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prEN 18265
Agricultural machinery - Flax harvesting and conditioning machinery - Safety requirements
Scope: This document specifies the safety requirements and associated means of verification for the design and
construction of the following mounted, trailed and self-propelled machines for harvesting and conditioning flax:
— single or double flaxpuller, forming 1 or 2 windrows,
— single or double turning machine, for 1 or 2 windrows,
— single or double deseeder , harvesting 1 or 2 windrows,
— combined flaxpuller-deseeder machines,
— flax windrow lifters,
— "Flax-specific" round balers, i.e. those designed and built to collect and prepare the flax windrow for
scutching. They include: trailed, in-line or remote and self-propelled round balers with:
— 1 windrow and 1 binding cell, or
— 2 windrows and 1 or 2 binding cells.
This document does not deal with agricultural pick-up balers designed and equipped to harvest forage or
straw (covered in EN ISO 4254-11).
This document, applied in conjunction with EN ISO 4254-1:2015, deals with all the significant hazards
(as listed in Table D.1), hazardous situations and events relevant to self-propelled machines for harvesting and conditioning flax, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see Annex D).
NOTE For traffic on public roads, national highway codes apply (e.g. braking, driving, lighting, coupling) as long as harmonised requirements are not available.
In addition, it specifies the type of information that the manufacturer shall give on safe use practices.
This document does not apply to machinery for harvesting and conditioning flax manufactured before the date of publication.
construction of the following mounted, trailed and self-propelled machines for harvesting and conditioning flax:
— single or double flaxpuller, forming 1 or 2 windrows,
— single or double turning machine, for 1 or 2 windrows,
— single or double deseeder , harvesting 1 or 2 windrows,
— combined flaxpuller-deseeder machines,
— flax windrow lifters,
— "Flax-specific" round balers, i.e. those designed and built to collect and prepare the flax windrow for
scutching. They include: trailed, in-line or remote and self-propelled round balers with:
— 1 windrow and 1 binding cell, or
— 2 windrows and 1 or 2 binding cells.
This document does not deal with agricultural pick-up balers designed and equipped to harvest forage or
straw (covered in EN ISO 4254-11).
This document, applied in conjunction with EN ISO 4254-1:2015, deals with all the significant hazards
(as listed in Table D.1), hazardous situations and events relevant to self-propelled machines for harvesting and conditioning flax, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see Annex D).
NOTE For traffic on public roads, national highway codes apply (e.g. braking, driving, lighting, coupling) as long as harmonised requirements are not available.
In addition, it specifies the type of information that the manufacturer shall give on safe use practices.
This document does not apply to machinery for harvesting and conditioning flax manufactured before the date of publication.
Base documents: prEN 18265
prEN ISO 4254-18
Agricultural machinery - Safety - Part 18: Forage loader wagons and forage transport wagons (ISO/DIS 4254-18:2026)
Scope: This document, intended to be used together with ISO 4254-1, specifies the safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of
— trailed forage loader wagons,
— trailed forage cutter-loader wagons,
— trailed forage transport wagons,
— silage and forage body intended to be affixed to a carrier vehicle,
— trailers with a load push/push-off device, slats or alternating moving floor
which is intended for the use by only one person (operator). In addition, it specifies the type of information on safe working practices including residual risks to be provided by the manufacturer.
This document is not applicable to:
— self-propelled forage loader wagons, self-propelled forage cutter loader wagons and self-propelled forage transport wagons,
— trailers with a tipping body, balanced or semi-mounted, used in agriculture.
— trailed forage loader wagons,
— trailed forage cutter-loader wagons,
— trailed forage transport wagons,
— silage and forage body intended to be affixed to a carrier vehicle,
— trailers with a load push/push-off device, slats or alternating moving floor
which is intended for the use by only one person (operator). In addition, it specifies the type of information on safe working practices including residual risks to be provided by the manufacturer.
This document is not applicable to:
— self-propelled forage loader wagons, self-propelled forage cutter loader wagons and self-propelled forage transport wagons,
— trailers with a tipping body, balanced or semi-mounted, used in agriculture.
Base documents: ISO/DIS 4254-18; prEN ISO 4254-18
prEN ISO 19472-1
Machinery for forestry - Winches - Part 1: Dimensions, performance and safety (ISO/DIS 19472-1:2026)
Scope: This document stipulates measures as well as requirements in respect to performance and safety for winches that are used in agriculture and forestry for logging and skidding work.
It applies to permanently mounted and removable winches and their components, which are mounted on mobile and self-propelled forestry machines as defined in ISO 6814:2009, as well as to winches for forestry mounted on agricultural tractors that are used for forestry work. The document also applies to capstan winches and winches using driving sheaves or driving pulleys for forestry.
It does not apply to winches:
— that are used for hoisting or lifting operations;
— that are used in draglines;
— that are used in in yarders, unless winches according to 5.17;
— designed for traction aid purposes;
— using operating and control voltages > 42 V;
— that are used with log splitters according to EN 609-1.
It applies exclusively to winches that are used for dragging loads on horizontal and inclined ground during logging operations or which are used to support tree felling work.
The significant hazards included in this document are identified in Annex A.
This document is not applicable to winches manufactured before the date of its publication.
It applies to permanently mounted and removable winches and their components, which are mounted on mobile and self-propelled forestry machines as defined in ISO 6814:2009, as well as to winches for forestry mounted on agricultural tractors that are used for forestry work. The document also applies to capstan winches and winches using driving sheaves or driving pulleys for forestry.
It does not apply to winches:
— that are used for hoisting or lifting operations;
— that are used in draglines;
— that are used in in yarders, unless winches according to 5.17;
— designed for traction aid purposes;
— using operating and control voltages > 42 V;
— that are used with log splitters according to EN 609-1.
It applies exclusively to winches that are used for dragging loads on horizontal and inclined ground during logging operations or which are used to support tree felling work.
The significant hazards included in this document are identified in Annex A.
This document is not applicable to winches manufactured before the date of its publication.
Base documents: ISO/DIS 19472-1; prEN ISO 19472-1