SIST EN 1459-4:2021/kFprA1:2025
(Amendment)Rough-terrain trucks - Safety requirements and verification - Part 4: Additional requirements for variable-reach trucks handling freely suspended loads
Rough-terrain trucks - Safety requirements and verification - Part 4: Additional requirements for variable-reach trucks handling freely suspended loads
This document specifies the safety requirements and means of verification in addition to EN 1459-1:2017+A1:2020 and EN 1459-2:2015+A1:2018 as applicable, for rough-terrain variable-reach trucks (hereafter referred to as trucks) designed and intended for handling suspended loads which can swing freely in one or more directions. It is applicable to trucks covered by EN 1459-1:2017+A1:2020 and EN 1459-2:2015+A1:2018.
This document does not apply to:
- the lifting of suspended loads which by design of the load or the lifting attachments does not allow the load to swing freely in any direction;
- the handling of flexible intermediate bulk containers, as defined in ISO 21898:2004, carried under the forks of the truck or with attachments intended for this purpose;
- any attachments / means used for lifting personnel;
- lifting accessories;
- freight container handling trucks;
- mobile cranes (covered by EN 13000:2010+A1:2014).
This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events, related to trucks handling a freely suspended load, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Annex A).
This document does not deal with load limiter for attachments.
This document is not applicable to rough-terrain variable-reach trucks designed and intended for handling suspended loads manufactured before the date of its publication.
Geländegängige Stapler - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Verifizierung - Teil 4: Zusätzliche Anforderungen für Stapler mit veränderlicher Reichweite zum Befördern angehängter Lasten
Chariots tout-terrain - Prescriptions de sécurité et vérification - Partie 4 : Prescriptions supplémentaires pour les chariots à portée-variable manutentionnant des charges suspendues à oscillation libre
Vozila za talni transport - Varnostne zahteve in preverjanje - 4. del: Dodatne zahteve za tovornjake z mehanizmom s spremenljivim dosegom za dvigovanje prosto visečih bremen - Dopolnilo A1
General Information
- Status
- Not Published
- Public Enquiry End Date
- 29-Jun-2023
- Technical Committee
- DTN - Lift and transport appliances
- Current Stage
- 5020 - Formal vote (FV) (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 11-Dec-2024
- Due Date
- 29-Jan-2025
- Completion Date
- 05-Feb-2025
Relations
- Effective Date
- 12-Feb-2025
- Effective Date
- 04-May-2022
Overview
EN 1459-4:2020/FprA1 (CEN) provides additional safety requirements and verification methods for rough-terrain variable-reach trucks designed to handle freely suspended loads. It supplements the requirements of EN 1459-1 and EN 1459-2 and addresses hazards that arise when loads are free to swing in one or more directions. The document focuses on foreseeable use and reasonably foreseeable misuse by the manufacturer and clarifies the scope through exclusions and normative-reference updates introduced in Amendment A1.
Key clarifications in the amendment include revision of dated and undated normative references, updates to test figures and tables, and identification of test-setup distances used in verification procedures.
Key Topics
Scope and applicability
- Applies to variable-reach rough-terrain trucks covered by EN 1459-1 and EN 1459-2.
- Not applicable to trucks manufactured before the publication date, mobile cranes, freight container handling trucks, attachments used for lifting personnel, lifting accessories, and handling of flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) as defined by ISO/EN references.
Hazards and risk coverage
- Addresses mechanical hazards (instability, break-up), ergonomic hazards (human error), and hazards from load fall, collisions and tipping.
- Deals with significant hazards during intended use and foreseeable misuse; cross-references Annex A for correspondence of hazards and clauses.
Testing and verification
- Includes test procedures for pick-and-carry, lateral stability and strength of lifting-attachment connection points.
- Amendment A1 refines test set-up details (identifying maximum horizontal distances D and test load distance d) and revises figures and tables for consistency.
Applications
This standard is valuable to:
- Manufacturers designing and certifying variable-reach rough-terrain trucks to meet EU requirements.
- Test laboratories performing stability, strength and verification testing for freely suspended-load handling.
- Safety engineers and fleet managers assessing machine suitability, operator training needs and residual risks for lifting operations on uneven terrain.
Practical benefits include clearer verification criteria for reducing tipping and uncontrolled load movement, improved documentation of hazards, and harmonised requirements that support compliance with relevant EU machinery directives.
Related Standards
- EN 1459-1: Variable-reach trucks - general safety requirements and verification (referenced as prEN 1459-1:2023 in the amendment)
- EN 1459-2: Stability and specific tests for rough-terrain trucks
- EN 13000: Mobile cranes (excluded scope)
- EN ISO 21898: Flexible intermediate bulk containers (scope exclusion)
For conformity assessment and relationship with EU Directive 2006/42/EC, see informative Annex ZA of EN 1459-4. Amendment A1 also updates Table ZA.1 to clarify correspondence with essential health and safety requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 1459-4:2021/kFprA1:2025 is a draft published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Rough-terrain trucks - Safety requirements and verification - Part 4: Additional requirements for variable-reach trucks handling freely suspended loads". This standard covers: This document specifies the safety requirements and means of verification in addition to EN 1459-1:2017+A1:2020 and EN 1459-2:2015+A1:2018 as applicable, for rough-terrain variable-reach trucks (hereafter referred to as trucks) designed and intended for handling suspended loads which can swing freely in one or more directions. It is applicable to trucks covered by EN 1459-1:2017+A1:2020 and EN 1459-2:2015+A1:2018. This document does not apply to: - the lifting of suspended loads which by design of the load or the lifting attachments does not allow the load to swing freely in any direction; - the handling of flexible intermediate bulk containers, as defined in ISO 21898:2004, carried under the forks of the truck or with attachments intended for this purpose; - any attachments / means used for lifting personnel; - lifting accessories; - freight container handling trucks; - mobile cranes (covered by EN 13000:2010+A1:2014). This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events, related to trucks handling a freely suspended load, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Annex A). This document does not deal with load limiter for attachments. This document is not applicable to rough-terrain variable-reach trucks designed and intended for handling suspended loads manufactured before the date of its publication.
