EVS-EN 1853:1999+A1:2009

This standard specifies specific safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of agricultural trailers with a tipping body, balanced and semi mounted, where the term agricultural trailer refers to a vehicle used in agriculture only for transportation which, through its design, is adapted and intended for towing by a tractor or a self-propelled agricultural machine. This standard is not applicable to trailers with a de-mountable body. In addition, it specifies the type of information on safe working practices to be provided by the manufacturer. The list of significant hazards dealt with in this standard is given in annex A. Annex A also indicates the hazards which have not been dealt with. This standard applies primarily to machines which are manufactured after the date of issue of the standard.