What is BS EN 1501‑5 about?
BS EN 1501‑5 is the second part of the multi-series standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to lifting devices used for the emptying of designated refuse containers into RCVs and their fitting onto the RCVs. This applies when lifting devices are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer throughout their foreseeable lifetime as defined in Clause 4.
BS EN 1501‑5 is applicable to the design and construction of the refuse container lifting devices and the mounting of other lifting devices so as to ensure that they are fitted for their function and can be operated, adjusted and maintained during their entire lifetime. It’s not applicable to the end of life of the lifting devices.
Note- BS EN 1501‑5 isn’t applicable to:
- Operation in severe conditions e.g., extreme environmental conditions such as:
- temperatures below −20 °c and above +40 °c
- tropical environment
- wind velocity in excess of 75 km/h
- contaminating environment
- corrosive environment
- operation in potentially explosive atmospheres
- lifting and transportation of persons
- emptying refuse containers other than those manufactured according to en 840:2020 (all parts), en 12574:2017 (all parts), en 13071:2019 (all parts), and those described as paladin, diamond, skip containers
- loading bulky refuse by means of platform or forks
- handling of loads the nature of which could lead to dangerous situations (e.g., hot refuses, acids and bases, radioactive materials, contaminated refuse, especially fragile loads, explosives)
- operation on ship fitting and operation on stationary compactors
BS EN 1501‑5 isn’t applicable to machinery which is manufactured before the date of its publication by CEN.
Who is BS EN 1501‑5 for?
BS EN 1501‑5 on general requirements and safety requirements of lifting devices for refuse collection vehicles is applicable to:
- Designers, manufacturers, suppliers and users of lifting devices for RCVs
- Machine manufacturers
- Health and safety bodies
- Maintenance service provides
- Machine users
- Consumers
Why should you use BS EN 1501‑5?
BS EN 1501‑5 helps you easily lift and carry heavy loads of trash. It makes the job of sanitation officers (and others involved in the chain) safer.
Lifting devices used for the emptying of designated refuse containers into RCVs has to handle all type of waste and hazardous material. The proper functioning of the lift is very important.
BS EN 1501‑5 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to lifting devices used for the emptying of designated refuse containers into RCVs and their fitting onto the RCVs. That helps the manufacturers in improving the quality of the lift.
BS EN 1501‑5 gives guidelines to ensure that lifting devices are fitted for their function and can be operated, adjusted and maintained during their entire lifetime
BS EN 1501‑5 gives the safety requirements of the lifting devices for emptying refuse containers and their interfaces with the corresponding parts of the RCVs.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 1501‑5:2021 supersedes EN 1501-5:2011.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are listed below:
- Document has been completely revised and partly restructured
- European foreword and introduction have been updated
- Clause 2, normative references, have been updated
- In clause 3, new terms and definitions have been added and others revised
- Table 1 has been updated
- Table 2 “speed and acceleration” has been added
- Requirements on “lifting devices mounted on rear loaded rcv’s” (5.3), “lifting devices mounted on side and front loaded rcv's” (5.4), “control systems” (5.10), “field of vision” (5.11), maintenance (5.14), “instruction handbook” (7.2) and many more have been revised
- Annex a, b and c have been revised.
- Annex za has been updated