Specific safety requirements and their verification are defined for the design and construction of all sugar beet and fodder beet harvesting machines trailed, mounted or self-propelled which carry out one or more or the following operations: leaf stripping, topping, lifting, picking-up, cleaning, conveying and unloading of beet. Not applicable to cleaner-loaders which operate froma heap of beet. Additionally, it defines the type of information on safe working practices to be provided by the manufacturer. Annex A lists significant hazards dealt with and indicates the hazards which have not been dealt with. Environmental aspects have not be considered in this standard. Applies primarily to machines which are manufactured after the date of issue of the standard.