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  • BS EN 836 : 1997

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    GARDEN EQUIPMENT - POWERED LAWNMOWERS - SAFETY

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-09-2013

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1997

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Safety requirements and/or measures
    5 Information for use
    Annex A (normative) - List of hazards
    Annex B (informative) - Examples of pictograms that
            may be used for lawnmower marking
    Annex C (normative) - Test enclosure target panels -
            Corrugated fibreboard penetration test
    Annex D (normative) - Target panel elevation areas and
            suggested data sheet for thrown object test
    Annex E (normative) - Test enclosure
    Annex F (informative) - Safety instructions - Rotary
            lawnmowers, (pedestrian and ride-on) - Cylinder
            lawnmowers (pedestrian and ride-on)
    Annex G (normative) - Vibration
    Annex H (normative) - Noise test code - Engineering
            method (grade 2)
    Annex I (informative) - Example of a material and
            construction fulfilling the requirements for
            an artificial surface
    Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
             European Standard and the Essential
             Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC
    Bibliography

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    Describes safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of powered rotary and cylinder lawnmowers, including pedestrian-controlled and ride-on (riding) types, and lawn and garden tractors, professional lawnmowers, and lawn and garden tractors with mowing attachments.

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    Committee AGE/20
    Development Note Supersedes BS 5107(1974) & 92/81133 DC. (12/2001) Supersedes 97/705509 DC. (05/2005) Supersedes 01/704707 DC. (09/2007) 1997 Edition Re-issued in September 2011 & incorporates AMD 4 2011. (09/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 9193:1990 Lawn and garden ride-on (riding) tractors — Power take-off
    EN 50338:2006 Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Particular requirements for pedestrian-controlled battery powered electrical lawn mowers
    EN 1032:2003+A1:2008 Mechanical vibration - Testing of mobile machinery in order to determine the vibration emission value
    ISO 4871:1996 Acoustics Declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and equipment
    ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane
    ISO 354:2003 Acoustics — Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room
    ISO/TR 11688-1:1995 Acoustics Recommended practice for the design of low-noise machinery and equipment Part 1: Planning
    ISO 4253:1993 Agricultural tractors — Operator's seating accommodation — Dimensions
    ISO 3767-3:2016 Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment Symbols for operator controls and other displays Part 3: Symbols for powered lawn and garden equipment
    ISO 3767-2:2016 Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment Symbols for operator controls and other displays Part 2: Symbols for agricultural tractors and machinery
    ISO 13732-1:2006 Ergonomics of the thermal environment Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces Part 1: Hot surfaces
    ISO 9190:1990 Lawn and garden ride-on (riding) tractors Drawbar
    ISO 5353:1995 Earth-moving machinery, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry Seat index point
    ISO 500:1991 Agricultural tractors Rear-mounted power take-off Types 1, 2 and 3
    EN 1033 : 1995 HAND-ARM VIBRATION - LABORATORY MEASUREMENT OF VIBRATION AT THE GRIP SURFACE OF HAND-GUIDED MACHINERY - GENERAL
    EN ISO 11820 : 1996 ACOUSTICS - MEASUREMENTS ON SILENCERS IN SITU
    EN ISO 13857:2008 Safety of machinery - Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and lower limbs (ISO 13857:2008)
    2006/42/EC : 2006 AMD 4 2014 DIRECTIVE 2006/42/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 17 MAY 2006 ON MACHINERY, AND AMENDING DIRECTIVE 95/16/EC (RECAST) (TEXT WITH EEA RELEVANCE)
    CR 1030-1 : 1995 HAND-ARM VIBRATION - GUIDELINES FOR VIBRATION HAZARDS REDUCTION - PART 1: ENGINEERING METHODS BY DESIGN OF MACHINERY
    ISO 3305:1985 Plain end welded precision steel tubes — Technical conditions for delivery
    EN ISO 13732-1:2008 Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces - Part 1: Hot surfaces (ISO 13732-1:2006)
    EN ISO 5674:2009 Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry - Guards for power take-off (PTO) drive-shafts - Strength and wear tests and acceptance criteria (ISO 5674:2004, corrected version 2005-07-01)
    ISO 11820:1996 Acoustics — Measurements on silencers in situ
    EN ISO 5353:1998 Earth-moving machinery, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry - Seat index point (ISO 5353:1995)
    EN ISO 11201:2010 Acoustics - Noise emitted by machinery and equipment - Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections (ISO 11201:2010)
    ISO 5673:1993 Agricultural tractors and machinery Power take-off drive shafts and position of power-input connection
    EN 60335-2-77:2010 Safety of household and similar appliances - Part 2-77: Particular requirements for pedestrian-controlled walk-behind electrically powered lawn mowers
    EN ISO 354:2003 Acoustics - Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room (ISO 354:2003)
    EN ISO 12100-1:2003/A1:2009 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - PART 1: BASIC TERMINOLOGY, METHODOLOGY
    ISO 3767-1:2016 Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment Symbols for operator controls and other displays Part 1: Common symbols
    EN ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure - Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane (ISO 3744:2010)
    ISO 4200:1991 Plain end steel tubes, welded and seamless — General tables of dimensions and masses per unit length
    IEC 60335-2-77:2002 Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-77: Particular requirements for pedestrian controlled mains-operated lawnmowers
    ISO 5674:2004 Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry Guards for power take-off (PTO) drive-shafts Strength and wear tests and acceptance criteria
    ISO 12100-2:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 2: Technical principles
    ISO 13857:2008 Safety of machinery Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and lower limbs
    EN ISO 12100-2:2003/A1:2009 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - PART 2: TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES
    ISO 4046:1978 Paper, board, pulp and related terms — Vocabulary
    EN ISO 6682:2008 Earth-moving machinery - Zones of comfort and reach for controls (ISO 6682:1986, including Amd 1:1989)
    ISO 3304:1985 Plain end seamless precision steel tubes — Technical conditions for delivery
    ISO 9192:1991 Lawn and garden ride-on (riding) tractors — One-point tubular sleeve hitch
    ISO 12100-1:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 1: Basic terminology, methodology
    EN ISO 4871:2009 Acoustics - Declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and equipment (ISO 4871:1996)
    EN ISO 11691:2009 Acoustics - Measurement of insertion loss of ducted silencers without flow - Laboratory survey method (ISO 11691:1995)
    ISO 9191:1991 Lawn and garden ride-on (riding) tractors — Three-point hitch
    EN ISO 11688-1:2009 Acoustics - Recommended practice for the design of low-noise machinery and equipment - Part 1: Planning (ISO/TR 11688-1:1995)
    ISO 11201:2010 Acoustics Noise emitted by machinery and equipment Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections
    ISO 11691:1995 Acoustics Measurement of insertion loss of ducted silencers without flow Laboratory survey method
    ISO 3306:1985 Plain end as-welded and sized precision steel tubes — Technical conditions for delivery
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