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  • BS EN 791 : 1996

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    DRILL RIGS - SAFETY

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-08-2014

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1996

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 List of hazards
    5 Safety requirements and measures
    6 Verification of safety requirements/measures
    7 Instructions for use - Instruction handbooks
    Annex A (normative) - Measurement of noise and vibration
    Annex B (normative) - Instructions for the examination and
            checking of blocks, wire ropes and chains
    Annex C (normative) - Brake test for drill rigs excluding
            truck and tractor mounted drill rigs
    Annex D (normative) - Hazards related to operation modes
            of drill rigs
    Annex E (informative) - Symbols and signs
    Annex F - Bibliography
    Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
             Directive 98/37/EC, amended by 98/79/EC'
    Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this European
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
             Directive 2006/42/EC'

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    Defines several differing types of machines for use in the construction industry, water well drilling industry, mining and quarrying, for use above ground as well as underground and for tunnel construction.

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    Committee B/513/2
    Development Note Supersedes 92/16005 DC (09/2005) 1995 Edition Re-Issued in July 2011 & incorporates AMD 1 2009. Supersedes 07/30158774 DC. (07/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    11/30218915 DC : DRAFT JAN 2011 BS 6164 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY IN TUNNELING IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
    BS 6164:2011 Code of practice for health and safety in tunnelling in the construction industry
    BS 6031:2009 Code of practice for earthworks
    09/30093255 DC : 0 BS 6031 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR EARTHWORKS
    BS 6164:2001 Code of practice for safety in tunnelling in the construction industry

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

    ISO 3449:2005 Earth-moving machinery — Falling-object protective structures — Laboratory tests and performance requirements
    EN 294:1992/AC:1993 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - SAFETY DISTANCES TO PREVENT DANGER ZONES BEING REACHED BY THE UPPER LIMBS
    EN 418 : 1992 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - EMERGENCY STOP EQUIPMENT, FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS - PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN
    ISO 4302:2016 Cranes — Wind load assessment
    ISO 10570:2004 Earth-moving machinery — Articulated frame lock — Performance requirements
    ISO 4872:1978 Acoustics Measurement of airborne noise emitted by construction equipment intended for outdoor use Method for determining compliance with noise limits
    ISO 7095:1982 Earth-moving machinery Crawler tractors and crawler loaders Operator's controls
    ISO 4253:1993 Agricultural tractors — Operator's seating accommodation — Dimensions
    ISO 6405-2:2017 Earth-moving machinery Symbols for operator controls and other displays Part 2: Symbols for specific machines, equipment and accessories
    EN 22860 : 1985 EARTH-MOVING MACHINERY - MINIMUM ACCESS DIMENSIONS INCORPORATING AN AGREED COMMON MODIFICATION
    EN 23164 : 1985 EARTH-MOVING MACHINERY - LABORATORY EVALUATIONS OF ROLL-OVER & FALLING-OBJECT PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES - SPECIFICATION FOR THE DEFLECTION-LIMITING VOLUME
    ISO 5010:2007 Earth-moving machinery Rubber-tyred machines Steering requirements
    EN 292-1 : 1991 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - BASIC TERMINOLOGY, METHODOLOGY
    ISO 3795:1989 Road vehicles, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry — Determination of burning behaviour of interior materials
    EN 50081-2:1993 Electromagnetic compatibility - Generic emission standard - Part 2: Industrial environment
    ISO 4309:2010 Cranes Wire ropes Care and maintenance, inspection and discard
    ISO 3471-1:1986 Earth-moving machinery — Roll-over protective structures — Laboratory tests and performance requirements — Part 1: Crawler, wheel loaders and tractors, backhoe loaders, graders, tractor scrapers, articulated steer dumpers
    ISO 6405-1:2017 Earth-moving machinery Symbols for operator controls and other displays Part 1: Common symbols
    ISO 3457:2003 Earth-moving machinery Guards Definitions and requirements
    EN 23411 : 1988 EARTH-MOVING MACHINERY - HUMAN PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS OF OPERATORS & MINIMUM OPERATOR SPACE ENVELOPE
    ISO 2631-1:1997 Mechanical vibration and shock — Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration — Part 1: General requirements
    ENV 1070 : 1993 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - TERMINOLOGY
    EN 50082-2 : 95 AC 95 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY - GENERIC IMMUNITY STANDARD - INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT
    EN 292-2 : 91 AMD 1 95 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES AND SPECIFICATION
    ISO 7000:2014 Graphical symbols for use on equipment Registered symbols
    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 3864:1984 Safety colours and safety signs
    ISO 2867:2011 Earth-moving machinery Access systems
    EN 61310-1:2008 Safety of machinery - Indication, marking and actuation - Part 1: Requirements for visual, acoustic and tactile signals
    ISO 3450:2011 Earth-moving machinery — Wheeled or high-speed rubber-tracked machines — Performance requirements and test procedures for brake systems
    IEC 60651:1979+AMD1:1993+AMD2:2000 CSV Sound level meters
    IEC 60804:2000 Integrating-averaging sound level meters
    ISO 6750:2005 Earth-moving machinery Operator's manual Content and format
    EN 60204-1 : 2006 COR 2010 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF MACHINES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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