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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-830/annex-III",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-830/annex-III.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2018/830",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/830 of 9 March 2018 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1322/2014 as regards the adaptation of the vehicle construction and general requirements for the approval of agricultural and forestry vehicles",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-830",
  "path": "annex/III",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Annex X to Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1322/2014 is amended as follows:\n(1) in Point A, the following point 3 is added:\n‘3.\nIn addition to the requirements set out in point 2, the performance requirements for foldable roll-over protective structures (ROPS) set out in section B3 shall be met.’;\n(2) Point B is amended as follows:\n(1) point 3.1.2.2.5 is replaced by the following:\n‘3.1.2.2.5.\nThe side chosen for application of the first load on the rear of the structure shall be that which, in the opinion of the testing authorities, will result in the application of the series of loads under the most unfavourable conditions for the structure. The lateral load shall be applied to the opposite side of the median plane of the tractor than the longitudinal load. The front load shall be applied on the same side of the longitudinal median plane of the protective structure as the lateral load.’;\n(2) the following section B3 is added:\n‘B3\nPERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOLDABLE ROLL-OVER PROTECTION STRUCTURES\n5.1.\nScope\nThis Section provides minimum performance and tests requirements for rear mounted foldable ROPS which are raised and/or lowered manually by a standing operator (with or without partial assistance) and locked manually or automatically.\n5.2.\nFor the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:\n5.2.1. ‘hand-operated foldable ROPS’ is a rear-mounted dual pillar protective structure with hand raising/lowering directly managed by the operator (with or without partial assistance);\n5.2.2. ‘automatic foldable ROPS’ is a rear-mounted dual pillar protective structure with full assisted raising/lowering operations;\n5.2.3. ‘locking system’ is a device fitted to lock, by hand or automatically, the ROPS in the raised or lowered positions;\n5.2.4. ‘grasping area’ is an area defined by the manufacturer as a portion of the ROPS and/or additional handle fitted to the ROPS where the operator is allowed to carry out the raising/lowering operations;\n5.2.5. ‘accessible part of the grasping area’ is the area where the ROPS is handled by the operator during the raising/lowering operations; this area shall be defined with regard to the geometric centre of cross sections of the grasping area;\n5.2.6. ‘accessible zone’ is the volume where a standing operator can apply a force in order to raise/lower the ROPS;\n5.2.7. ‘pinching point’ is a point where parts move in relation to each other or to fixed parts in such a way as may cause persons or certain parts of their bodies to be pinched;\n5.2.8. ‘shear point’ is a point where parts move along each other or along other parts in such a way as may cause persons or certain parts of their bodies to be pinched or shorn;\n5.2.9. ‘place to stand’ is a place on the tractor platform accessible from the driving position main access with sufficient space for a standing operator.\n5.3.\nHand-operated foldable ROPS\n5.3.1.\nPrior conditions for the test\n5.3.1.1.\nGrasping area\nThe manual handling shall be done by a standing operator with one or more grasps on grasping area of the roll-bar.\nThe roll-bar can be handled from the ground or from a place to stand on the platform (Figures 7.8a and 7.8b).\nThe operator can handle the roll-bar in parallel with or in front of its trajectory.\nA multiple step process with multiple operator positions and multiple defined grasping areas is allowed.\nThe grasping area shall be clearly and permanently identified (Figure 7.9).\nThis area has to be designed without sharp edges, sharp angles and rough surfaces likely to cause injury to the operator.\nThis area could be on one or both sides of the tractor and could be a structural part of the roll-bar or additional handles. In this grasping area the manual handling to raise or lower the roll-bar shall not create shearing, pinching or uncontrollable movement hazards to the operator.\n5.3.1.2.\nAccessible zones\nThree accessible zones with different amount of allowed force are defined with respect to horizontal plane of the ground and the vertical planes tangent to the outer parts of the tractor that limit the position or the displacement of the operator (Figure 7.10).