This document specifies the minimum technical information that the manufacturers of earth moving machinery and the manufacturers of interchangeable equipment are required to make available in their operator’s manual.
It is applicable to the combination of earth moving machinery and interchangeable equipment covered by the intended use of each of the products, where the respective manufacturers do not identify in the operator’s manual specific models of interchangeable equipment or compatible host machines for coupling.
It gives guidelines in order to define the essential characteristics of interchangeable equipment and host machine for their coupling considering the following significant hazards or hazardous situations due to:
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a loss of longitudinal or lateral stability;
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exceeding maximum dimensions with respect to operator's field of view;
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errors of fitting for hydraulic and electric connections;
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access (egress) to (from) operating position(s).
There are cases where specific technical or operational needs may require different approaches, so the information given by the manufacturer of the host machine and/or the manufacturer of the interchangeable equipment may differ from that set out in this document. In these cases, this document does not apply and the analysis of the risks created by the coupling of the host machine and interchangeable equipment shall be carried out by the manufacturer of the interchangeable equipment or by who makes the combined machinery.
The road circulation of the coupled host machine and interchangeable equipment on public roads is not covered.
It does not cover the design and/or performance requirements for the engagement and locking of interchangeable equipment to the host machine, which is the subject of other European and International standards.
This document does neither deal with lifting persons with earth moving machinery nor with any interchangeable equipment mounted to it.
NOTE Earth moving machinery which are equipped with work platforms as interchangeable equipment are regarded as Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) as defined in 3.1 of EN 280‑1:2022, and listed under Annex IV, item 17 of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
This document is not applicable to earth moving machinery and interchangeable equipment manufactured before the date of its publication.
