Agricultural machinery. Potato harvesting equipment. Safety

Amendment of

BS EN 13118 : 2000

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

10-05-2022

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-2009

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Committee	AGE/32
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	36
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS EN ISO 4254-17:2022

This standard specifies specific safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of potato harvesting machines trailed, mounted or self-propelled which carry out one or more of the following operations: haulm chopping, lifting, picking-up, cleaning, conveying and unloading of potatoes. This standard is applicable for machines which can be used without modification for harvesting of other crops. In addition, it specifies the type of information on safe working practices to be provided by the manufacturer. The list of significant hazards dealt with in this standard is given in Annex A. Annex A also indicates the hazards which have not been dealt with. Environmental aspects have not been considered in this standard. This standard applies primarily to machines which are manufactured after the date of issue of the standard.