BS EN 13071 discusses waste containers. BS EN 13071‑1 is the first part of the multi-series on stationary waste containers up to 5 000 l. BS EN 13071‑1 specifies requirements of stationary containers, top lifted and bottom emptied, used for collection of solid non-hazardous wastes, with a capacity up to 5 000 l.
BS EN 13071‑1 specifies general characteristics of such containers and their accessories, test methods, and safety requirements as well as recommendations for installation, maintenance, and cleaning operations.
BS EN 13071‑1 on stationary waste containers is useful for:
Work equipment is designed and constructed so that it can be operated without putting persons at risk. The manufacturer has to consider the intended conditions of use, but also any reasonably foreseeable misuse.
BS EN 13071‑1 provides requirements intended to support the corresponding essential health and safety requirements. BS EN 13071‑1 gives general requirements on design, filling apertures, total height, external surfaces/edges, lifting connection position, total permissible mass, total usable volume, and waste spillage.
BS EN 13071‑1:2019 supersedes EN 13071-1:2008.
The main changes compared to EN 13071-1:2008 are as follows:
EN 13071-1