EUROPEAN STANDARD, EN 1570:1998/A1 NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM August 2004 Ics 53,020.99 English version Safety requirements for lifting tables Prescriptions de sécurité des tables evatrices Sicherheitsanforderungen an Hubiische ‘This amendment At modifies the European Standard EN 1570-1998; was approved by Bt June 2004, ‘CEN members are bound fo comply withthe CEN/CENELEC Informal Regulations which siptaté the contions for incision of hs ‘amendment int the relevant national standard without any alteralion. Upto date lists ar lographical references concerning such ‘atonal standards may be obtained on appicaton tothe Central Socroarat or to any CENYoomber, ‘This amondmont exist in three official versions (English, French, German). A vasedifin any other language made by ranslaon under the recponsibity of a CEN member into ts ow language and noted Io the ContaLSapretarat has the came stats asthe official versions. ‘CEN members are the national standards bodies of Aust, Belg Gormany, Grooce, Hungary, Icoland, Ireland, tay, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Swizeriand and United Kingdom. +h Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, rg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITE EUROPEEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPAISCHES KOMITEE FOR NORMUNG ‘Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36. B-1050 Brussels (©2004 CEN Allights of expataton In any frm and by any means reserved Ret No. EN 1570:1998/41:2004: £ ‘worlwide for CEN national Members.EN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) Contents Page Scope. Normative references Definitions. List of hazards.... Safety requirements. Marking eoanane Verification of the safety requirements and /or measures .. Annex C (normative) Test procedures. hone oma) Tse or ig we Annex E (informative) Controls. Annex F (normative) Manual force measurement meth tao 24 toma ann ey St ne et Raqulrements of BU Directive OUSTIEC amenQay SUTHEC, xEN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) Foreword This document (EN 1570:1998/A1:2004) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 98 ‘Lifting platforms", the secretariat of which is held by DIN. ‘This Amendment to the European Standard EN 1570:1998 shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2006. ‘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 EU Directive(s). For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative annex ZA, whicsan integral part of thisEN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) 1 Scope The toxt of 1.1 shall be replaced by: 4.1. This document specifies the safety requirements for lifting tables for raising andlor lowering goods and/or persons associated with the movement of goods carried by the iting table (i.e. not for passenger use), for a vertical travel of up to 3.0 m. The text of 1.4 shall be replaced by: 1.4 This document does not apply to the following equipment: permanently installed iting tables, serving specific levels of a building and fitted with a car, — permanently installed lifting tables, serving specific levels of a buildifg, not fitted with a car but with a vertical travel of more than 2.0 m; —— power operated iting platforms for persons with impaired mato? — fing tables for airport ground equipment; QB sume & —- mobile elevating work platforms; vehicle its for martenance; 9S — inno nena — mobil ltng tables wih a tray@iQ Speed of moe than 1.6 ms; — all dopendont storage at Pera equipment; — thea stage tits. ~C) Q 2 Normative references The following reference shall be added: EN 1050, Safety of machinery-Principles for risk assessment. The following reference shall be deleted: EN 45014, General criteria for suppliers declaration of conformity (ISO / IEC Guide 22:1996).EN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) 3. Definitions The text of 3.12 shalll be replaced by: a2 safety by position condition when a table or part of table is sufficiently shielded from access fo avoid any hazard to persons or goods. 4° List of hazards The whole clause 4 shall be replaced by: ‘The list of hazards according to the following table is based on EN 1050. The table has been formulated to show the hazards, hazardous situatj which have been identified by risk assessment to be relevant for this require action to eliminate or reduce risk. and hazardous events ‘machinery and which Hazards are shown as “not applicable" where they are conser Be exist on iting tables and “not signiicant where they er unlikely to cause rk to persons) Mechanical hazards due to: 15 or trapping hazard 7 1.6 | Impacthazard 17 ‘Stabbing or puncture hi rans QS Se Hazard Reference Hazard, hazardous sivationgng hazardous oents No Mactine prs or work ig@ied 0 a) shape; SY b) relative location ©) mass and stably potential energy of elements whichmay move Under the effegtopraviy) 1 4) mass and yElOSG (kinetic energy of elements in controled and tuncontro} “ noe sien, — acoumttétion of energy inside the machinery, e. 9. ) elastic elements (springs); 9) liquids and gases under pressure; h)_ the effect of vacuum ‘Shearing hazard Gutting oF severing hazard Friction or abrasion hazard High pressure fluid injection or ejection haza [ Not applicable | Not significant Clause No i this standard 5.2.4, 5.2.8 5.2.8 SAAT SAA 5A 5.8.10,5.9.6 528,59 Not applicable 5.2.11213/416 