BRITISH STANDARD BS EN ISO

6682:2008

Earth-moving
machinery — Zones
of comfort and reach
for controls (ISO
6682:1986, including
Amd 1:1989)

ICS 53.100

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN ISO 6682
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM September 2008

ICS 53.100 Supersedes EN ISO 6682:1995

English Version

Earth-moving machinery - Zones of comfort and reach for

controls (ISO 6682:1986, including Amd 1:1989)

Engins de terrassement - Zones de confort et Erdbaumaschine - Stellteile - Bequemlichkeitsbereiche und

d'accessibilité des commandes (ISO 6682:1986, Amd Reichweitenbereiche (ISO 6682:1986, einschließlich Amd
1:1989 inclus) 1:1989)

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EN ISO 6682:2008 (E)

Foreword
The text of ISO 6682:1986, including Amd 1:1989 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 127
“Earth-moving machinery” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over
as EN ISO 6682:2008 by Technical Committee CEN/TC 151 “Construction equipment and building material
machines - Safety” the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by December 2009.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN ISO 6682:1995.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EC Directive(s).

For relationship with EC Directive(s), see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this
document.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice

The text of ISO 6682:1986, including Amd 1:1989 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 6682:2008 without
any modification.

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EN ISO 6682:2008 (E)

Annex ZA
(informative)

Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential

Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC

This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association to provide a means of conforming to Essential Requirements of the
New Approach Directive Machinery 98/37/EC, amended by 98/79/EC.

Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Communities under that Directive and has
been implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative
clauses of this standard confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity
with the relevant Essential Requirements 1.1.2.d, 1.2.2 and 3.3.1 of that Directive and associated EFTA
regulations.

WARNING — Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling within
the scope of this standard.

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Annex ZB
(informative)

Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential

Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC

This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association to provide a means of conforming to Essential Requirements of the
New Approach Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery.

Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Communities under that Directive and has
been implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative
clauses of this standard confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity
with the relevant Essential Requirements 1.1.6, 1.2.2, 3.3.1 of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.

WARNING — Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling within
the scope of this standard.

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1 Scope
This International Standard defines zones of
comfort and reach for controls derived from the
overlapping reach capability of large and small
operators in the seated position.
2 Field of application
This document is intended as a guide for the design
of the operator compartment controls for
earth-moving machinery.
3 References
ISO 3411, Earth-moving machinery — Human
physical dimensions of operators and minimum
operator space envelope.
ISO 5353, Earth-moving machinery — Seat index
point (SIP).
ISO 6746-1, Earth-moving machinery — Definitions
of dimensions and symbols — Part 1: Base machine.
4 Definitions
4.1
SIP
seat index point as defined by ISO 5353
(fixed at nominal seat adjustments)
4.2
control displacement
travel or movement of a control through its
operational range
4.3
control location
positions of a control, including the corresponding
control displacement, defined from the SIP
4.4
primary controls
controls that are used frequently or continuously by
the operator, such as:
a) Machine controls: transmission, brakes,
steering, engine speed, etc.
b) Working tool controls: blade controls, bucket
controls, ripper controls, etc.
4.5
secondary controls
controls that are infrequently used by the operator,
such as lights, windscreen wipers, starter, heater,
air conditioner, etc.
4.6
zones of comfort
preferred control location zones for primary hand
and foot controls. Both large and small operators
should be able to reach controls comfortably in these
zones
4.7
zones of reach
control location zones for secondary hand and foot
controls. Both large and small operators should be
able to reach controls in these zones from the seated
position, but the operator may be required to rotate
or lean forward and to each side
4.8
XYZ coordinate system
coordinate system used to define the control zone
locations:
a) Origin at the SIP.
b) X-axis; fore-aft, positive to front of the SIP.
c) Y-axis; lateral, positive to right of the SIP.
d) Z-axis; vertical, positive upward from the SIP.
see ISO 6746-1
4.9
flexion
movement that changes the angle between body
parts
4.10
adduction
movement in a plane normal to the plane of flexion
and directed towards or past the mid-axis
(XZ plane) of the body
4.11
abduction
movement in a plane normal to the plane of flexion
and directed away from the mid-axis (XZ plane) of
the body
4.12
circumduction
movement about an axis that circumscribes a cone
5 Control location zones
5.1 The control location zones are determined in
relation to the SIP.
5.2 The zones of comfort and zones of reach for hand
and foot controls are shown in Figure 1, Figure 2
and Figure 3. These zones correspond to the human
physical dimensions given in ISO 3411.

