EN 12649:2008

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2008
Stroji za komprimiranje in glajenje betona - Varnost
Concrete compactors and smoothing machines - Safety
Maschinen zum Verdichten und Glätten von Beton - Sicherheitsanforderungen
Compacteurs à béton et talocheuses - Prescriptions de sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12649:2008
ICS:
91.220 Gradbena oprema Construction equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 12649
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2008
ICS 91.220
English Version
Concrete compactors and smoothing machines - Safety
Compacteurs à béton et talocheuses - Prescriptions de Maschinen zum Verdichten und Glätten von Beton -
sécurité Sicherheitsanforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 March 2008.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
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Contents
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .7
4 List of significant hazards .7
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures.10
5.1 General requirements for all machines .11
5.1.1 Hazards generated by noise .11
5.1.2 Hazards generated by vibration .12
5.1.3 High-pressure fluid injection hazard from hydraulic or pneumatic systems.12
5.1.4 EMC .12
5.1.5 Fire protection.12
5.1.6 Electronically controlled systems.12
5.2 Safety requirements .12
5.2.1 Safety requirements for internal vibrators.12
5.2.2 Safety requirements for external vibrators .15
5.2.3 Safety requirements for vibrating beams.16
5.2.4 Safety requirements for smoothing machines .17
6 Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures .21
7 Information for use .21
7.1 Warning signs .21
7.2 Operation manual .21
7.2.1 General.21
7.2.2 Instruction and information for use and maintenance .23
7.3 Marking .23
Annex A (informative) Illustration of concrete compactors and smoothing machines .24
Annex B (normative) Dimensions of smoothing machines.25
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC .27
Annex ZB (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC .28
Bibliography .29

Foreword
This document (EN 12649:2008) 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 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 December 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest
by December 2008.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights.
CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
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 98/37/EC. For relationship with EU
Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this document.
This is the first edition of this European Standard.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following coun-
tries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Den-
mark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
This document is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100-1:2003.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered are indi-
cated in the scope of this document.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B standards, the pro-
visions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards for machines that have
been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard.
In this standard it is assumed that:
 only competent persons operate the machine;
 components without specific requirements are:
a) designed in accordance with good engineering practice and calculation codes, including all failure modes;
b) of sound mechanical and electrical construction according to the state of the art;
c) made of materials with adequate strength and of suitable quality;
d) made of no harmful materials, such as asbestos;
 components are kept in good repair and working order, so that the required characteristics remain despite
wear;
 installation allows for safe use of the machine;
 negotiation occurs between the manufacturer and the user/purchaser concerning particular conditions of use
and the places (e.g. ground and local safety conditions) of use of the machinery.
NOTE ”Manufacturer” is to be understood within the European Union as intended in the Machinery Directive.
1 Scope
1.1 This document applies to concrete compactors and smoothing machines as defined in Clause 3 and illus-
trated in Annex A and Annex B.
This standard also applies for hand-held motor-operated concrete vibrators as defined in EN 60745-2-12:2003, but
with the additional safety requirements for electronically controlled systems as defined in this standard (see
5.2.1.2).
1.2 This document does not deal with auxiliary equipment which provides the energy for internal and external
vibrators, e.g. air compressors, hydraulic power sources and voltage transformers. This document does not apply
to remote-controlled or portable smoothing machines and self-acting (robotic) smoothing machines.
1.3 This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to concrete com-
pactors and smoothing machines, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manu-
facturer (see Clause 4). This document specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks
arising from the significant hazards.
This standard also includes measures to consider reasonably foreseeable misuse.
1.4 This document is not applicable to machines which are manufactured before the date of publication of this
document by CEN.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references,
only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
EN 294:1992, Safety of machinery — Safety distance to prevent danger zones from being reached by the upper
limbs
EN 500-1:2006, Mobile road construction machinery — Safety — Part 1: Common requirements
EN 574:1996, Safety of machinery — Two-hand control devices — Functional aspects — Principles for design
EN 614-1:2006, Safety of machinery — Ergonomic design principles — Part 1: Terminology and general principles
EN 811:1996, Safety of machinery — Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the lower limbs
EN 953:1997, Safety of machinery — Guards — General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and
movable guards
EN 982:1996, Safety of machinery — Safety requirements for fluid power systems and their components — Hy-
draulics
EN 983:1996, Safety of machinery — Safety requirements for fluid power systems and their components — Pneu-
matics
EN 1032:2003, Mechanical vibration — Testing of mobile machinery in order to determine the vibration emission
value
EN 1050:1996, Safety of machinery — Principles for risk assessment
EN 13309:2000, Construction machinery — Electromagnetic compatibility of machines with internal electrical power
supply
EN 60204-1:2006, Safety of machinery — Electrical equipment of machines — Part 1: General requirements
(IEC 60204-1:2005, modified)
EN 60309-1:1999, Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes — Part 1: General requirements
(IEC 60309-1:1999)
EN 60309-2:1999, Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes — Part 2: Dimensional interchange-
ability requirements for pin and contact-tube accessories (IEC 60309-2:1999)
EN 60529:1991, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code) (IEC 60529:1989)
EN 60745-2-12:2003, Hand-held motor operated electric tools - Safety - Part 2-12: Particular for concrete vibrators
(IEC 60745-2-12:2003)
EN ISO 3744:1995, Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound pressure —
Engineering method in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane (ISO 3744:1994)
EN ISO 4871:1996, Acoustics — Declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and equipment
(ISO 4871:1996)
EN ISO 11201:1995, Acoustics — Noise emitted by machinery and equipment — Measurement of emission sound
pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions — Engineering method in an essentially free field
over a reflecting plane (ISO 11201:1995)
EN ISO 11688-1:1998, Acoustics — Recommended practice for the design of low-noise machinery and equip-
ment — Part 1: Planning (ISO/TR 11688-1:1995)
EN ISO 12100-1:2003, Safety of machiner
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