\nZone I: comfort zone\nZone II: accessible zone without forward leaning of the body\nZone III: accessible zone with forward leaning of the body\nHandling of the roll-bar in parallel with its trajectory\nThe position and the movement of the operator are limited by obstacles. These are parts of the tractor and are defined by vertical planes tangent to the external edges of the obstacle.\nIf the operator needs to move the feet during the manual handling of the roll-bar a displacement is allowed either within a parallel plane to the roll-bar trajectory or within just one more parallel plane to the previous one so as to overcome an obstacle. The overall displacement shall be considered as a combination of straight lines parallel and perpendicular to the roll-bar trajectory. A perpendicular displacement is accepted provided that the operator comes closer to the roll-bar. The accessible area shall be considered as the envelope of the different accessible zones (Figure 7.11).\nHandling of the roll-bar in front of its trajectory:\nOnly for handling of the roll-bar in front of its trajectory are considered as accessible extensions of the zone II and zone III (Figure 7.12). In these extensions the acceptable actuation forces are the same ones as respectively in zone II and in the zone III.\nIf the operator needs to move during the manual handling of the roll-bar it must be done so by a displacement without any obstacle within a plane parallel to the roll-bar trajectory.\nIn this case the accessible area shall be considered as the envelope of the different accessible zones.\n5.3.1.3.\nPlace to stand\nAny place to stand on the platform declared by the manufacturer shall be accessible from the main access to the driving position and fulfil the following requirements:\nA place provided for standing shall have sufficient space for both of the operator's feet, be flat and have a slip-resistant surface. Depending on the machine configuration, it may consist of two separate surfaces and may use machine components. It shall be positioned so that the operator can maintain stability while carrying out the service required and be on the same height level with a tolerance of ± 50 mm.\nHandhold(s) and/or railings shall be provided in order to allow three-point contact. Parts of the machine can be considered to fulfil this requirement.\nIt is considered that a place for standing has sufficient space if its surface is at least a square in cross section of 400 mm per side (Figure 7.13).\nAlternatively the place to stand requirement may be met by providing sufficient space for one foot on a flat surface and one knee on the seat.\n5.3.1.4.\nTest conditions\nThe tractor must be fitted with tyres having the greatest diameter indicated by the manufacturer and the smallest cross-section for tyres of that diameter. The tyres must be inflated to the pressure recommended for field work.\nThe rear wheels must be set to the narrowest track width; the front wheels must be set as closely as possible to the same track width. If it is possible to have two front track settings which differ equally from the narrowest rear track setting, the wider of these two front track settings must be selected.\n5.3.2.\nTest procedure\nThe aim of the test is to measure the force necessary to raise or lower the roll-bar. The test will be carried out in static condition: no initial movement of the roll-bar. Each measurement of the force necessary to raise or lower the roll-bar shall be made in a direction tangent to the trajectory of the roll-bar and passing through the geometric centre of cross sections of the grasping area.\nThe grasping area is considered accessible when located within the accessible zones or the envelope of different accessible zones (Figure 7.14).\nThe force necessary to raise and lower the roll-bar shall be measured in different points that are within the accessible part of the grasping area (Figure 7.15).\nThe first measure is carried out at the extremity of the accessible part of the grasping area when the roll-bar is fully lowered (Point 1 in Figure 7.15).\nThe second measure is defined according to the position of Point 1 after rotation of the roll-bar up to the point where the perpendicular to the trajectory of the roll-bar is vertical (Point 2 in Figure 7.15).\nThe third measure is carried out after rotation of the roll-bar up to the top of the accessible part of the grasping area (Point 3 in Figure 7.15).\nIf in this third measure the roll-bar is not fully raised, a point shall be measured at the extremity of the accessible part of the grasping area when the roll bar is fully raised (Point 4 in Figure 7.15).