S.2.102131416EN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) Table 1 (continued) Hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events Clause No in this standard lactical hazards do Contact of persons with live parts (direct contact) |Contact of persons with parts which Rave bocore vo under fay conditions (indirect contact) Api Dr Blectostac phenomena - Thema radiation of other phenomena euch ae the projecon of 25 moten particles and chemical effects from shor! crcuts, overloads, ote 3 Thermal hazards, resulting in - One : Bums, scalds and other injuries by a possibi contact of eons with a4 abject or materials wih an extreme high of low iSraperature, by | 5.2.16 flames or explosions and also by the radiation of hgal tices _ a2 Damage to health by hot or cold working envio Not applicable 4 Hazards generated by noe, resulting in Qe See amex B Hearing loss (deafness), other physiok lisorders(e. g. loss of aq balance, loss of awareness) abet [az interference with spec: Kak . : 5 Hazards generated by vibration _ 7 a Use of hand-held machines ina vaioly of reurlogcal and | ot apicane vascular disorders Whole body vibration, par ly when combined with poor postures _| Not applicable Hazards generated ition | Low frequency, ra jency radiation, micro waves Not applicable Infrared, visible fiolet light | Not applicable and came! Natanalieahia |EN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) Table 1 (continued) Clause No in this standard Hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events | | Mental overload and underload, stress [ Not applicable 552, 5.54, Human error, human behaviour maelara Inadequate design, location or identification of manual controls ae . i 5.5.314/5/6/7 Inadequate design or location of visual display units Not applicable 9 Combination of hazards Reece dealt with Unexpected start-up, Sa ecemenee (or any similar malfunction) from Errors in the software an Errors made by the operator (due to nde ‘of machinery with human characteristics and abilities, see 8.6), ibility of stopping the mackine in the best po Not applicable 510.1 Failure of the control circuits, Errors of fitting &> 16 saan, 7 5.9.1/2/314, 18 | Loss of stbty/ overturning ofmachinery B12 19 | Slip, trip and fall of persons (related to machinery) ral Hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous ovents duo to mobilly | Relating to the travelling function 204 [ Mover [202 | Movement without adriver at the divin poston - 20.3 | Movement without all parts in safe position rare aneiaaed | 20.4 | Excessive speed of pedostian controlled machinery | 205 | Excessive escilations when moving zoe | nsulicentablty of machinery to be sowed down, stoped and 58.2, 563, immobilised 5.6.8EN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) 214 Table 1 (continued) Hazard Reference Hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events Tinked to the work position (acuding drvng stain) on tho machine _ canis aa | Fall of persons during to (or atffrom) the [Exhaust goseafick of oyper atthe work poston Fie (lammabity of the eab, lack of extinguishing means) See i) Contact with the wheels; 1D) Rolover, 1). Fall objects, penetration by objects; 1) Break-up of parts rotating at high spec mm) Contact of persons with machine parts or tooin Qbevestian conoled machines) Insufficient visibility rom the work positions position Noise at work position Vibration at a Clause No in this standard Not dealt with Not dealt with 565 SAQA 52.1314 Not dealt with 5241 ‘Introduction Not applicable ‘Annex B Not dealt with Not applicable Not applicable Due to control system G (lack of stability) 7A @ and to the transmission of power of power between machines: Hazards fréatpoupling and towing 5.6.7 Fromito third per srsons lack of stabiityEN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) Table 4 (concluded) Hazard Reference Hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events No Clause Ne this standard | Annex A SAZA2, 5.8.4, | 271.2 uncontrolled loading - overloading ~ overturning — moments exceeded | 5.9.4, 5.1.2.412, | | s71112, | 696.12 552 543 [589,598,741 | Not dealt with 6.10, 6.11 from access of persons to load support from derailment irom inadequate design of pals, runs from inadequate selection of chains, ropes, lifting their inadequate integration into the machine SY 7. Beccossores and | 57 4 57.48 TABATA Electrical Hazaré {rom lightning Hazards generated by neglectint ‘ergonomic principles ens vy on pr sn : 2: ‘Additional hazards, hazardous stators pti hazardous events due to underground work _ 30 Ihazardsn@ hazardous events dueto: | oe 30.1 [lack of stability of owSred roof supports Not applicable 302 [ Not applicable 30.3 Notapplicable | [31 [ Not applicable 32 ____[ Notapplicabie _ | Not applicable inadequate mechanical stength—inadoquale working coffins 342. [feng of eadng cont [243 | faling of onl in poreon cai Gunaon [ssi 344 | overspeed of person carer 53, 575, 587, 36, | Falng of person from person earior “|saaaiana | 6 i 2 37 60EN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) 5 Safety requirements The text of 5.2.3 shall be replaced by: 5.2.3 _In scissor type lifts the minimum safety gaps between the scissor legs and the outer scissor leg and the base frame shall be as shown in Figure 1. The text of 6.2.11 shall be replaced by: 5.2.11 Self-propelled lfting tables that are manually controlled shall