1 Scope
This document together with EN 474‑1:2022 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to backhoe loaders when used as intended and under the conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable
by the manufacturer (see Annex A) associated with the whole lifetime of the machine as described in EN ISO 12100:2010, 5.4.
The requirements of this document are complementary to the common requirements formulated
in EN 474‑1:2022. This document does not repeat the requirements of EN 474‑1:2022 but supplements or modifies the requirements for backhoe loaders .
This document does not provide requirements for main electrical circuits and drives
of machinery when the primary source of energy is an external electrical supply.
This document does not provide performance requirements for safety related functions
of control system(s).
This document does not deal with demolition machinery.
This document also deals with fork application, log handling application and lifting
operation application.
This document is not applicable to backhoe loaders which are manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.
BS EN 474-4:2022 Referenced Document
EN 474-1:2022 Earth-moving machinery - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
EN ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction (ISO 12100:2010)*, 2024-04-20 Update
EN ISO 7096:2020 Earth-moving machinery - Laboratory evaluation of operator seat vibration (ISO 7096:2020)
ISO 14397-1:2007 Earth-moving machinery - Loaders and backhoe loaders - Part 1: Calculation of rated operating capacity and test method for verifying calculated tipping load
ISO 2330:2002 Fork-lift trucks - Fork arms - Technical characteristics and testing
ISO 7451:2007 Earth-moving machinery - Volumetric ratings for hoe-type and grab-type buckets of hydraulic excavators and backhoe loaders
ISO 7546:1983 Earth-moving machinery; Loader and front loading excavator buckets; Volumetric ratings
ISO 9248:1992 Earth-moving machinery; units for dimensions, performance and capacities, and their measurement accuracies
ISO 9533:2010 Earth-moving machinery - Machine-mounted audible travel alarms and forward horns - Test methods and performance criteria
BS EN 474-4:2022 history
2022BS EN 474-4:2022 Earth-moving machinery. Safety - Requirements for backhoe loaders