\nIf between point 1 and point 3 the trajectory of extremity of the accessible part of the grasping area crosses the limit between Zone I and Zone II an additional measurement shall be made at this point (Figure 7.16).\nThe maximum forces in these points shall not exceed the acceptable force of the zone (I, II or III).\nIn order to measure the force in the required points, it is possible either to measure directly the value or to measure the torque needed to raise or lower the roll-bar so as to calculate the force.\n5.3.3.\nCondition of acceptance\n5.3.3.1.\nForce requirement\nThe force acceptable for the actuation of the ROPS depends on the accessible zone as shown in Table 7.2.\nTable 7.2\nAllowed forces\nZone\nI\nII\nIII\nAcceptable force (N)\n100\n75\n50\nAn increase of no more than 25 % of these acceptable forces is allowed when the roll-bar is fully lowered and fully raised.\nAn increase of no more than 25 % of these acceptable forces is allowed if the roll-bar is handled in front of its trajectory.\nAn increase of no more than 50 % of these acceptable forces is allowed in the lowering operation.\n5.3.3.2.\nAdditional requirements\nThe manual handling to raise or lower the roll-bar shall not create shearing, pinching or uncontrollable movement hazards to the operator.\nA pinching point is not considered dangerous for the operator hands part if in the grasping area the safety distances between the roll-bar and fixed parts of the tractor are no less than 100 mm for hand, wrist, fist and 25 mm for finger (ISO 13854:1996). The safety distances shall be checked with respect to the mode of handling foreseen by the manufacturer in the operator's manual.\n5.4.\nHand locking system\nThe device fitted to lock the ROPS in the upright/lowered position must be designed:\nto be handled by one standing operator and located in one of the accessible zones;\nto be hardly separated from the ROPS (for example captive pins as locking pins or retaining pins);\nto avoid any confusion in the locking operation (the proper location of the pins shall be indicated);\nto avoid unintentional removing or losing of parts.\nIf the devices employed to lock the ROPS in the upright/lowered position are pins they shall be inserted or removed freely. If to do so there is a need to apply a force on the roll-bar this shall comply with the requirements of points 1 and 3 or 4 (see point 5.3).\nFor all other locking devices, they shall be engineered according to an ergonomic approach for what concerns the shape and the force especially avoiding pinching or shearing hazards.\n5.5.\nPreliminary test of automatic locking system\nAn automatic locking system fitted on hand-operated foldable ROPS has to be submitted to a preliminary test before the ROPS strength test.\nThe roll-bar shall be moved from the lower position to the upright locked position and back. These operations correspond to one cycle. 500 cycles shall be completed.\nThis could be done manually or with the use of external energy (hydraulic, pneumatic or electric actuators). In both cases the force shall be applied within a plane parallel to the trajectory of the roll-bar and passing through the grasping area, the angular speed of the roll-bar shall be roughly constant and less than 20 deg/s.\nAfter the 500 cycles, the force applied when the roll-bar is in the upright position shall not exceed by more than 50 % the allowed force (Table 7.2).\nThe unlocking of the roll-bar shall be done following the operator manual.\nAfter the completion of the 500 cycles there shall be no maintenance or adjustment on the locking system.\nNote 1: The preliminary test could be applied to automatic foldable ROPS systems as well. The test should be carried out before the ROPS strength test.\nNote 2: The preliminary test could be carried out by the manufacturer. In such a case the manufacturer shall provide the test station with a certificate stating that the test has been done according the test procedure and that there was no maintenance or adjustment on the locking system after the completion of the 500 cycles. The test station will check the performance of the device with one cycle from the lower position to the upright locked position and back.\n’;\n(3) in the Explanatory notes to Annex X, explanatory note (1) is replaced by the following:\n‘(1)\nUnless the numbering of sections B2 and B3 which has been harmonised with the whole Annex, the text of the requirements and the numbering set out in point B are identical with the text and numbering of the OECD standard Code for the official testing of rear mounted roll-over protective structures on narrow-track wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors, OECD standard Code 7, Edition 2017 of February 2017.’.",
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