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5.3 Control location zones are defined by the
common reach zones for large and small operators.
The specific conditions which are used to derive
these control location zones are presented in
Annex A.
5.4 The zone of comfort for hand controls may be
rotated up to 30° about a vertical axis through
the SIP for reaching rear equipment controls that
are used whilst the operator is turned in the seat.
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5.5 The zones of comfort and reach for hand controls
may be increased by 75 mm for controls operated by
finger grasp.
5.6 Annex B lists the X, Y and Z coordinates and
radii of Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3 which
should be used when developing larger scale
drawings as drafting aids.
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Annex A Specific conditions used to A.1.3 The seat has a 150 mm fore-aft adjustment.
derive control location zones The small operator adjusts the seat to the most
forward position and the large operator adjusts the
(Refer to Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3) seat to the most rearward position.
A.1 Control location zones A.1.4 Control location zones for machines that have
A.1.1 The seat back cushion has a 10° nominal rake between 100 mm and 150 mm fore-aft seat
angle and a width of 500 mm. The control location adjustment can be derived as follows:
zones may be affected if the nominal seat back a) use hand control location zones defined
cushion rake angle exceeds ± 5° variation from 10° in Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3;
or if the seat back cushion width exceeds 550 mm.
b) modify foot control location zones defined
A.1.2 Both large and small operators position the in Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3 by narrowing
seat at the nominal vertical adjustment. Vertical the foot control location zones by 25 mm in both
seat adjustment (75 mm recommended) is used by the fore and aft directions.
individual operators to account for anthropometric
variations: long legs but short arms, long trunk but
short legs, etc.
Table 1 — Summary — Body pivot dimensions (see Figure 1)
Dimensions in millimetres
Abbreviation Body coordinates Large operator Small operator
SH Shoulder — hip 480 396
HK Hip — knee 452 372
KA Knee — ankle 445 367
AA½ Ankle — shoe sole 119 98
AP Ankle — pedal (when A4 = 90°) 150 124
SE Shoulder — elbow 300 247
EW Elbow — wrist 267 220
EHg Elbow — hand grasp 394 325
AT Ankle — toe (when A4 = 90°) 243 200
— Hip — hip (lateral) 185 152
— Shoulder — shoulder (lateral) 376 310
Table 2 — Summary — Range of movement angles (see Figure 1)
Angles in degrees
Angle
Ref. Angle (right side joint) Movement
Comfort Maximum
A1 Seat back angle Flexion 10 5 to 15
Trunk Abduction 0 – 20
A2 Hip Flexion 75 to 100 60 to 110
Adduction 10 10
Abduction – 22 – 30
A3 Knee Flexion 75 to 160 75 to 170
A4 Ankle Flexion 85 to 108 78 to 115
A5 Shoulder Flexion – 35 to 85 – 50 to 180
Adduction 20 20
Abduction – 70 – 120
Clavicle circumduction 20 20
A6 Elbow Flexion 60 to 180 45 to 180

