DIN ISO 8084:2017-05

This International Standard establishes a laboratory test method and performance requirements for operator protective structures (OPS) on forestry machines. It is applicable to mobile forestry machines as defined in ISO 6814 engaged in felling, processing, forwarding and skidding. The OPS are designed to provide reasonable protection from objects otherwise able to pierce, such as saplings, branches, broken winch lines and poking hazards in forestry work, but not from small, thrown objects such as chain teeth. Those OPS meeting the performance criteria will not provide complete operator protection under all conceivable circumstances, but are expected to minimize the possibility of operator injury in normal operational situations. This document (ISO 8084:2003 + Amd. 1:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 23 "Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry" (secretariat: AFNOR, France), Subcommittee SC 15 "Machinery for forestry" (secretariat: SFS, Finland). The responsible German committee is Working Committee NA 051-03-05 AA "Forstmaschinen" ("Forestry machinery") at DIN Standards Committee Municipal Services (NKT).