be fitted with an audible warming device controlled from the operating position. ihe automaticaly contol iting ales ntnded tobe used in an area fom which persons are not excludes, pertons shall be alomatoalypotectd from impact ofthe iting tabi (e.5.by pressure senaive butlers or petosletie devess) and an acouste andor visual warning vee (e.g. flashing lamp) shall operate whenever movement takes place. The tox of556 shal be replaced by: oO 5.5.6 Where alternative controls are fitted at two different positiong 2BNat be wired so that only one set can be in use at any one time, excluding the emergency a ‘Where one set of alternative controls are mounted on the platfSriq) operation of the platform controls. shall always have priority, when operated, over the remotely Sed controls, excluding the emergency stop. The text of 6.6.5 shall be replaced by: A 5.6.5 To ensure the operators safety, the Sy. ‘on the lifting table shall be positioned in accordance with Figure 4, where: — elther his less than 35 mm and /is a gfthigium of 10 mm, or — h=35mm to 70 mm and lis a midfm}m of 2,57 h- 80 mm, or _ ee inimum of 1,60 fh - 42 mm. O £ 10EN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) Figure 4 shall be replaced with: 1. Frame edge h= Height offaire above ground Seas 1 mnichepctanc of tow space forfeat 3. Ground (floor) ye oe & 5. Frame height above ground x& 6. Free space for feet 9 Meteosat rect 57.9 The desig shear sess g&SYecens and rts shall be not more than 1/8 ofthe imate tet secs of matoal used tor pats shal bo designd obo svesod aot more tan {ial he cline torso aiéaeot te ator, The lead sctew mochansm shal bo died portion eg tomo nen i rer NOTE Fao duo Gish censored ach loat-cow shall hav a fad boerng nut and an unload safely nut. The safely nt shal only bor bwdad ithe louboarrg at fa taal ot be posse to ase th pation fom acsoe Posten when he ay under ad It shall be easy to determine the wear of the load-bearing nut without major dismantling, e. g. more than removing a cover. Lead-screws shall be fitted with devices at both ends to prevent the load-bearing nut and safety nut from leaving the lead-screws. The lead-screw material shall have a higher abrasive resistance than the load-bearing nut material The toxt of 6.7.13 ¢) shall be replaced by: 5.7.13) removable winding handles, levers and hand wheels shall be secured against slipping ‘and unintentional removal from the drive shaft, e.9. fiting securing mechanism such as snap-in latches or locking springs. 14EN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) 6 Marking The text of 6.13 shall be replaced by: 6.13. For scissor it tables a warming notice shall be provided stating “Danger. Do not put hands or feet under the platform’, with the appropriate pictogram. 8 Verification of the safety requirements and /or measures The text of the last paragraph of 8.1.1 shall be replaced by: ‘The result of the examinations and tests shall be recorded in a signed report (e.g. as shown in annex D) and the identity of the person signing the report shall be clearly shown, 2EN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) ‘Annex C (normative) Test procedures C.1 Practical tests for type testing procedure The text of the subclauses C.1 h) and C.1 K) shall be replaced by: h) Increase the rated load by 10 % and operate through the number of cycles necessary to enable the necessary record of the maximum pressure to be made. k) Reduce and redistribute the load in accordance with 5.1.1.7. Operate the lifting table through one complete yee. Check thal dtlctons and tit ae wihin the manulackreys specification. c3 re bn ~ oO S Ss > & 3EN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) Annex D (normative) Test certificate for lifting tables The title shall be replaced by: Annex D (informative) Test certificate for lifting tables SY D.3Declaration ye Cette troy EN 150 nye pe SRD camped ina wh 45014. & 9° S Sy 14EN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) Annex E (informative) Controls The title of figure E.2 shall be replaced by: Figure E.2 - Arrangement of foot-operated buttonsEN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) Annex F (normative) Manual force measurement methods The text of F.7 shall be replaced by: F.7 Hand or foot forces ‘Actuate the handle or foot pedal as many times as necessary to raise the fully loaded platform to its ‘maximum height. ‘The maximum force value is measured perpendicularly to the handle or pedal during each pumping oye Oo ‘The maximum force value is the average of the maximum values re ‘at each handle or pedal cycle during one complete lifting, Vv 16EN 1570:1998/A1:2004 (E) Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC amended by 98/79/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 one means of conforming to Essential Requirements of the New Approach Directive 98/37/EC amended by 98/79/EC Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Cor 1s under that Directive ‘and has been implemented as a national standard in at least one MeribérState, compliance with the normative clauses of this standard confers, within the limits ofp scope of this standard a presumption of conformity with the relevant Essential Requiremerigy that Directive and associated a sy WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Direcves'may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of this standard. % 7