EN 12312-15:2020+A1:2022

Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 15: Baggage and equipment tractors

EN 12312-15:2020+A1:2022

Name:EN 12312-15:2020+A1:2022   Standard name:Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 15: Baggage and equipment tractors
Standard number:EN 12312-15:2020+A1:2022   language:English language
Release Date:22-Nov-2022   technical committee:CEN/TC 274 - Aircraft ground support equipment
Drafting committee:CEN/TC 274/WG 1 - Working Group Revision   ICS number:49.100 - Ground service and maintenance equipment

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2023
Podporna oprema na tleh za letalski promet - Posebne zahteve - 15. del: Vlečni
traktorji za prtljago in opremo (vključuje dopolnilo A1)
Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific requirements - Part 15: Baggage and
equipment tractors
Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen - Teil 15: Gepäck- und
Geräteschlepper
Matériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières - Partie 15 : Tracteurs à bagages
et matériel
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12312-15:2020+A1:2022
ICS:
49.100 Oprema za servis in Ground service and
vzdrževanje na tleh maintenance equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 12312-15:2020+A1
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 49.100 Supersedes EN 12312-15:2020
English Version
Aircraft ground support equipment - Specific
requirements - Part 15: Baggage and equipment tractors
Matériel au sol pour aéronefs - Exigences particulières Luftfahrt-Bodengeräte - Besondere Anforderungen -
- Partie 15 : Tracteurs à bagages et matériel Teil 15: Gepäck- und Geräteschlepper
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 29 December 2019 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 17 August
2022.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
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United Kingdom.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 List of significant hazards . 9
5 Safety requirements and/or measures . 9
5.1 General requirements . 9
5.2 Driver's accommodation . 10
5.3 Driver's cabin . 11
5.4 Seats . 11
5.5 Controls, monitoring devices and displays . 12
5.6 Additional operating positions . 12
5.7 Chassis and body . 13
5.8 Electrical equipment . 13
5.9 Vibrations . 13
5.10 Stability . 14
5.11 Options . 14
6 Information for use . 14
6.1 Marking . 14
6.2 Additional marking . 14
6.3 Instructions . 15
7 Verification of requirements . 16
7.1 General . 16
7.2 Tilting platform test . 17
Annex A (informative) List of significant hazards . 19
Annex B (normative) Seated operator enclosure . 22
Annex C (informative) Whole body vibration . 24
C.1 Typical sources of whole body vibration for Baggage and Equipment tractors. 24
C.2 Examples of technical measures suitable for whole body vibration reduction . 24
Annex D (informative) Recommendations for restraint systems / access gates . 26
Annex E (informative) Example of towing coupling . 27
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered . 28
Bibliography . 32

European foreword
This document (EN 12312-15:2020+A1:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 274
“Aircraft ground support equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2023, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by May 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 17 August 2022.
This document supersedes !EN 12312-15:2020".
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags !".
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC on
machinery.
For relationship with EU Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery, see informative Annex ZA, which is an
integral part of this document.
EN 12312, Aircraft ground support equipment ― Specific requirements consists of the following parts:
— Part 1: Passenger stairs;
— Part 2: Catering vehicles;
— Part 3: Conveyor belt vehicles;
— Part 4: Passenger boarding bridges;
— Part 5: Aircraft fuelling equipment;
— Part 6: Deicers and deicing/anti-icing equipment;
— Part 7: Aircraft movement equipment;
— Part 8: Maintenance or service stairs and platforms;
— Part 9: Container/Pallet loaders;
— Part 10: Container/Pallet transfer transporters;
— Part 11: Container/Pallet dollies and loose load trailers;
— Part 12: Potable water service equipment;
— Part 13: Lavatory service equipment;
— Part 14: Disabled/incapacitated passenger boarding vehicles;
— Part 15: Baggage and equipment tractors (the present document);
— Part 16: Air start equipment;
— Part 17: Air conditioning equipment;
— Part 18: Nitrogen or Oxygen units;
— Part 19: Aircraft jacks, axle jacks and hydraulic tail stanchions;
— Part 20: Electrical ground power units.
The main changes compared to the previous edition EN 12312-15:2006+A1:2009 are:
a) amendment A1:2009 was incorporated;
b) the Introduction was updated in relation to the deviation from recommended criteria;
c) the Scope was updated to cover reasonably foreseeable misuse;
d) Clause 2, Normative references, was updated;
e) new definitions for whole body vibration, SEAT factor, categories, restraint system, SIP (Seat Index
Point) and OPC (operator presence control) were added;
f) list of significant hazards was updated to exclude hazards due to traffic and repair and was moved
to informative Annex A;
g) subclause 5.1, General requirements was changed to include stability and strength calculations and
site operational requirements;
h) subclause 5.2, Driver’s accommodation was completely revised and restraint systems/seat belts
were added;
i) in subclause 5.3, Driver’s cabin clarification was given regarding the requirements for the intake of
emissions;
j) subclause 5.4, Seats has been changed and contains now further requirements for seats and a table
giving advice for the selection of seats;
k) subclause 5.5, Controls, monitoring devices and displays was changed and contains a more detailed
clarification about the idle speed and the use of a deadman switch;
l) subclause 5.6, Additional operating positions was updated regarding controls and contains now
provisions for an interlocking system;
m) sublause 5.7, Chassis and body was changed regarding fuel tank requirements and clarifications for
the wheel position within the vehicle’s contour;
n) subclauses 5.9, Vibrations, 5.10 Stability and 5.11 Options were added;
o) subclause 6.2, Additional marking was updated to include a tolerance for the mass of the battery
and marking for the operator’s seat;
p) subclause 6.3 was updated to include instructions for the lateral restraint system and a declaration
of exhaust emission values and whole body vibrations;
q) Clause 7, Verification was updated and contains now a tilting platform test;
r) informative Annex A, Examples of typical baggage and equipment tractors was deleted and replaced
by informative Annex A List of significant hazards;
s) normative Annex C, Minimum space envelope for seated operator enclosure was moved to Annex B
and renamed Seat operator enclosure;
t) informative Annex D, Examples of couplings, was changed into informative Annex C, Whole body
vibration;
u) a new informative Annex D, Recommendations for restraint systems / access gate was added;
v) informative Annex D, Examples of couplings, was reduced to one example and changes to new
informative Annex E;
w) Annex ZA referring to the Machinery directive 98/37/EC was replaced by Annex ZA referring to the
new Machinery directive 2006/42/EC;
x) the Bibliography was updated.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
This European Standard defines health and safety requirements for baggage and equipment tractors
intended for towing equipment and baggage/cargo trailers on airports.
The minimum essential criteria are considered to be of primary importance in providing safe,
serviceable, economical and pr
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