• BS ISO 14740:1998

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Forestry machinery. Backpack power units for brush cutters, grass trimmers, pole cutters and similar appliances. Safety requirements and testing

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-01-2012

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-08-1998

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Safety requirements
        4.1 Exhaust system
        4.2 Controls
              4.2.1 Throttle trigger
              4.2.2 Engine-stopping device
        4.3 Handgrip
        4.4 Engine support
        4.5 Harness
        4.6 Power driven components
        4.7 Hydraulic and pneumatic pipes and hoses
        4.8 Protection against contact with hot parts
        4.9 Protection against contact with parts under high
              voltage
        4.10 Tank openings
        4.11 Starting device
        4.12 Clutch
    5 Verification of safety requirements
    6 Markings
    7 Instruction handbook
    Annex A (normative) List of hazards

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    Defines the safety requirements and their verifying for designing and constructing backpack power units incorporating a combustion engine as a power source for powering brush-cutters, grass-trimmers, pole-cutters and similar appliances.

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    Committee AGE/29
    Development Note Supersedes 95/711976 DC. (08/2004)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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

    ISO 7112:2017 Machinery for forestry Portable brush-cutters and grass-trimmers Vocabulary
    ISO 13852:1996 Safety of machinery Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper limbs
    ISO 6531:2017 Machinery for forestry — Portable chain-saws — Vocabulary
    ISO 12100-2:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 2: Technical principles
    ISO 3767-5:2016 Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment — Symbols for operator controls and other displays — Part 5: Symbols for manual portable forestry machines
    ISO 12100-1:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 1: Basic terminology, methodology
    ISO 11684:1995 Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment — Safety signs and hazard pictorials — General principles
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