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BS EN 1726-1:1999

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Safety of industrial trucks. Self-propelled trucks up to and including 10000 kg capacity and industrial tractors with a drawbar pull up to and including 20000 N General requirements
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

30-09-2012

Language(s)

English

Published date

19-03-2004

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
    3.1 Operator
    3.2 Normal operating position
    3.3 Low-lift height
    3.4 Automatically acting brakes
    3.5 Normal operating conditions
    3.6 Rated capacity
    3.7 Actual capacity
    3.8 Standard lift height
    3.9 Standard load centre distance
    3.10 Rated drawbar pull of tractors
    3.11 Forward driving direction and front end
4 List of hazards
5 Requirements
    5.1 General
    5.2 Starting/Moving
    5.3 Brakes
    5.4 Controls
    5.5 Power systems and accessories
    5.6 Systems for lifting and tilting
    5.7 Operator position
    5.8 Stability
    5.9 Protective devices
    5.10 Visibility/Lighting
    5.11 Environmental conditions
6 Verification of safety requirements and/or measures
    6.1 General
    6.2 Structural verification
    6.3 Functional verification
7 Information for use
    7.1 Residual hazards
    7.2 Instruction handbook
    7.3 Minimum marking
Annex A (normative) Verification of steering wheel kickback
A.1 Scope
A.2 Test conditions
A.2.1 General
A.2.2 Area
A.2.3 Obstacle
A.2.4 Reaction measurement
A.3 Test procedure
A.4 Results
Annex B (normative) Counterbalanced trucks with articulated
steering - Verification of stability
B.1 Scope
B.2 Conditions of validity
B.3 Test conditions
B.3.1 Test procedure
B.3.2 Conditions of the truck
B.3.3 Effect of the operator's weight on stability
B.3.4 Location of the truck on the test platform
B.3.5 Test load
B.3.6 Safety precautions
B.4 Test procedure
B.5 Tests for trucks fitted with attachments
Annex C (normative) Reach and straddle trucks - Verification
of stability
C.1 Conditions of validity
C.2 Test procedure
Annex D (normative) Pallet stackers and high lift platform
trucks - Verification of stability
D.1 Conditions of validity
D.2 Test procedure
Annex E (normative) Single side loading fork lift trucks
- Verification of stability
E.1 Scope
E.2 Conditions of validity
E.3 Test conditions
E.3.1 Test procedure
E.3.2 Conditions of the truck
E.3.3 Effect of the operator's weight on stability
E.3.4 Location of the truck on the test platform
E.3.5 Test load
E.3.6 Safety precautions
E.4 Test procedure
E.5 Tests for trucks fitted with attachments
Annex F (normative) Bi-directional and multi-directional
trucks - Verification of stability
F.1 Scope
F.2 Conditions of validity
F.3 Test conditions
F.3.1 Test procedure
F.3.2 Conditions for the truck
F.3.3 Effect of the operator's weight on stability
F.3.4 Location of the truck on the test platform
F.3.5 Test load
F.3.6 Safety precautions
F.4 Test procedure
F.5 Tests for trucks fitted with attachments
Annex G (normative) Lateral and front stacking trucks -
Verification of stability
G.1 Scope
G.2 Conditions of validity
G.2.1 General
G.2.2 Normal operating conditions
G.3 Test conditions
G.3.1 Test procedure
G.3.2 Conditions for the truck
G.3.3 Effect of the operator's weight on stability
G.3.4 Location of the truck on the test platform
G.3.5 Test load
G.3.6 Safety precautions
G.4 Test procedure
G.5 Tests for trucks fitted with attachments
Annex H (normative) Rough terrain trucks - Verification
of stability
H.1 Scope
H.2 Conditions of validity
H.3 Test conditions
H.3.1 Test procedure
H.3.2 Conditions for the truck
H.3.3 Effect of the operator's weight on stability
H.3.4 Location of the truck on the test platform
H.3.5 Test load
H.3.6 Safety precautions
H.4 Test procedure
H.5 Tests for trucks fitted with attachments
Annex J (normative) Industrial trucks operating in special
conditions of stacking with load offset by powered devices-
Additional verification of the stability
Annex K (normative) Trucks operated with masts tilted
forward - Verification of stability
Annex L (normative) Trucks operating with offset load -
Offset determined by the utilization
L.1 Scope
L.2 Conditions of validity
L.3 Test conditions
L.3.1 Test procedure
L.3.2 Conditions for the truck
L.3.3 Effect of the operator's weight on stability
L.3.4 Location of the truck on the test platform
L.3.5 Test load
L.3.6 Safety precautions
L.4 Test procedure
L.5 Tests for trucks fitted with attachments
Annex M (normative) Verification of overhead guard -
Impact drop test
M.1 Scope
M.2 Test conditions
M.2.1 Test load
M.2.2 Test procedure
M.2.3 Requirements
Annex N (informative) Loading control
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
addressing essential requirements or other provisions of
EU Directives

Applicable to self-propelled industrial trucks including masted rough terrain trucks with integrated and removable attachments with a rated capacity up to and including 10 000 kg and tractors with a rated drawbar pull up to and including 20 000 N. Does not apply to: non-stacking low-lift straddle carriers; stacking high- lift straddle carriers; trucks powered by natural gas and single axle industrial trucks.

Committee
MHE/7
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 02/711959 DC and 94/714534 DC. (03/2004) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2005. (11/2005) Earlier was withdrawn in error on 28/02/2010 and now has been re-instated. (03/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
96
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

EN 1526:1997+A1:2008 Safety of industrial trucks - Additional requirements for automated functions on trucks
ISO 6055:2004 Industrial trucks — Overhead guards — Specification and testing
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EN 1175-3:1998+A1:2010 Safety of industrial trucks - Electrical requirements - Part 3: Specific requirements for the electric power transmission systems of internal combustion engine powered trucks
EN 292-1 : 1991 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - BASIC TERMINOLOGY, METHODOLOGY
EN 1175-2:1998+A1:2010 Safety of industrial trucks - Electrical requirements - Part 2: General requirements of internal combustion engine powered trucks
ISO 3795:1989 Road vehicles, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry — Determination of burning behaviour of interior materials
ISO 5053:1987 Powered industrial trucks Terminology
ISO 10525:1997 Counterbalanced trucks handling freight containers of 6 m (20 ft) length and above Additional stability tests
ISO 1074:1991 Counterbalanced fork-lift trucks Stability tests
PREN 1755 : DRAFT 2013 SAFETY OF INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS - OPERATION IN POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - USE IN FLAMMABLE GAS, VAPOUR, MIST AND DUST
ISO 6292:2008 Powered industrial trucks and tractors Brake performance and component strength
EN 954-1 : 1996 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - SAFETY-RELATED PARTS OF CONTROL SYSTEMS - PART 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN
ISO 2330:2002 Fork-lift trucks — Fork arms — Technical characteristics and testing
EN 292-2 : 91 AMD 1 95 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES AND SPECIFICATION
ISO 10658:1996 Industrial trucks operating in special conditions of stacking with load laterally displaced by powered devices Additional stability test
ISO 5766:1990 Pallet stackers and high-lift platform trucks Stability tests
1998/37/EC : 1998 DIRECTIVE 98/37/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 22 JUNE 1998 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MACHINERY
EN 281 : 1988 SELF-PROPELLED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS SIT-DOWN RIDER-CONTROLLED - RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION & LAYOUT OF PEDALS
ISO 2867:2011 Earth-moving machinery Access systems

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