What is this standard about?
BS EN ISO 4254-1 is the first part of a 13-part series on agricultural machinery and specifies the general safety requirements.
Who is this standard for?
- Manufacturers and suppliers of agricultural machinery
- Testers of agricultural machinery
- Farming and agricultural communities
- Health and safety executives
Why should you use this standard?
It specifies safety requirements and the means of their verification for the design and construction of self-propelled ride-on machines, mounted, semi-mounted and trailed machines used in agriculture, to try and protect against the hazards which are typical for most of these machines.
It also specifies information to be provided by the manufacturer on safe working practices including information about residual risks.
This document deals with significant hazards, hazardous situations and events, as listed in Annex A, relevant when used as intended and under the conditions of misuse foreseeable by the manufacturer, during normal operation and service.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN ISO 4254-1 has been systematically reviewed by experts, who have taken into consideration recent technological and industry developments. Particular requirements related to the following have been introduced in the 2015 revision:
- Vibrations
- Protection of moving parts
- Operation of machine parts
- Operating fluids
- Foldable barriers
- PTO drive shaft guard clearance
- Emergency stop controls
- Safety related parts of control systems
- Roll-over and tip-over hazards