CEN/TC 144/WG 9 - Compact tool carriers for agriculture and forestry
Development of standards applicable to compact carriers for agriculture and forestry
Compact tool carriers for agriculture and forestry
Development of standards applicable to compact carriers for agriculture and forestry
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CEN/TC 144/WG 9 is a Working Group within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Compact tool carriers for agriculture and forestry" and is responsible for: Development of standards applicable to compact carriers for agriculture and forestry This committee has published 1 standards.
CEN/TC 144/WG 9 develops CEN standards in the area of Information technology. The scope of work includes: Development of standards applicable to compact carriers for agriculture and forestry Currently, there are 1 published standards from this working group.
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.
A Working Group in CEN is a specialized group responsible for developing standards or technical work within a defined scope. These bodies bring together international experts to create consensus-based standards that support global trade, safety, and interoperability.
This document specifies the safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of compact carriers used in agriculture. It is intended to be used together with EN ISO 4254-1:20152. When provisions of this document are different from those which are stated in EN ISO 4254-1:2015, the provisions of this document take precedence over the provisions of EN ISO 4254-1:2015 for machines that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this document.
This document deals with the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to compact carriers, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer but also taking into account any reasonably foreseeable misuse thereof (see Annex A).
In addition, this document specifies the type of information on safe working practices that is provided by the manufacturer.
This document does not deal with hazards related to:
- pesticide application;
- lifting operations;
- lifting of persons.
While this document does not deal with the design and construction of interchangeable equipment, requirements in this document also address hazards which can occur from the combination of compact carriers with interchangeable equipment as per multiple uses intended by the manufacturer of the compact carrier.
Compact carriers when provided with cab and provisions for fitting a cab are not dealt with this document.
Compact carriers intended for a seated operator are not dealt with this document.
Agricultural tractors and machines falling within the scope of standards EN 474 are excluded by this document.
This document is not applicable to machines manufactured before the date of its publication.
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