TECHNICAL ISO/TS

SPECIFICATION 28924

First edition
2007-02-15

Agricultural machinery — Guards for

moving parts of power transmission —
Guard opening without tool
Matériel agricole — Protecteurs pour éléments mobiles de transmission
de puissance — Protecteur à ouverture sans outil

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ISO/TS 28924 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 23, Tractors and machinery for agriculture and
forestry, Subcommittee SC 3, Safety and comfort.

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Introduction
The structure of safety standards in the field of machinery is as follows.

a) Type-A standards (basis standards) give basic concepts, principles for design, and general aspects that
can be applied to machinery.

b) Type-B standards (generic safety standards) deal with one or more safety aspect(s) or one or more
type(s) of safeguards that can be used across a wide range of machinery:

⎯ type-B1 standards on particular safety aspects (e.g. safety distances, surface temperature, noise);

⎯ type-B2 standards on safeguards (e.g. two-hands controls, interlocking devices, pressure sensitive
devices, guards);

c) Type-C standards (machinery safety standards) deal with detailed safety requirements for a particular
machine or group of machines.

This Technical Specification is a type-C standard as stated in ISO 12100-1.

When provisions of this type-C standard are different from those which are stated in type-A or type-B
standards, the provisions of this type-C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards
for machines that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type-C standard.
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Agricultural machinery — Guards for moving parts of power

transmission — Guard opening without tool

1 Scope
This Technical Specification gives safety requirements, and the means of verifying them, for the design and
construction of guards, able to be opened without a tool, which are used to guard the moving parts of the
power transmission of self-propelled ride-on machines and mounted, semi-mounted or trailed machines used
in agriculture. In addition, it specifies the type of information on safe working practices (including residual
risks) to be provided by the manufacturer.

It deals with the significant hazards (as listed in Annex A), hazardous situations and events relevant to guards
of moving parts of power transmission used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the
manufacturer (see Clauses 4 and 5).

It is not applicable to guards for moving parts of the power transmission of

⎯ tractors,

⎯ aircraft,

⎯ air cushion vehicles, or

⎯ lawn and garden equipment.

2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 4254-1, Agricultural machinery — Safety — Part 1: General requirements

ISO 13852:1996, Safety of machinery — Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the
upper limbs

3 Terms and definitions

For the purpose of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 4254-1 apply.
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4 Moving parts for power transmission

4.1 Power transmission moving parts which generate hazards shall be guarded by location, by safety
distance or with fixed guarding.

4.2 The design of guards shall take into consideration the risk to the operator, the proper functioning of the
machine and the generation of other hazards such as drainage, avoidance of debris accumulation or
blockages and the impediment of a machine’s material handling functions.

4.3 Guards shall be designed such that normal operation and service of the machine can be readily carried
out.

4.4 Guards may be formed of a rigid mesh or grille. The size of the opening permitted depends on the
distance between the guard and the hazard/hazardous area (see ISO 13852:1996, Table 1, 3, 4 or 6). The
design of the guard shall be such that it is not possible to distort the mesh or the grille during normal operation
and use such that the opening size and distance relationship exceeds the limits in accordance with ISO 13852.

4.5 If normal access is foreseen — for example, for adjustment or maintenance — guards shall be used
and, where practical, shall be of a type which remains attached to the machine (e.g. by means of hinges or
tethers).

4.6 Machines with access doors or guards which can be opened or removed to expose machine elements
which continue to rotate or move after the power is disengaged shall have, in the immediate area, a readily
visible evidence of rotation, or an audible indication of rotation, or a suitable safety sign (see 6.1. and 6.2).

4.7 The strength of the guards shall comply with ISO 4254-1.

5 Verification of safety requirements or protective measures

See Table 1.

Table 1 — List of safety requirements and/or protective measures and their verification

Verification
Clause/subclause
Inspection Measurement Procedure/reference

Shall be verified by carrying out adjustment or maintenance

4.5 X —
operations described in the operator’s manual.
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6 Information for use

6.1 Operator's manual

The manual shall include warnings about the significant residual risks and how these are to be controlled, as
well as any training requirements (see 4.6).

6.2 Safety and instructional signs

A safety sign shall be provided on access doors or guards to indicate the rotation of parts, if applicable
(see 4.6).

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Annex A
(informative)

List of significant hazards

Table A.1 specifies the significant hazards, significant hazardous situations and significant hazardous events
that have been identified as being significant to the guards for moving parts of power transmissions covered
by this Technical Specification and which require specific action by the designer or manufacturer to eliminate
or reduce the risk.

Table A.1 — List of significant hazards

Clause/
subclause Hazard Hazardous situation and event Clause(s)/subclause of ISO/TS 28924
of ISO 4254-1

A.1 Mechanical hazards

A.1.1 Crushing hazard Power transmission parts 4; 6
A.1.2 Shearing hazard Power transmission parts 4; 6
A.1.4 Entanglement hazard Power transmission parts 4; 6
Drawing-in or trapping
A.1.5 Power transmission parts 4; 6
hazard
A.14 Break-up during operation Guards 4.7
Mechanical hazards at the
working position:
A.19.4 Guards 4; 6
a) contact with power
transmission parts

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Bibliography

[1] ISO 12100-1:2003, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 1:
Basic terminology, methodology

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