EN 15059:2009/FprA1
(Amendment)Snow grooming equipment - Safety requirements
Snow grooming equipment - Safety requirements
This standard applies to snow grooming equipment as defined in 3.1 and its use with attachments as described in 3.2. With the exception of rear-mounted snow tillers and front blade attachments, this standard does not deal with the specific hazards of the attachments themselves. This standard is not applicable to snowmobiles. This standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to snow grooming equipment, when it is used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). It also deals with hazards during commissioning, use, fault-finding and maintenance. This standard is not applicable to snow grooming equipment manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN. NOTE For travelling on public roads, national traffic regulations apply until harmonised requirements are available.
Pistenpflegegeräte - Sicherheitsanforderungen
Engins de damage - Exigences de sécurité
Oprema za urejanje zasneženih površin - Varnostne zahteve
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 151 - Construction equipment and building material machines - Safety
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 151/WG 17 - Snow grooming equipment
- Current Stage
- 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
- Start Date
- 15-Oct-2014
- Due Date
- 07-Sep-2014
- Completion Date
- 15-Oct-2014
Relations
- Effective Date
- 29-Oct-2014
- Effective Date
- 09-Jan-2013
Overview
EN 15059:2009/FprA1 - published by CEN - defines safety requirements for snow grooming equipment and its use with attachments. The amendment updates the 2009 standard and clarifies hazard coverage, testing references and new requirements for transporting persons. It applies to machines as defined in the standard (not snowmobiles) and covers significant hazards during commissioning, use, fault‑finding and maintenance, and reasonably foreseeable misuse. Attachments are excluded from specific hazard treatment except for rear‑mounted snow tillers and front blade attachments. Equipment manufactured before the publication date is not covered.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Risk scope: Addresses all significant hazards including a newly listed roll‑over and tip‑over hazard (21.11).
- Driver’s cab and ROPS: Updated clauses for the driver’s cab and roll‑over protective structures (ROPS); ROPS testing must consider a deflection limiting volume (DLV) per EN ISO 3164:2013 and lateral load application can be determined by finite element (FE) analysis.
- Seats and restraints: Requirements for primary and additional seats; seat belts for additional seats must comply with EN ISO 6683:2008.
- Transport of persons outside cab (Annex B - normative): When intended for passenger carriage on load platforms/bonnets, machines must provide padded seating with backrests, seat belts, and ROPS. Cabin requirements include access per EN ISO 2867, interior lighting and ventilation, door latches with warnings, safety glazing (ECE R43) and fire‑retardant interior materials (ISO 3795 limits). Minimum space envelope R = 920 mm (from SIP); access lighting ≥ 30 lux; guard rail heights 1 100–1 200 mm and minimum static load 1 000 N.
- Noise and warnings: Noise declaration/verification references updated to EN ISO 4871:2009 and audible alarm/testing updated to ISO 9533:2010.
- Standards alignment and tests: Numerous normative references updated to current ISO/CEN editions (e.g., EN ISO 12100:2010 for risk assessment and reduction).
Applications and users
This standard is intended for:
- Manufacturers and designers of snow grooming machines and approved attachments (except where excluded)
- Safety engineers and conformity assessors performing design verification, testing and documentation
- Test laboratories conducting ROPS, noise and access tests
- Ski‑resort operators and fleet managers specifying safe equipment for personnel transport and operation
- Regulators and procurement teams requiring compliance to recognized CEN safety requirements
Related standards (selected)
- EN ISO 12100:2010 - risk assessment and reduction
- EN ISO 3164:2013 - DLV guidance for cabs
- EN ISO 2867:2011 - access and egress
- EN ISO 6683:2008 - seat belts for earth‑moving machinery
- EN ISO 4871:2009 - declaration of noise emission
- ISO 9533:2010 - audible travel alarms and horns
- ECE R43 - safety glazing
This amendment clarifies cab safety, passenger transport rules (Annex B), and aligns test references - essential for safe design, testing and use of snow grooming equipment.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 15059:2009/FprA1 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Snow grooming equipment - Safety requirements". This standard covers: This standard applies to snow grooming equipment as defined in 3.1 and its use with attachments as described in 3.2. With the exception of rear-mounted snow tillers and front blade attachments, this standard does not deal with the specific hazards of the attachments themselves. This standard is not applicable to snowmobiles. This standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to snow grooming equipment, when it is used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). It also deals with hazards during commissioning, use, fault-finding and maintenance. This standard is not applicable to snow grooming equipment manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN. NOTE For travelling on public roads, national traffic regulations apply until harmonised requirements are available.
