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EN 474-12:2006+A1:2008
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Earth-moving machinery - Safety - Part 12: Requirements for cable excavators
08-04-2022
01-10-2008
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms
4 List of additional significant hazards
5 Safety requirements and/or measures
5.1 General
5.2 Access
5.3 Operator's station
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Roll-over protective structures (ROPS)
5.3.3 Operator's protective guard
5.3.4 Operator's seat, vibrations
5.4 Operator's controls and indicators
5.4.1 Controls for driving and steering
5.4.2 Warning indicator
5.5 Steering
5.6 Swing brakes
5.7 Lift system
5.7.1 Force controlled operation (lifting, lowering)
5.7.2 Free fall operation
5.7.3 Switch-over
5.7.4 Boom
5.7.5 Ropes
5.7.6 Rope drum, rope pulley
5.8 Limiting devices
5.8.1 Load moment limiting device
5.8.2 Lift limiting switch
5.8.3 Limit switch for the boom hoist system
5.9 Calculation of the lift capacity
5.9.1 Calculation method
5.9.2 Rated lift capacity table in object handling
application
5.10 Requirements of safety related parts of the
control system
5.11 Stability
5.11.1 General
5.11.2 Stability in different applications
5.11.3 Dragline bucket
5.11.4 Grab and front shovel
5.11.5 Object handling application
5.12 Cable excavator with electrical power source
6 Verification of safety requirements/measures
7 Information for use
7.1 Operation manual
Annex A (normative) - List of additional significant
hazards - Cable excavators
Annex B (normative) - Requirements for cable excavator
swing brakes
B.1 General
B.2 Terms and definitions
B.3 Minimum performance
B.3.1 Swing drive system
B.3.2 Swing service brake
B.3.3 Swing parking brake
B.4 Conditions for testing the swing service brake
B.5 Test report
Annex C (informative) - Illustrations
C.1 Standard applications
C.1.1 Crawler type cable excavator with lifting
equipment
C.1.2 Crawler type cable excavator with dragline
equipment
C.1.3 Crawler type cable excavator with grab
equipment
C.2 Special applications
C.2.1 Crawler type cable excavator with hole
drilling equipment (casing oscillator)
C.2.2 Crawler type cable excavator with piling
equipment (hydraulic or diesel hammer)
C.2.3 Crawler type excavator with wall cutter
equipment (diaphragm wall grab)
C.3 Wheel type cable excavator in transport
position for road travelling
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
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