This document, together with EN 474 1:2022, deals with all significant hazards for earth-moving machinery, earth- and landfill compactors when they are used as intended and under the conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer associated with the whole life time of the machine (see Annex A).
The requirements of this part are complementary to the common requirements formulated in EN 474 1:2022. This document does not repeat the requirements of EN 474 1:2022, but supplements or modifies the requirements for application for earth moving machinery – earth- and landfill compactors.
Rammer compactors and vibratory plates are excluded from this document.
This document does not provide requirements for main electrical circuits and drives of machinery when the primary source of energy is an external electrical supply.
The following significant and relevant hazards are not covered in this document:
— Laser;
— Lightning.
This document does not provide performance requirements for safety related functions of control system(s). This document is not applicable to earth- and landfill compactors manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.