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Annex B Summary of coordinates for Table 5 — Coordinates for zone of

defining control location zones comfort — Foot control location zone
(Refer to 5.6) Coordinates
Centre of curvaturea Radius
Coordinates to define the zone of comfort and zone (X, Y, Z)
of reach for control location are summarized in KS1 (446, – 75, – 32) R5 = 500
Table 3, Table 4, Table 5 and Table 6. Since the Coordinates
control location zones are symmetrical about Pointa
(X, Y, Z)
the XZ plane, only one half is defined. The other
half can be defined by changing the sign of H (581, – 275, – 470)
the Y coordinates. (See 4.8.) I (820, – 275, – 150)
The control location zones are defined by J (932, – 275, – 150)
coordinates for the corners of planar surfaces, and
by the centre of curvature coordinates and the radii K (687, – 275, – 470)
of spherical and cylindrical surfaces. The zone of NOTE In some areas of the world, there are more than 5 % of
reach for hand controls is defined by planar and the operators that have leg lengths less than the values given for
the small operators in ISO 3411. To accommodate these areas of
cylindrical boundaries that are tangential to the the world, special adjustments should be provided that will
spherical surfaces defined in Table 4. permit locating the position of the centre of curvature (KS1
Table 3 — Coordinates for zone of and KS2) and the radii (R5 and R6) shown in Table 5 and Table 6.
The changes that should be made are:
comfort — Hand control location zone Special coordinates of KS1: (441, – 75, – 32)
Coordinates Special coordinates of KS2: (426, – 75, – 65)
Centre of curvaturea Radius Special value of R5: R5 = 574
(X, Y, Z)
Special value of R6: R6 = 475
R1 = 734 These changes in position of the centre of curvature and the
SL (– 159, 188, 476)
R2 = 691 radius will result in changes to the coordinates of
points H, I, J, I, L, M, N and O.
Coordinates a
Pointa Refer to Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6.
(X, Y, Z)
A1 (132, 500, 425) Table 6 — Coordinates for zone of
reach — Foot control location zone
A2 (132, 500, – 100)
Coordinates
B1 (132, 400, 425) Centre of curvaturea Radius
(X, Y, Z)
B2 (132, 400, – 100)
C1 (230, 250, 425) KS2 (441, – 75, – 65) R6 = 500
Coordinates
C2 (230, 250, – 100) Pointa
D1 (296, 250, 425) (X, Y, Z)

D2 (296, 250, – 100) L (581, – 375, – 470)

E1 (530, 500, 425) M (796, – 375, – 75)
E2 (221, 500, – 100) N (941, – 375, – 75)
F1 (573, 400, 425) O (734, – 375, – 470)
F2 (296, 400, – 100) NOTE In some areas of the world, there are more than 5 % of
a the operators that have leg lengths less than the values given
Refer to Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6.
for the small operators in ISO 3411. To accommodate these
Table 4 — Coordinates for zone of areas of the world, special adjustments should be provided that
will permit locating the position of the centre of curvature
reach — Hand control location zone (KS1 and KS2) and the radii (R5 and R6) shown in Table 5
Coordinates and Table 6. The changes that should be made are:
Centre of curvaturea Radius Special coordinates of KS1: (441, – 75, – 32)
(X, Y, Z)
Special coordinates of KS2: (426, – 75, – 65)
SS1 (6, 283, 368) R3 = 625 Special value of R5: R5 = 574
SS2 (245, 283, 368) R3 = 625 Special value of R6: R6 = 475
These changes in position of the centre of curvature and the
SM (– 160, 0, 400) R4 = 450 radius will result in changes to the coordinates of
points H, I, J, I, L, M, N and O.
Coordinates a Refer
Pointa to Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6.
(X, Y, Z)
G X = – 400
a
Refer to Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6.

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NOTE Large operator is shown with seat adjusted to the most rearward position. See Annex A.
Figure 1 — Zones of comfort and reach — Side view

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Figure 2 — Zones of comfort and reach — Top view

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Figure 3 — Zones of comfort and reach — Front view

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Figure 4 — Coordinates for zones of comfort and reach — Side view

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Figure 5 — Coordinates for zones of comfort and reach — Top view

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Figure 6 — Coordinates for zones of comfort and reach — Front view

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