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    I.S. EN 13071:2002

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    SELECTIVE WASTE COLLECTION CONTAINERS - ABOVE-GROUND MECHANICALLY-LIFTED CONTAINERS WITH CAPACITIES FROM 80 L TO 5000 L FOR SELECTIVE COLLECTION OF WASTE

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  13-08-2008

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2002

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General requirements
       4.1 General requirements for Type A containers
            4.1.1 Design
            4.1.2 Loading height
            4.1.3 External surfaces/Edges
       4.2 General requirements for Type B containers
    5 Test conditions
       5.1 General
       5.2 Temperature requirements
       5.3 Waste densities
    6 Test procedures for Type A containers
       6.1 Test procedures on empty containers
            6.1.1 Stability test procedures
            6.1.2 Resistance to interior impacts (only for
                   containers for glass)
            6.1.3 Free fall test
       6.2 Tests on loaded containers
            6.2.1 Test load
            6.2.2 Stability test
            6.2.3 Verification of resistance to exterior
                   impacts
       6.3 Miscellaneous tests
            6.3.1 Emptying mechanism/Locking system (container
                   loaded)
            6.3.2 Mechanical resistance of the lifting
                   components
            6.3.3 Measurement of the sound level emitted by
                   the falling of glass inside the containers
                   (for volumes greater or equal to 500 l)
            6.3.4 Corrosion
            6.3.5 Weathering (for thermoplastics only)
       6.4 Sequence of tests
    7 Data sheet
    8 Marking and user information
       8.1 Marking
       8.2 User information
    9 Test report
    Annex A (normative) Noise test method for containers for
            waste glass collection (Type A and Type B, 500 l)
       A.1 Application field
       A.2 Definitions
       A.3 Test location
            A.3.1 Test location criterion
            A.3.2 Background noise criterion and correction
       A.4 Apparatus
            A.4.1 Test bottle
            A.4.2 Instrumentation
       A.5 Test method
       A.6 Measurement of sound pressure levels
            A.6.1 Measurement surface - positions and number
                   of measuring points
            A.6.2 Measurement
       A.7 Calculation of surface sound pressure level and of
            A-weighted sound power level
            A.7.1 A-weighted surface sound pressure level
            A.7.2 Calculation of A-weighted sound power level
       A.8 Measurement uncertainty
       A.9 Information to be recorded
       A.10 Information to be reported
    Annex B (normative) Weathering tests
    Bibliography

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    Defines the requirements for above-ground containers, mechanically lifted an emptied, used for the selective collection of solid non-hazardous waste, with capacities from 80 l to 5000 l.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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

    EN 12574-1:2017 Stationary waste containers - Part 1: Containers with a capacity up to 10 000 l with flat or dome lid(s), for trunnion, double trunnion or pocket lifting device - Dimensions and design
    ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane
    EN 840-4:2012 Mobile waste and recycling containers - Part 4: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 700 l with flat lid(s), for wide trunnion or BG- and/or wide comb lifting devices - Dimensions and design
    EN 22244 : 1992 PACKAGING - COMPLETE, FILLED TRANSPORT PACKAGES - HORIZONTAL IMPACT TESTS (HORIZONTAL OR INCLINED PLANE TEST - PENDULUM TEST)
    EN 840-3:2012 Mobile waste and recycling containers - Part 3: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 300 l with dome lid(s), for trunnion and/or comb lifting devices - Dimensions and design
    EN 12574-3:2017 Stationary waste containers - Part 3: Safety and health requirements
    ISO 2244:2000 Packaging Complete, filled transport packages and unit loads Horizontal impact tests
    EN 12574-2:2017 Stationary waste containers - Part 2: Performance requirements and test methods
    EN 840-1:2012 Mobile waste and recycling containers - Part 1: Containers with 2 wheels with a capacity up to 400 l for comb lifting devices - Dimensions and design
    EN 22248 : 1992 COMPLETE, FILLED TRANSPORT PACKAGES - METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO VERTICAL IMPACT BY DROPPING (ISO 2248:1985)
    EN ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure - Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane (ISO 3744:2010)
    ISO 877:1994 Plastics Methods of exposure to direct weathering, to weathering using glass-filtered daylight, and to intensified weathering by daylight using Fresnel mirrors
    ISO 9227:2017 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests
    ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps
    EN ISO 877 : 1996
    EN 840-2:2012 Mobile waste and recycling containers - Part 2: Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 300 l with flat lid(s), for trunnion and/or comb lifting devices - Dimensions and design
    ISO 2248:1985 Packaging Complete, filled transport packages Vertical impact test by dropping
    ISO 48:2010 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of hardness (hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD)
    EN ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps (ISO 4892-2:2013)
    EN 840-5:2012 Mobile waste and recycling containers - Part 5: Performance requirements and test methods
    EN 840-6:2012 Mobile waste and recycling containers - Part 6: Safety and health requirements
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