ISO/TR 19948:2016

TECHNICAL ISO/TR
REPORT 19948
First edition
Earth-moving machinery —
Conformity assessment and
certification process
Engins de terrassement — Processus d’évaluation de la conformité et
de certification
PROOF/ÉPREUVE
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ISO 2016
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Process . 2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Characteristics of standards used for conformity assessment . 2
4.2.1 Earth-moving machine (EMM) standards . . 2
4.2.2 Characteristics of conformity assessment standards . 2
4.2.3 ISO 20474 . 2
4.3 Demonstrating compliance with standards . 3
4.4 Certification pr ocess . 3
4.4.1 Global objective for certification . 3
4.4.2 Provision for third party certification . 3
5 Information for conformity assessment . 3
5.1 Technical construction file . 3
5.2 Conf ormity assessment certificate . 4
5.2.1 General. 4
5.2.2 Detailed description of the machine . 4
5.2.3 Description of applicable standards and regulations . 4
5.2.4 Information on responsible entity providing conformity assessment certificate . 4
Annex A (informative) Example conformity assessment certificate . 5
Bibliography . 6
Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 127, Earth-moving machinery.
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Introduction
Background
ISO Technical committee, ISO/TC 127, Earth-moving machinery, was formed in 1968 to promote
harmonization of global safety requirements for the already global earth-moving machine (EMM)
industry. The goal of the committee is to pro-actively develop International Standards to address all
safety risks for its machines.
EMM manufacturers use the standards to achieve a high level of safety for machines to meet the safety
expectations of customers and health and safety groups. The EMM industry strives to develop machines
that are recognized as safe machines, and allow its manufacturers to use ISO/IEC 17050 and for
supplier’s declaration of conformity (SDoC). Third party certification might be required by developing
countries where manufacturers may lack the necessary expertise or testing facilities to do their own
conformity assessment testing for SDoC.
Challenge
Earth-moving machines are low-production volume compared to automobiles or home appliances. The
yearly sales for many models is less than 10 machines per country. Repeated conformity assessment
testing causes significant time delays and added cost for customers, if third party testing and
certification are required in each country.
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) project
To address this challenge, the EMM industry started a “model regulation project” in the UNECE’s
Working Party (WP) 6. The purposed of WP 6 is to facilitate global harmonization of standards,
regulations and conformity assessment processes. The UNECE EMM model regulation project includes
— developing and complying with International Standards developed by ISO/TC 127,
— using the requirements the standards as the technical requirements for national safety regulations,
— accepting conformity assessment testing completed by manufacturers for compliance to
standards, and
— accepting SDoC for compliance with regulations.
With the requirement for third party certification in some countries, the EMM model regulation project
allows third party certification in the short-term, with provisions to accept testing by manufacturers
for the third party certification without repeating the testing. If third party certification is required, the
project promotes the acceptance of a single third party certification by all countries, thereby avoiding
unnecessary costs and time delays.
Current status
The application of International Standards and the conformity assessment process by machine
manufacturers is a major element for achieving the goal of “zero injury and zero harm” on user
worksites around the world.
The SDoC assessment process completed by manufacturers demonstrates compliance for the entire
machine, including all of its systems, components and parts. Additional conformity assessment is not
necessary for replacement parts that were already covered in the manufacturer’s machine conformity
assessment process.
The UNECE WP 6 Model Regulation has been well received in countries where the UNECE proj
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