BS EN 1459-2:2015

BS EN 1459-2:2015 specifies the general safety requirements of slewing variable-reach roughterrain trucks (here-after referred to as trucks), consisting of a lower chassis with a slewing upper structure equipped with a telescopic lifting means (pivoted boom), on which a load handling device (e.g. carriage and fork arms) is typically fitted.

Fork arms are covered by this European Standard and considered to be parts of the truck.

This European Standard deals with all 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:

• variable-reach rough terrain trucks covered by prEN 1459-1 (non-slewing);
• industrial variable-reach trucks (covered by prEN 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, such as loaders and dozers, 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 designed primarily for container handling;
• trucks on tracks;
• attachments (prEN 1459-5).

This European Standard does not address hazards linked to:

• hybrid power systems;
• gas power system;
• trucks equipped with gasoline engine;
• battery power system;
• tractor specific devices (e.g. PTO).

This European Standard does not address hazards which may occur when:

• handling suspended loads which may swing freely (additional requirements are given in prEN 1459-4);
• using trucks on public roads;
• operating in potentially explosive atmospheres.

Cross References:
EN 842:1996+A1:2008
EN 1175-2:1998+A1:2010
EN 12053:2001+A1:2008
EN 12895:2015
EN 13059:2001+A1:2008
EN 13309:2010
EN 60529:1991
IEC 60529
EN 62061:2005
IEC 62061:2003
EN ISO 2860:2008
ISO 2860:1992
EN ISO 2867:2011
ISO 2867:2011
EN ISO 3164:2013
ISO 3164:2013
EN ISO 3411:2007
ISO 3411:2007
EN ISO 3449:2008
ISO 3449:2005
EN ISO 3457:2008
ISO 3457:2003
EN ISO 3471:2008
ISO 3471:2008
EN ISO 4413:2010
ISO 4413:2010
EN ISO 4414:2010
ISO 4414:2010
EN ISO 5353:1998
ISO 5353:1995
EN ISO 6682:2008
ISO 6682:1986
ISO 6682:1986/A1:1989
EN ISO 6683:2008
ISO 6683:2005
EN ISO 7096:2008
ISO 7096:2000
EN ISO 12100:2010
ISO 12100:2010
EN ISO 13732-1:2008
ISO 13732-1:2006
EN ISO 13849-1:2008
ISO 13849-1:2006
EN ISO 13850:2008
ISO 13850:2006
EN ISO 13857:2008
ISO 13857:2008
ISO 3795:1989
ISO 4305:2014
ISO 5053-1:2014
ISO 6011:2003
ISO 6016:2008
ISO 6292:2008
ISO 7000:2014
ISO 9533:2010
ISO 10263-2:2009
ISO 10263-3:2009
ISO 10263-4:2009
ISO 10896-1:2012
ISO 11112:1995
ISO 11862:1993
ISO 12508:1994
ISO 12509:2004
ISO 13333:1994
ISO 15817:2012
ISO/DIS 15818:2014
ISO 21507:2010
ISO 22915-10:2008
ISO 22915-20:2008
ISO 22915-24:2015
2006/42/EC
EN 474
prEN 1459-1
prEN 1459-4
prEN 1459-5
CEN/TR 1459-6
EN 13000
EN 13001-3-1:2012+A1:2013
EN 15830:2012
prEN ISO 3691-2:2014
ISO/DIS 3691-2:2008
EN ISO 11688-1:2009
ISO/TR 11688-1:1995
EN ISO 11688-2:2000
ISO/TR 11688-2:1998
IEC 61310-1:1995
ISO 4302
ISO 5006:2006
ISO 10263-5:2009
ISO 10532:1995
ECE R43
DIN 18800:1990
EN 1459-3


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