PREN 15997 : DRAFT 2009

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 General
   5.2 Mechanical hazards
        5.2.1 Throttle control
        5.2.2 Braking devices
        5.2.3 Steering system
        5.2.4 Moving parts
        5.2.5 Sharp edges
        5.2.6 Operator foot environment
        5.2.7 Fuel and hydraulic systems
        5.2.8 Operator's seat and handlebar
        5.2.9 Passenger handholds
        5.2.10 Mechanical suspension
        5.2.11 Drive Train controls
        5.2.12 Neutral indicator
        5.2.13 Reversing indicator
        5.2.14 Electric starter interlock
        5.2.15 Access systems to the operator's station and
               maintenance points
        5.2.16 Foot controls
        5.2.17 Lighting Equipment (headlamps, tail lamps and
               stop lamps)
        5.2.18 Stability
        5.2.19 Category Y and Category T ATV speed capability
               requirements
        5.2.20 Engine stop switch
        5.2.21 Manual clutch control
        5.2.22 Unauthorized use
        5.2.23 Flag pole Bracket
   5.3 Electrical hazards
        5.3.1 General
        5.3.2 Over-current protective devices
        5.3.3 Batteries
        5.3.4 Protection against the neutralisation of the
               starter security
   5.4 Hot surfaces
        5.4.1 General
        5.4.2 Temperature limits for touchable surfaces
   5.5 Noise control
        5.5.1 Noise control at source by design
        5.5.2 Noise control by protective measures
        5.5.3 Noise reduction by information
   5.6 Vibration hazards
   5.7 Material/substance hazards
   5.8 Controls and indicators
   5.9 Storage provisions
   5.10 Ergonomics
   5.11 Errors of fitting
6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or
   protective measures
   6.1 Verification methods
   6.2 Verification of final assembly
7 Information for use
   7.1 General
   7.2 Signs (pictograms), written warnings
   7.3 Accompanying documents (in particular the
        instruction handbook)
   7.4 Marking
Annex A (informative) - Examples of All Terrain Vehicles
        (ATVs - Quads)
Annex B (normative) - Service brake performance
Annex C (normative) - Parking Brake/Mechanism Performance
Annex D (normative) - Handlebar
Annex E (normative) - Operator foot environment
Annex F (normative) - Longitudinal stability
Annex G (normative) - Hot surfaces
Annex H (normative) - Noise test
Annex I (informative) - Vibration test method
Annex J (informative) - Pre-delivery form
Annex K (normative) - Warnings and pictograms
Annex L (informative) - Instructions for tyres to be included
        in the instructions handbook
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive
         2006/42/EC
Bibliography

Specifies all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to ATVs, when the manufacturer uses them as intended and under conditions of misuse, which are reasonably foreseeable. It also deals with the significant hazards during the whole lifecycle of the product.