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DIN EN 836:2012-07

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GARDEN EQUIPMENT - POWERED LAWNMOWERS - SAFETY
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

01-03-2014

Language(s)

German

Published date

01-01-2012

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Safety requirements and/or measures
  4.1 General
      4.1.1 Power driven components
      4.1.2 Guard attachment
      4.1.3 Hot surfaces
      4.1.4 Protection from exhaust fumes
      4.1.5 Pressurized components
      4.1.6 Liquid spillage
      4.1.7 Seats and footrests
      4.1.8 Controls
      4.1.9 Electrical requirements
      4.1.10 Engine stopping and starting
      4.1.11 Transport
      4.1.12 Vibration
             4.1.12.1 Reduction by design and protective
                      measures
             4.1.12.2 Reduction by information
             4.1.12.3 Vibration measurement
      4.1.13 Noise
             4.1.13.1 Reduction as a safety requirement
             4.1.13.2 Noise emission measurement
  4.2 Specific requirements for rotary lawnmowers
      4.2.1 General construction of rotary lawnmowers
            4.2.1.1 Blade enclosure
            4.2.1.2 Guards and grass catchers
            4.2.1.3 Blades
      4.2.2 Verification of the safety requirements and/
            or measures for rotary lawnmowers
            4.2.2.1 General
            4.2.2.2 General test conditions
            4.2.2.3 Thrown object test
            4.2.2.4 Impact test
            4.2.2.5 Imbalance test
            4.2.2.6 Foot probe test
            4.2.2.7 Structural integrity test for blade
                    enclosure, guards and grass
                    catcher
      4.2.3 Pedestrian controlled rotary lawnmowers -
            Additional requirements
            4.2.3.1 Handle construction
            4.2.3.2 Brake requirements and test methods
            4.2.3.3 Trailing seat unit (sulky unit)
      4.2.4 Ride-on (riding) rotary machines - Additional
            requirements
            4.2.4.1 Brake requirements and test method
            4.2.4.2 Stability requirements and test
                    method
      4.2.5 Towed units - rotary lawnmowers
  4.3 Specific requirements for cylinder lawnmowers
      4.3.1 General construction - Guarding
      4.3.2 Thrown grass, thrown objects, operator
            safety
      4.3.3 Pedestrian controlled cylinder lawnmowers
      4.3.4 Ride-on (riding) cylinder lawnmowers
      4.3.5 Towed units - Cylinder lawnmowers
5 Information for use
  5.1 Instruction handbook
      5.1.1 Assembly, operational and maintenance instructions
      5.1.2 Safety instructions
  5.2 Minimum marking
Annexes
A (normative) List of hazards
B (informative) Examples of pictograms that may be used for
  lawnmower marking
C (normative) Corrugated fibreboard penetration tests on
  rotary lawnmowers - Test enclosure wall target panels
D (normative) Target panel elevation areas and suggested
  data sheet for thrown object test
E (normative) Test enclosure
F (normative) Safety instructions - Rotary lawnmowers
  (pedestrian and ride-on) - Cylinder lawnmowers (pedestrian
   and ride-on)
G (normative) Vibration
H (normative) Noise test code - Engineering method (grade 2)
I (informative) Example of a material and construction
   fulfilling the requirements for an artificial surface
ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing
    essential requirements or other provisions of EU Directives
Bibliography

Defines 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.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes DIN 1856-1, DIN 1856-2, DIN 1857-1, DIN 1857-2, DIN 1858-1 and DIN 1858-2. (07/2002)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
92
PublisherName
German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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)
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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