1、BRITISH STANDARD BS 6912-18: 1995 ISO 12508: 1994 Safety of earth-moving machinery Part 18: Specification for bluntness of edges at the operator station and in maintenance areasBS6912-18:1995 This British Standard, having been prepared under the directionof the Sector Board forBuilding and Civil Eng
2、ineering, was published underthe authority of the Standards Board and comes intoeffect on 15 August1995 BSI 07-1999 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference B/513/1 Draft for comment 93/102480 DC ISBN 0 580 24291 9 Committees responsible for this British
3、Standard The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by Technical Committee B/513, Construction equipment and plant, and site safety, to Subcommittee B/513/1, Earth-moving machinery, upon which the following bodies were represented: British Coal Corporation Construction Plant-Hire Associa
4、tion Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors Federation of Manufacturers of Construction Equipment and Cranes Health and Safety Executive Institution of Civil Engineers Silsoe Research Institute Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsBS6912-18:1995 BSI 07-1999 i Contents Page
5、Committees responsible Inside front cover National foreword ii 1 Scope 1 2 Normative references 1 3 Requirements 1 Figure 1 Edges and corner 1 Figure 2 Edge radius and chamfer 2 List of references Inside back coverBS6912-18:1995 ii BSI 07-1999 National foreword This Part ofBS6912 has been prepared b
6、y Subcommittee B/513/1, and is identical withISO12508:1994 Earth-moving machinery Operator station and maintenance areas Bluntness of edges, published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO12508:1994 was prepared by Subcommittee2, Safety requirements and human factors, of I
7、SO Technical Committee127, Earth-moving machinery, with the active participation and approval of the UK. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Stan
8、dard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Cross-references International standard Corresponding British Standard BS 6914 Terminology (including definitions of dimensions and symbols) for earth-moving machinery ISO 6165:1987 Part 1:1988 Glossary of terms for basic types of earth
9、-moving machinery (Identical) BS 6912 Safety of earth-moving machinery ISO 2860:1992 Part 5:1992 Recommendations for minimum access dimensions (Identical) ISO 2867:1994 Part 15:1995 Specification for access systems (Identical) Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front c
10、over, pages i and ii, pages1 and 2, an inside back cover and a back cover. This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on theinside front cover.BS6912-18:1995 BSI 07-1999 1 1 Scope This International Stan
11、dard defines the permissible limits of the sharpness of edges and corners, to reduce the risk of injury to the operator or maintenance personnel while operating earth-moving machinery and performing maintenance. It applies to operator and maintenance access/egress systems as defined inISO2860 andISO
12、2867, and the operator station on earth-moving machinery as described inISO6165. 2 Normative references The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this International Standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were vali
13、d. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently valid International Sta
14、ndards. ISO 2860:1992, Earth-moving machinery Minimum access dimensions. ISO 2867:1994, Earth-moving machinery Access systems. ISO 6165:1987, Earth-moving machinery Basic types Vocabulary. 3 Requirements Structural edges and corners (seeFigure 1) of metallic and non-metallic materials of sufficient
15、hardness to cause contusions or penetration of the human skin shall comply with the requirements in3.1 to3.3. 3.1 Edges of parts shall be rounded or chamfered to a minimum dimension of0,3mm as shown inFigure 2, or fitted with a protective strip. For edge thicknesses of1mm or less, a protective strip
16、 shall be fitted. 3.2 External corners such as on cab or service doors and pointed objects shall have a minimum radius of4mm. 3.3 Grab-handles and edges/corners of hand-holds shall have a minimum radius of5mm. Figure 1 Edges and cornerBS6912-18:1995 2 BSI 07-1999 Figure 2 Edge radius and chamferBS69
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