ÖNORM EN 13524

This document (EN 13524:2003) has been prepared 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of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2003, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2003. 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 Directives, see informative annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. The Annex A is informative and contains ?Attachment plate of truck?. The Annex B is normative and contains ?Stipulations on the design and testing of mowing and mulching machines?. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. 0 Introduction This European Standard is a Type C-standard as stated in EN 292. The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards are covered are indicated in the scope of this standard. 1 Scope This European Standard applies to machines used for highway maintenance which are attached to or mounted on carrier vehicles and which are defined in clause 3. Directives and standards for the vehicular truck chassis aspect, termed carrier vehicle in this standard, would be those relevant to that equipment, even where specific modifications have been made to adapt the machines for highway maintenance application. The use (. (...abbreviated)