Industrial Trucks - Safety requirements and verification - Supplementary requirements for operation in potentially explosive atmospheres; German and English version prEN 1755:2021 / Note: Date of issue 2021-10-08*Intended as replacement for DIN EN 1755...

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This document applies to self-propelled and pedestrian-propelled manual and semi-manual industrial trucks as defined in ISO 5053-1:2020, including their load handling devices and accessories (hereinafter referred to as trucks), intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. NOTE 1 Load carriers detachable by the user or accessories mounted on the fork arms are not considered to be part of the truck. This document specifies supplementary technical requirements for the protection of industrial trucks against ignition of explosive atmospheres of flammable gases, vapours, mists or dusts, and is applicable to industrial trucks of equipment group II and equipment categories 2G, 3G, 2D or 3D. NOTE 2 The relationship between equipment categories (hereinafter referred to as categories) and the corresponding areas (area classifications) is given in informative Annex B. This document does not apply to: Trucks of equipment group I; Trucks of equipment group II, equipment category 1; Trucks intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres of mixtures; Protective systems. This document does not apply to trucks intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres of carbon disulphide (CS2), carbon monoxide (CO) and/or ethylene oxide (C2H4O) due to the special properties of these gases. Due to the specific hazards of lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells as energy sources, this document does not provide relevant technical requirements.