EN 14861:2004

EN 14861:2004 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Forest machinery - Self propelled machinery - Safety requirements". This standard covers: This document deals with all common significant hazards, hazardous situations and events of the following forestry machinery: fellers, bunchers, delimbers, forwarders, log loaders, skidders, processors and harvesters as defined in ISO 6814 and also multi-function versions of these machines, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer, see Clause 4. The machines listed can be of the mobile, ride-on or self-propelled type or a combination of these types. The following significant hazards are excluded: - thrown objects, that may occur on a particular machine, - noise, - vibration. NOTE Noise clauses including a noise test code will be developed as an amendment to this document. The use of this document will therefore not alone be sufficient to cover all significant risks for a majority of machines covered by this document. The list of significant hazards dealt with in this document is given in normative Annex A. This Annex is the list of significant hazards that have been identified as common to the covered mobile, ride-on and self-propelled forestry machines. It is not applicable to environmental hazards. This document is not applicable to machines, which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.

This document deals with all common significant hazards, hazardous situations and events of the following forestry machinery: fellers, bunchers, delimbers, forwarders, log loaders, skidders, processors and harvesters as defined in ISO 6814 and also multi-function versions of these machines, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer, see Clause 4. The machines listed can be of the mobile, ride-on or self-propelled type or a combination of these types. The following significant hazards are excluded: - thrown objects, that may occur on a particular machine, - noise, - vibration. NOTE Noise clauses including a noise test code will be developed as an amendment to this document. The use of this document will therefore not alone be sufficient to cover all significant risks for a majority of machines covered by this document. The list of significant hazards dealt with in this document is given in normative Annex A. This Annex is the list of significant hazards that have been identified as common to the covered mobile, ride-on and self-propelled forestry machines. It is not applicable to environmental hazards. This document is not applicable to machines, which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.

EN 14861:2004 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 65.060.80 - Forestry equipment. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

EN 14861:2004 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 14861:2004+A1:2009, EN ISO 3269:2000, EN ISO 13628-7:2006, EN ISO 898-1:2009, EN 15129:2009, EN 1337-8:2007, EN 12763:2000, EN ISO 10485:2004, EN ISO 3471:2008, EN ISO 10484:2004, EN 12259-5:2002, EN 12259-2:1999, EN 13831:2007, EN ISO 2320:2008, EN ISO 21670:2003. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

EN 14861:2004 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 98/37/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/BC/CEN/91/1. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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