This document specifies the safety requirements and means of verification in addition to EN 1459-1:2017+A1:2020 and EN 1459-2:2015+A1:2018 as applicable, for rough-terrain variable-reach trucks (hereafter referred to as trucks) designed and intended for handling suspended loads which can swing freely in one or more directions. It is applicable to trucks covered by EN 1459-1:2017+A1:2020 and EN 1459-2:2015+A1:2018. This document does not apply to: - the lifting of suspended loads which by design of the load or the lifting attachments does not allow the load to swing freely in any direction; - the handling of flexible intermediate bulk containers, as defined in ISO 21898:2004, carried under the forks of the truck or with attachments intended for this purpose; - any attachments / means used for lifting personnel; - lifting accessories; - freight container handling trucks; - mobile cranes (covered by EN 13000:2010+A1:2014). This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events, related to trucks handling a freely suspended load, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (see Annex A). This document does not deal with load limiter for attachments. This document is not applicable to rough-terrain variable-reach trucks designed and intended for handling suspended loads manufactured before the date of its publication.
SIST EN 1459-4:2021/kFprA1:2025 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 53.060 - Industrial trucks. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 1459-4:2021/kFprA1:2025 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 1459-4:2021+A1:2025, SIST EN 1459-4:2021. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
SIST EN 1459-4:2021/kFprA1:2025 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
SIST EN 1459-4:2021/oprA1:2023
01-junij-2023
Vozila za talni transport - Terenska vozila - Varnostne zahteve in preverjanje - 4.
del: Dodatne zahteve za tovornjake z mehanizmom s spremenljivim dosegom za
dvigovanje prosto visečih bremen - Dopolnilo A1
Rough-terrain trucks - Safety requirements and verification - Part 4: Additional
requirements for variable-reach trucks handling freely suspended loads
Geländegängige Stapler - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Verifizierung - Teil
4: Zusätzliche Anforderungen für Stapler mit veränderlicher Reichweite zum Befördern
angehängter Lasten
Chariots tout-terrain - Prescriptions de sécurité et vérification - Partie 4 : Prescriptions
supplémentaires pour les chariots à portée-variable manutentionnant des charges
suspendues à oscillation libre
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1459-4:2020/prA1
ICS:
53.060 Industrijski tovornjaki Industrial trucks
SIST EN 1459-4:2021/oprA1:2023 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
SIST EN 1459-4:2021/oprA1:2023
SIST EN 1459-4:2021/oprA1:2023
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 1459-4:2020
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
April 2023
ICS 53.060
English Version
Rough-terrain trucks - Safety requirements and
verification - Part 4: Additional requirements for variable-
reach trucks handling freely suspended loads
Chariots tout-terrain - Prescriptions de sécurité et Geländegängige Stapler - Sicherheitstechnische
vérification - Partie 4 : Prescriptions supplémentaires Anforderungen und Verifizierung - Teil 4: Zusätzliche
pour les chariots à portée-variable manutentionnant Anforderungen für Stapler mit veränderlicher
des charges suspendues à oscillation libre Reichweite zum Befördern angehängter Lasten
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 150.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 1459-4:2020. 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
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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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SIST EN 1459-4:2021/oprA1:2023
Contents
European foreword . 3
1 Modification to Clause 1 Scope . 4
2 Modification to Clause 2 Normative references . 4
3 Modification to 4.1.2 Specific relation to EN 1459-1 and EN 1459-2 . 4
4 Modification to 5.1 Tests for trucks and for lifting attachments . 4
5 Modification to 5.2.2 General test set up . 4
6 Modification to 5.3.2 Lateral test procedure . 5
7 Modification to 5.4 Strength tests for the connection point for lifting accessories . 5
8 Modification to Annex A . 5
9 Modification to Annex ZA . 6
10 Modification to Bibliography . 11
SIST EN 1459-4:2021/oprA1:2023
European foreword
This document (EN 1459-4:2020/prA1:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 150
“Industrial Trucks - Safety”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
The most significant changes introduced by Amendment 1 are:
— revision of dated and undated normative references to improve legal certainty in the application of this
document;
— revision of Table A.1 and Table ZA.1;
— identification of D and d in Key of Figure 2;
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— revision of Figure 3 for consistency and improvement
— revision of Table 1 for consistency.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU
Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part
of EN 1459-4:2020.
SIST EN 1459-4:2021/oprA1:2023
1 Modification to Clause 1 Scope
Replace the following in first paragraph:
EN 1459-1:2017+A1:2020
with:
prEN 1459-1:2023
Replace the following in second indent:
ISO 21898:2004
with:
EN ISO 21898:2005
2 Modification to Clause 2 Normative references
Replace the following reference:
EN 1459-1:2017+A1:2020, Rough-terrain trucks — Safety requirements and verification — Part 1:
Variable- reach trucks
with:
prEN
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