What is BS EN 15597-2 about?
BS EN 15597 is a series of the European standard on-road vehicle winter maintenance equipment discusses the requirements of spreading and spraying machines.
BS EN 15597-2 gives the possibility to certify a model of vehicle-mounted or (trailer) dragged spreading machines for winter service with standard parameters, leaving the possibility to the manufacturer to evolve in performances. At the same time, information is given on the minimum content required for operating manuals.
BS EN 15597-2 is valid for machines that are used to spread the following media:
- Not a pre-wetted spreading agent (solid spreading agent)
- Pre-wetted spreading agent
- Liquid spreading agent (brine).
NOTE: The following points are not covered by BS EN 15597-2:
- Requirements for registration and approval
- Requirements made by automobile manufacturers.
Who is BS EN 15597-2 for?
BS EN 15597-2 on spreading and spraying machines is useful for:
- Mechanical engineer
- Manufacturers of spreading and spraying machines
Why should you use BS EN 15597-2?
Winter maintenance operation is necessary in many parts of the world that can improve snow-fighting efficiency and significantly reduce the amount of road salts used to maintain roads, highways, sidewalks, and parking lots in the winter. BS EN 15597-2 provides you with requirements on winter maintenance equipment.
BS EN 15597-2 gives requirements on different types of spreader and test materials.
BS EN 15597-2 provides the principle of qualification procedure of the spreaders which includes two test types, one static and one dynamic.
BS EN 15597-2 gives the procedure of the static test that consist to verify, with weighing, the precision and regularity of test material flow and right quantity and description of static qualification tests per spreader type.
Dynamic test method for the qualification of the dynamic test is provided in BS EN 15597-2.
Furthermore, BS EN 15597-2 helps you define the design and requirements of spreading and spraying machines with speed-dependent dispersion for winter service to reduce salt use, control impact on the environment, improve travel conditions, safety and mobility and reduce overall costs.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 15597-2:2019 supersedes CEN/TS 15597-2:2012. BS EN 15597-2:2019 includes some technical changes with respect to CEN/TS 15597-2:2012.
These include:
- Update of the normative references and of the Bibliography
- Inclusion of the determination and characteristics of test materials for salt 1 and salt 2
- Addition of a new test for the starting behaviour
- Simplification of the static tests
- Adaptation of the test points to the changes in the working ranges of the spreader types