This standard applies to snow grooming equipment as defined in 3.1 and its use with attachments as described in 3.2. With the exception of rear-mounted snow tillers and front blade attachments, this standard does not deal with the specific hazards of the attachments themselves. This standard is not applicable to snowmobiles. This standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to snow grooming equipment, when it is used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). It also deals with hazards during commissioning, use, fault-finding and maintenance. This standard is not applicable to snow grooming equipment manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN. NOTE For travelling on public roads, national traffic regulations apply until harmonised requirements are available.
EN 15059:2009/FprA1 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 97.220.20 - Winter sports equipment. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 15059:2009/FprA1 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 15059:2009+A1:2015, EN 15059:2009. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 15059:2009/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
01-julij-2014
Oprema za urejanje zasneženih površin - Varnostne zahteve
Snow grooming equipment - Safety requirements
Pistenpflegegeräte - Sicherheitsanforderungen
Engins de damage - Exigences de sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15059:2009/FprA1
ICS:
97.220.20 Oprema za zimske športe Winter sports equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 15059:2009
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA1
May 2014
ICS 97.220.20
English Version
Snow grooming equipment - Safety requirements
Engins de damage - Exigences de sécurité Pistenpflegegeräte - Sicherheitsanforderungen
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 A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 15059:2009. 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.
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Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United
Kingdom.
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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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Contents
Page
Foreword .3
1 Modification to Introduction .4
2 Modifications to Clause 2, Normative references .4
3 Modification to Clause 3, Terms and definitions .4
4 Modification to 3.1, snow grooming equipment .4
5 Modification to Table 1, List of hazards .4
6 Modification to 5.6, Driver's cab .5
7 Modification to 5.6.3 (now 5.6.1.3).5
8 Modification to Table 2, Test loads for snow grooming equipment .5
9 Deletion of Figure 2, Deflection limiting volume (DLV); front view .5
10 Modification to 5.6.5 (now 5.6.1.5).5
11 Modifications to 5.7, Seat .5
12 Modification to 5.7.4 (now Clause 5.6.2.1.4) .5
13 Modification to 5.7.6 .5
14 Modification to 5.11.1 .6
15 Modifications to 5.16.2.3, Declaration and verification of noise emission values .6
16 Modifications to 7.1.1 .6
17 Addition of a new Annex B .6
18 Modification of Annex ZA .9
19 Modifications of Bibliography .9
Foreword
This document (EN 15059:2009/FprA1:2014) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 151
“Construction equipment and building material machines - Safety”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the Unique Acceptance Procedure.
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.
NOTE Due to fact that the Framework Partnership Agreement between the Commission and CEN & CENELEC is not
signed yet, there are currently no New Approach Consultants in place for 2014. Therefore, the provisions of CEN-
CENELEC Guide 15 cannot be met.
This shall not prevent the processing of draft standards nor the offering of harmonized standards to the Commission. In
particular, draft standards can be sent to vote without Consultant assessment.
This note will be removed from the Foreword of the finalized publication.
1 Modification to Introduction
Replace "EN ISO 12100-1:2003" with "EN ISO 12100:2010".
2 Modifications to Clause 2, Normative references
Replace "EN 3-7:2004" with "EN 3-7:2004+A1:2007".
Replace "EN 953:1997" with "EN 953:1997+A1:2009".
Replace "EN ISO 2867:2006" with "EN ISO 2867:2011" and in the title replace "(ISO 2867:2006)" with
"(ISO 2867:2011)".
Replace "EN ISO 3164:1999" with "EN ISO 3164:2013", and in the title replace "(ISO 3164:1995)" with
"(ISO 3164:2013)".
Replace "EN ISO 4871:1996" with "EN ISO 4871:2009".
Replace "EN ISO 11688-1:1998" with "EN ISO 11688-1:2009".
Replace "EN ISO 12100-1, Safety of machinery ― Basic concepts, general principles for design ― Part 1:
Basic terminology, methodology (ISO 12100-1:2003)" and "EN ISO 12100-2:2003, Safety of machinery ―
Basic concepts, general principles for design ― Part 2: Technical principles (ISO 12100-2:2003)" with
"EN ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery ― General principles for design ― Risk assessment
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