EN 840-6:2004+A1:2008

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2008
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Mobile waste containers - Part 6: Safety and health requirements
Fahrbare Abfallsammelbehälter - Teil 6: Sicherheits- und
Gesundheitsschutzanforderungen
Conteneurs roulants à déchets - Partie 6: Exigences d'hygiène et de sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 840-6:2004+A1:2008
ICS:
13.030.40 Naprave in oprema za Installations and equipment
odstranjevanje in obdelavo for waste disposal and
odpadkov treatment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 840-6:2004+A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2008
ICS 13.030.40 Supersedes EN 840-6:2004
English Version
Mobile waste containers - Part 6: Safety and health
requirements
Conteneurs roulants à déchets - Partie 6: Exigences Fahrbare Abfallsammelbehälter - Teil 6: Sicherheits- und
d'hygiène et de sécurité Gesundheitsschutzanforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 10 December 2003 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 6 June 2008.

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Contents page
Foreword.3
1 Scope .4
2 Normative references .4
3 General requirements of construction .4
4 Handles .4
5 Wheels .6
6 Direction block.7
7 Brakes .7
8 Edges .7
9 Lids.7
10 Cleaning.7
11 Instructions for use .8
Annex A (informative) A-Deviations .9
Bibliography .10

Foreword
This document (EN 840-6:2004+A1:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 183 “Waste
management”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2009 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by January 2009.
This document supersedes !EN 840-6:2004".
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! ".
This European Standard is one part of the series of standards of EN 840 about "Mobile waste containers"
comprising the following parts:
Part 1: Containers with 2 wheels with a capacity up to 400 l for comb lifting devices - Dimensions and
design.
Part 2: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 300 l with flat lid(s), for trunnion and/or comb
lifting devices - Dimensions and design.
Part 3: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 300 l with dome lid(s), for trunnion and/or comb
lifting devices - Dimensions and design.
Part 4: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1700 l with flat lid(s), for wide trunnion or BG-
and/or wide comb lifting devices - Dimensions and design.
Part 5: Performance requirements and test methods.
Part 6: Safety and health requirements.
Annex A is informative.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

1 Scope
This European Standard provides the essential safety, health and ergonomic requirements for mobile waste
containers according to EN 840-1 to EN 840-4, not including hazardous wastes containers.
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates, by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications.
These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to
this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the
latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including amendments).
EN 840-5:2004, Mobile waste containers − Part 5: Performance requirements and test methods.
3 General requirements of construction
3.1 The container shall be constructed so that when it is unloaded or loaded with a nominal load, it has a
secure fit on an approved compatible lifting device and must be automatically locked safely into the lifting
device during the tilting and emptying operation.
3.2 The container shall be safely fitted to the lifting device of the vehicle without being carried or lifted
manually.
3.3 Wheeled containers shall be constructed so that under test conditions according to EN 840-5 the
pushing and pulling forces to keep the container moving shall not exceed the values given in EN 840-5:2004,
4.9. Pushing and pulling forces shall be declared in the instructions for
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