What is BS EN 13071‑1 - Stationary waste containers about?
BS EN 13071 discusses waste containers. BS EN 13071‑1 is the first part of the multi-series on stationary waste containers up to 5 000 l. BS EN 13071‑1 specifies requirements of stationary containers, top lifted and bottom emptied, used for collection of solid non-hazardous wastes, with a capacity up to 5 000 l.
BS EN 13071‑1 specifies general characteristics of such containers and their accessories, test methods, and safety requirements as well as recommendations for installation, maintenance, and cleaning operations.
Who is BS EN 13071‑1 - Stationary waste containers for?
BS EN 13071‑1 on stationary waste containers is useful for:
- Health and safety personnel
- Manufacturers of work equipment
- Designers and manufacturers of stationary waste containers
- Recycling plants
- Waste transporters
- Research and development teams
Why should you use BS EN 13071‑1- Stationary waste containers?
Work equipment is designed and constructed so that it can be operated without putting persons at risk. The manufacturer has to consider the intended conditions of use, but also any reasonably foreseeable misuse.
BS EN 13071‑1 provides requirements intended to support the corresponding essential health and safety requirements. BS EN 13071‑1 gives general requirements on design, filling apertures, total height, external surfaces/edges, lifting connection position, total permissible mass, total usable volume, and waste spillage.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 13071‑1:2019 supersedes EN 13071-1:2008.
The main changes compared to EN 13071-1:2008 are as follows:
- Addition of an introduction
- Addition of terminological entries for "container" (3.1), "flexible container" (3.17) and "Mechatronics" (3.18), while former entries for "type A-container" (3.15) and "type B-container" were deleted the addition of a new sub-clause 4.1 "Recommendations" for installation, maintenance, and cleaning of a container
- Alignment of the scope according to 4.1
- Addition of indications in clause 6 on which test methods apply to flexible containers
