This European Standard is a type test procedure for establishing the values of vibration emission transmitted to the whole body of operators of industrial trucks under specified conditions. It is not applicable to hand-arm vibration.This standard is applicable to powered industrial trucks listed in ISO 5053:1987. The annex A is applicable for "all-terrain" trucks. It also applies to other powered industrial trucks not covered by ISO 5053:1987, e. g. variable-reach trucks and "low-lift" "order picking" trucks, etc. NOTE The standard may however be useful also for existing trucks.This standard is not applicable to non-stacking "low-lift" straddle carriers (as specified in 3. of ISO 5053:1987) and stacking "high-lift" straddle carriers (as specified in 3. of ISO 5053:1987). The test results, however, are not applicable to the determination of whole-body vibration exposure.
EN 13059:2002 history
2008EN 13059:2002+A1:2008 Safety of industrial trucks - Test methods for measuring vibration
2002EN 13059:2002 Safety of industrial trucks - Test methods for measuring vibration (Incorporates Amendment A1: 2008)