SIST EN 840-6:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 840-6:2020
01-junij-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 840-6:2014
Premični zabojniki za odpadke in za recikliranje - 6. del: Varnostne in zdravstvene
zahteve
Mobile waste and recycling containers - Part 6: Safety and health requirements
Fahrbare Abfall- und Wertstoffbehälter - Teil 6: Sicherheits- und
Gesundheitsschutzanforderungen
Conteneurs roulants à déchets et de recyclage - Partie 6 : Exigences d’hygiène et de
sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 840-6:2020
ICS:
13.030.40 Naprave in oprema za Installations and equipment
odstranjevanje in obdelavo for waste disposal and
odpadkov treatment
SIST EN 840-6:2020 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 840-6
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

April 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.030.40 Supersedes EN 840-6:2012
English Version

Mobile waste and recycling containers - Part 6: Safety and
health requirements
Conteneurs roulants à déchets et de recyclage - Partie 6 Fahrbare Abfall- und Wertstoffbehälter - Teil 6:
: Exigences d'hygiène et de sécurité Sicherheits- und Gesundheitsschutzanforderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 7 October 2019.

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.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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, Turkey and
United Kingdom.





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worldwide for CEN national Members.

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EN 840-6:2020 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and Definitions . 4
4 General requirements of construction . 4
5 Handles . 5
6 Wheels . 6
7 Direction block . 6
8 Brakes. 6
9 Edges . 6
10 Lids . 6
11 Cleaning . 7
12 Instructions for use . 7
Annex A (informative) A–deviations . 8
Bibliography . 9
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European foreword
This document (EN 840-6:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 183 “Waste
management”, 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 October 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by October 2020.
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 supersedes EN 840-6:2012.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are listed below:
a) the document has been editorially revised and Clause 3 "Terms and Definitions" added according to
the new CEN Internal Regulation Part 3;
b) former subclause 3.1 (now 4.1) has been revised;
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations 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, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
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1 Scope
This document provides the essential safety, health and ergonomic requirements for mobile waste and
recycling containers according to EN 840-1:2020 to EN 840-4:2020, not including hazardous wastes
containers.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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.
EN 840-5:2020, Mobile waste and recycling containers — Part 5: Performance requirements and test
methods
3 Terms and Definitions
No terms and definitions are listed in this document.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
4 General requirements of construction
4.1 The container shall be constructed so that when it is unloaded or loaded with a nominal mass, it
has a secure fit on an approved compatible lifting device and shall be automatically locked safely into
the lifting device during the tilting and emptying operation. The container shall be in static stability
according to 4.8 of EN 840-5:2020.
4.2 The container shall be safely fitted to the lifting device of the vehicle without being carried or
lifted manually.
4.3 Wheeled containers shall be constructed so that, under test conditions accordin
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