NF EN 13140+A1

Le présent document, préparé dans le but de donner des moyens de se conformer aux exigences essentielles de la Directive "Machines" (98/37/CE qui codifie - remplace - la Directive 89/392/CEE et ses amendements), détermine les prescriptions de sécurité et les vérifications pour la conception et la construction des machines de récolte des betteraves à sucre et fourragères. Il est applicable aux machines traîmées, portées et automotrices et doit être utilisé conjointement avec la NF EN 1553.

This document, intended to be used together with ISO 4254-1, specifies the safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of the following types of root crop harvesting machines trailed, mounted or self-propelled: —    sieving harvesters, —    root lifting harvesters, —    top lifting harvesters, which carry out more than one of the following operations: haulm/leaf topping, digging/taking-in/lifting, cleaning, conveying and unloading of root crops. This document is also applicable for haulm/leaf toppers used individually. This document is not applicable to cleaner-loaders which operate from a heap of beet. For these type of machines, additional hazards are, at present, not dealt with in this document. In addition, it specifies the type of information on safe working practices to be provided by the manufacturer. The list of significant hazards covered in this document is given in Annex A. It also indicates the hazards which have not been dealt with. Environmental aspects have not been considered in this document. Noise has been considered partly in this document. This document applies primarily to machines which are manufactured after the date of its publication.