What is BS EN 17067 - Safety requirements on radio remote controls in forestry machinery about?
BS EN 17067 is a standard that serves technical specifications for safety requirements on radio remote controls in forestry machinery, facilitating effective functioning of remote operations and ensuring safety in forestry machinery applications.
BS EN 17067 specifies both common and machine specific requirements for cableless control systems for use with forestry machinery such as cable winches, self-propelled machinery, mobile yarders for timber logging, log splitters and combined firewood splitters, chipping machines and forestry boom loaders.
BS EN 17067 deals with significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to cableless control systems used with the above specific forestry machinery when used as intended and under the conditions of misuse foreseeable by the manufacturer.
BS EN 17067 deals only with the remote operation of machines. Risk reduction (protective) measures related to the operations carried out by the machine are specified in machine specific standards.
Note: BS EN 17067 does not apply to cableless control systems for forestry machinery manufactured before the date of its publication.
Who is BS EN 17067-Safety requirements on radio remote controls in forestry machinery for?
BS EN 17067 on safety requirements on radio remote controls in forestry machinery applies to:
- Manufacturers of radio remote controls and forestry machinery
- Suppliers of radio remote controls
- Dealers and importers of forestry machinery
- Testing houses and labs for forestry machinery
Why should you use BS EN 17067 - Safety requirements on radio remote controls in forestry machinery?
Radio remote controls are used to control distant objects using a variety of radio signals transmitted by the remote-control device in forestry machinery. They facilitate the effective transfer of information in multi-purpose machines for loading, handling, moving and other heavy and complex tasks in forestry applications.
BS EN 17067 provides you guidance on requirements for cableless control systems, cableless control systems for logging winches, cableless control systems for travelling functions, cables control systems for woodchippers, ensuring operational safety and functioning forestry applications.
Guidance in BS EN 17067 enables you to standardize the safety mechanisms in radio remote controls, ensuring the safety, protection and longevity of forestry machinery.
