SRPS EN 1853:2008

Agricultural machinery - Trailers with tipping body - Safety

Scope

This standard specifies specific safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of agricultural trailers with a tipping body, balanced and semi mounted, where the term agricultural trailer refers to a vehicle used in agriculture only for transportation and which, through its design, is adapted and intended for towing by a tractor or a self-propelled agricultural machine. This standard is not applicable to trailers with a de-mountable body. NOTE: Braking requirements are not included in this standard. These will be studied during its revision depending on the development of European regulations. 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.

Related directives

NOTE: If the word "harmonized" (marked in green) is not found in the field with the name of the directive, it means that the European standard is not cited in the OJEU.