BS EN 15059 discusses snow grooming equipment. BS EN 15059 applies to snow grooming equipment is self-propelled, motor-driven machine on tracks, intended primarily for grooming snow.
BS EN 15059 also applies to its attachments that can be mounted on or attached to snow grooming equipment; for example, front pusher blade, smoother, rear-mounted snow tiller, Nordic ski-trail groomer, snow cutter, snow blower, snow carrier, winch, mower, mulching machine. Apart from rear-mounted snow tillers and front blade attachments.
Note 1: BS EN 15059 is not applicable to snow grooming equipment manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.
Note 2: BS EN 15059 is not applicable to snowmobiles.
BS EN 15059 on snow grooming equipment is useful for:
Snow grooming is the process of manipulating snow for recreational uses with atractor,snowmobile, piste caterpillar, truck or snowcat towing specialized equipment. The process is used to maintain ski hills, cross-country ski trails and snowmobile trails by grooming (moving, flattening, rototilling, or compacting) the snow on them. A snow groomer is usually employed to pack snow and improve skiing and snowboarding and snowmobile trail conditions
BS EN 15059 provides you with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to snow grooming equipment when it is used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer. BS EN 15059 also provides hazards during commissioning, use, fault-finding, and maintenance.
BS EN 15059 guides you with the safety requirements and protective measures of snow grooming equipment and provides a process for verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures. BS EN 15059 helps you to ensure the safety of your customers while they use your snow grooming equipment.
EN 15059:2009+A1:2015