SRPS CEN/TS 15597-2:2013

Winter maintenance equipment - Spreading machines (gritting machines) - Part 2: Requirements for distribution and its test

Scope

This Technical Specification gives the possibility to certify a model of vehicle-mounted or (trailer-)dragged spreading machines for winter service with standard parameters, leaving the possibility for the manufacturer to evolve performance. At the same time, information is given on the minimum content required for operating manuals.
This Technical Specification is valid for machines which are used to spread the following media:
- solid thawing media with or without pre-wetted media;
- liquid thawing media.
The following points are not covered by this Technical Specification:
- requirements for registration and approval;
- requirements made by automobile manufacturers;
- requirements on safety - these are dealt with in EN 13021.