AS 2958.2-1988

1 - AS 2958.2-1988/ ISO3457-1986 EARTH-MOVING MACHINERY - SAFETY - GUARDS AND SHIELDS - DEFINITIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS
4 - CONTENTS
4 - FOREWORD
5 - 1 Scope and field of application
5 - 2 Reference
5 - 3 Definitions
5 - 3.1 fenders:
5 - 3.2 platforms:
5 - 3.3 fan guard:
5 - 3.4 small unit guards:
5 - 3.5 access guards:
5 - 3.6 bucket shield:
5 - 3.7 operator’s compartment access guards:
5 - 3.8 thermal guards:
5 - 3.9 hose shields:
5 - 3.10 battery shields:
5 - 3.11 electrical guards:
5 - 4 Specifications
5 - 4.1 Fenders
7 - 4.2 Platforms
7 - 4.3 Fan guard
7 - 4.4 Small unit guards
8 - 4.5 Access guards
8 - 4.6 Bucket shield
8 - 4.7 Operator’s compartment access guards
8 - 4.8 Thermal guards
8 - 4.9 Hose shields
8 - 4.10 Battery shields
9 - 4.11 Electrical guards

Gives definitions and specifies characteristics of different guards and shields to protect personnel from accidental hazards due to mechanical, thermal, chemical or electrical causes. Covers both rubber-tyred and track-type off-highway earth-moving machinery, but not ROPS, FOPS and cabs.

This International Standard gives definitions and specifies the characteristics of different guards and shields to protect personnel from accidental hazards which may arise during operation and servicing of earth-moving machines due to:- mechanical causes; - thermal causes; - chemical causes; - electrical causes.This International Standard is intended as a guide and covers both rubber-tyred and track-type off-highway earth-moving machinery of all sizes. ROPS 1), FOPS 1)and cabs are excluded from this International Standard.