BS EN 1501-3:2021

What is BS EN 1501‑3 about?  

BS EN 1501‑3 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to the front loaded RCV, when it is used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer, throughout its foreseeable lifetime, as defined in Clause 4. 

BS EN 1501‑3 is applicable to the design and construction of the front loaded RCV so as to ensure that it is fitted for its intended function and can be operated, cleaned (including unblocking), adjusted and maintained during its entire lifetime. It is not applicable to the end of life of the front loaded RCV. 

BS EN 1501‑3 describes and defines the safety requirements of the front loaded RCV excluding the interface with the lifting device(s) and excluding the lifting device itself and excluding loader cranes, which could be mounted on the RCV. BS EN 1501‑3 also applies to compactors, operated on a truck for collecting purposes. 

NOTE- 

This document is not applicable to: 

• Operation in severe conditions, e.g., extreme environmental conditions such as: 
• Below −20 °c and above +40 °c temperatures 
• Tropical environment 
• Wind velocity in excess of 75 km/h 
• Contaminating environment 
• Corrosive environment 
• Operation in potentially explosive atmospheres 
• Handling of loads the nature of which could lead to dangerous situations (e.g., hot refuses, acids and bases, radioactive materials, contaminated refuse, especially fragile loads, explosives) 
• Operation on ships 

BS EN 1501‑3 is not applicable to machinery which is manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN. 

Who is BS EN 1501‑3 for? 

BS EN 1501‑3 on front loaded refuse collection vehicles is applicable to: 

• Designers, manufacturers, suppliers and users of front-loaded refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) 
• Health and safety bodies 
• Maintenance service provides 
• Front loaded refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) users 

Why should you use BS EN 1501‑3?  

RCVs carry all types of garbage, waste and hazardous material. Proper maintenance and functioning of RCVs is necessary. 

BS EN 1501‑3 lays out and deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to the front loaded RCV, when it is used as intended and under conditions of misuse. This will help you in the maintenance of the front loaded RCV. 

BS EN 1501‑3 provides safety requirements which when followed properly will help you avoid accidents and improve the safety of the front loaded RCV. 

BS EN 1501‑3 lays out operating elements with pictograms (graphical symbols) according to their function and direction of movement. These pictograms will be beneficial to the user in understanding the functions and features of the front-loaded refuse collection vehicle. 

What’s changed since the last update?  

This document supersedes EN 1501-3:2008 

The main changes compared to the previous edition are listed below: 

• The document has been completely revised and restructured 
• European foreword and Introduction have been updated 
• Clause 1, Scope, has been slightly revised and clarified 
• Clause 2, Normative references, have been updated 
• In Clause 3, new terms and definitions have been added and others revised 
• Table 1 has been updated 
• Table 2 “Basic scenarios and applicable danger zones” and a completely new Annex C with multiple figures of danger zones has been added 
• Previous Table 3 “Verification” has been deleted and information integrated in Table 1 
• Requirements on compaction mechanism (5.3), discharge system (5.4), lifting devices (5.5), remote controls (5.10.3.4), monitoring and warning (5.11), maintenance (5.13), stability (5.14), noise control (5.18) and many more have been revised