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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.

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.