scope:

This European Standard deals with all significant hazards,hazardous situations and events relevant to road headers andcontinuous miners as defined in Clause 3 (hereinafter calledmachines) when they are used as intended and under conditions ofmisuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer (seeClause 4). NOTE 1 Within the intended use, overturning of the roadheader or continuous miner is not a significant hazard. Excavatorsare out of the scope of this standard and are covered by EN474-1:2006+A4:2013 and EN 474-5:2006+A3:2013. The following itemsand applications are not covered by this European Standard:- thesupply of electricity up to the switch box; - use of the machine inpotentially explosive atmospheres; - use of the machine underhyperbaric conditions; - loading and transport equipment which isnot an integral part of the machine. This European Standard coversincorporation of monitoring devices for hazardous atmospheres. ThisEuropean Standard is not applicable to machines manufactured beforethe date of publication of this European Standard by CEN. NOTE 2Directive 94/9/EC concerning equipment and protective systemsintended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres can beapplicable to the type of machine or equipment covered by thisEuropean Standard. The present standard is not intended to providemeans of complying with the essential health and safetyrequirements of Directive 94/9/EC. For the application inpotentially explosive atmospheres see EN 1710:2005+A1:2008.