This standard specifies safety requirements and their verification for design and construction of self-propelled
and trailed pick-up balers independent of the shape or size of the bales formed.
It describes methods for the elimination or reduction of risks which need specific requirements for pick-up
balers, It does not deal with hazards which are common to all agricultural machines particularly common
hazards related to mobility, including those specific to self-propelled machines, These aspects will be dealt
with in another standard produced by CEN/TC 144 (see introduction),
In addition, it specifies the type of information on safe working practices to be provided by the manufacturer,
The list of significant hazards dealt with in this standard is given in annex A. Annex A also indicates the
hazards which have not been dealt with
Environmental aspects have not been considered in this standard,
This standard applies primarily to machines which are manufactured after the date of issue of the standard.
DIN EN 704:2009 history
2011DIN EN ISO 4254-11:2011 Agricultural machinery - Safety - Part 11: Pick-up balers (ISO 4254-11:2010); German version EN ISO 4254-11:2010
2009DIN EN 704:2009 Agricultural machinery - Pick-up balers - Safety(includes Amendment A1:2009); English version of DIN EN 704:2009-12
1999DIN EN 704:1999 Agricultural machinery - Pick-up balers - Safety; German version EN 704:1999