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  • BS EN 1398:2009

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    Dock levellers. Safety requirements

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-04-2009

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 List of significant hazards
    5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures
       5.1 Calculations and dimensions
       5.2 General safety requirements and protective measures
       5.3 Additional requirements for manually operated dock
            levellers
       5.4 Additional requirements for power-operated dock
            levellers
    6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or the protective
       measures
    7 Information for use
       7.1 General
       7.2 Marking
       7.3 Instructions for use
       7.4 Instructions for maintenance and inspection
    Annex A (informative) - Examples of suitable tests
       A.1 General
       A.2 Stability test
       A.3 Function test of the automatic safety device
    Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
             Directive 98/37/EC
    Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this European
              Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive
              2006/42/EC
    Bibliography

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    Defines the safety requirements for design, construction, installation, maintenance and testing of dock levellers and for safety components on dock levellers.

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    1.1 This European Standard specifies the safety requirements for design, construction, installation, maintenance and testing of dock levellers and for safety components on dock levellers. With the exception of: a) dock levellers for marine and aircraft applications; b) lifting tables; c) vehicle mounted tail lifts. NOTE 1 Requirements for lifting tables are laid down in EN 1570. NOTE 2 Requirements for vehicle mounted tail lifts are laid down in EN 1756-1. 1.2 This European Standard is applicable to dock levellers which are used by persons and/or manual or power driven transport equipment (e. g. forklift trucks) as traffic paths between goods vehicles, both road vehicles and rail wagons, and parts of buildings such as loading docks. This standard does not deal with other bridging devices not shown in Figure 1.

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    Committee MHE/12
    Development Note Supersedes 94/704864 DC. (09/2005) Supersedes 06/30118768 DC. (04/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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

    EN 982:1996+A1:2008 Safety of machinery - Safety requirements for fluid power systems and their components - Hydraulics
    EN 1570:1998+A2:2009 Safety requirements for lifting tables
    IEC 60947-4-1:2009+AMD1:2012 CSV Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-1: Contactors and motor-starters - Electromechanical contactors and motor-starters
    ISO 11228-2:2007 Ergonomics — Manual handling — Part 2: Pushing and pulling
    IEC 60364-4-41:2005+AMD1:2017 CSV Low voltage electrical installations - Part 4-41: Protection for safety - Protection against electric shock
    EN 349:1993+A1:2008 Safety of machinery - Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body
    IEC 60204-1:2016 Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements
    HD 60364-4-41:2017/A11:2017 LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 4-41: PROTECTION FOR SAFETY - PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK
    EN ISO 13850:2015 Safety of machinery - Emergency stop function - Principles for design (ISO 13850:2015)
    DIN 51131:2014-02 Testing of floor coverings - Determination of the anti-slip property - Method for measurement of the sliding friction coefficient
    EN 1756-1:2001+A1:2008 Tail lifts - Platform lifts for mounting on wheeled vehicles - Safety requirements - Part 1: Tail lifts for goods
    EN ISO 12100-1:2003/A1:2009 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - PART 1: BASIC TERMINOLOGY, METHODOLOGY
    EN 60947-4-1 : 2010 AMD 1 2012 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 4-1: CONTACTORS AND MOTOR-STARTERS - ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTACTORS AND MOTOR-STARTERS (IEC 60947-4-1:2009/A1:2012)
    IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
    IEC 60947-4-2:2011 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-2: Contactors and motor-starters - AC semiconductor motor controllers and starters
    ISO 12100-2:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 2: Technical principles
    EN ISO 12100-2:2003/A1:2009 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - PART 2: TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES
    EN 983:1996+A1:2008 Safety of machinery - Safety requirements for fluid power systems and their components - Pneumatics
    ISO 12100-1:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 1: Basic terminology, methodology
    EN ISO 13849-1:2015 Safety of machinery - Safety-related parts of control systems - Part 1: General principles for design (ISO 13849-1:2015)
    ISO 13850:2015 Safety of machinery Emergency stop function Principles for design
    EN 60529:1991/AC:2016-12 DEGREES OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY ENCLOSURES (IP CODE) (IEC 60529 EDITION 2.2 CORRIGENDUM 2:2015)
    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
    ISO 11228-1:2003 Ergonomics Manual handling Part 1: Lifting and carrying
    EN 60947-4-2:2012 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-2: Contactors and motor-starters - AC semiconductor motor controllers and starters
    ISO 13849-1:2015 Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General principles for design
    EN 60204-1 : 2006 COR 2010 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF MACHINES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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