SN EN 13071 : 2002

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