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Overview

This standard defines relevant requirements set out in Annex I of EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, relating to machines which were placed on the European Economic Area (EEA) market for the first time, with the intent of simplifying the means of proving conformity with these requirements. Once this standard is designated a harmonized standard in the Official Journal of the European Union, a manufacturer applying this standard may assume compliance with the requirements of the Machinery Directive (the so-called presumption of conformity). This European Standard, together with part 1, deals with all significant hazards for horizontal directional drilling (HDD) equipment when it is used as intended and under the conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer associated with the whole life time of the machine (see Clause 4). The requirements of this part are complementary to the requirements formulated in EN 16228-1:2014. This document does not repeat the requirements of EN 16228-1, but adds or replaces the requirements for the application of horizontal directional drilling equipment. A machine is considered a horizontal directional drill if it is designed to drill in a shallow arc for the installation of pipes, conduits, and cables and typically has a drill string entry angle of less than 45° relative to the operating surface of the earth. This standard contains the German version of EN 16228-3:2014 which has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 151 "Construction equipment and building material machines - Safety" of the European Committee of Standardization (CEN). The following modifications have been made with respect to DIN EN 791:2010-01 and DIN EN 996:2010-02: a) the EN 16228 standard series, Parts 1 to 7, has a completely new approach and replaces the previous standards EN 996 and EN 815 specifying piling and drilling equipment; b) the new EN 16228 standard series specifies drilling and foundation equipment for specific application techniques. The national interests during the preparation are represented by NA 060-13-03 AA "Bohrgeräte" ("Drilling equipment") of the Section "Bau- und Baustoffmaschinen" ("Construction Equipment and Building Material Machines") of the Mechanical Engineering Standards Committee (NAM) at DIN. Representatives of manufacturers and users of drilling and foundation equipment and of the employers' liability insurance associations contributed to this standard.

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Responsible national committee

NA 060-13-03 AA - Drilling and foundation equipment  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 151/WG 3 - Drilling and foundation equipment