,
when used on aircraft ground support equipment for the purpose for which they are designed.
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.
ISO 3411, Earth-moving machinery — Physical dimensions of operators and minimum operator space
envelope
ISO 3457, Earth-moving machinery — Guards — Definitions and requirements
ISO 3746, Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using
sound pressure — Survey method using an enveloping measurement surface over a reflecting plane
ISO 3795, Road vehicles, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry — Determination of
burning behaviour of interior materials
ISO 6682, Earth-moving machinery — Zones of comfort and reach for controls
ISO 6966-1:2005, Aircraft ground equipment — Basic requirements — Part 1: General design requirements
ISO 7010, Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Registered safety signs
ISO 7731:2003, Ergonomics — Danger signals for public and work areas — Auditory danger signals
ISO 10254, Air cargo and ground equipment — Vocabulary
ISO 11228-2, Ergonomics — Manual handling — Part 2: Pushing and pulling
ISO 11532, Aircraft ground equipment — Graphical symbols
ISO 11995:1996, Aircraft — Stability requirements for loading and servicing equipment
ISO 13849-1, Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General principles
for design
ISO 13850, Safety of machinery — Emergency stop function — Principles for design
ISO 14121-1, Safety of machinery — Risk assessment — Part 1: Principles
ISO 14122-1:2001, Safety of machinery — Permanent means of access to machinery — Part 1: Choice of
fixed means of access between two levels
ISO 14122-3, Safety of machinery — Permanent means of access to machinery — Part 3: Stairs, stepladders
and guard-rails
IEC 60825-1, Safety of laser products — Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements
1)
ECE 43 , Uniform provisions concerning the approval of safety glazing and glazing material
1)
ECE 79 , Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to steering equipment
1)
ECE 104 , Uniform provisions concerning the approval of retro-reflective markings for heavy and long
vehicles and their trailers
2)
EN 1915-1:2013 , Aircraft ground support equipment - General requirements — Part 1: Basic safety
requirements
2)
EN 1915-2 , Aircraft ground support equipment — General requirements — Part 2: Stability and strength
requirements, calculations and test methods
2)
EN 1915-3 , Aircraft ground support equipment — General requirements — Part 3: Vibration measurement
methods and reduction
3)
DIN 51130:2014 , Testing of floor coverings — Determination of the anti-slip property — Workrooms and
fields of activities with slip danger, walking method — Ramp test
1) ECE 43, 79, and 104 are part of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe agreement concerning
the adoption of uniform conditions of approval and reciprocal recognition of approval for motor vehicles equipment
and parts, and can b
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