BRITISH STANDARD BS EN ISO

6683:2008

Earth-moving
machinery — Seat
belts and seat
belt anchorages
— Performance
requirements and tests
(ISO 6683:2005)

ICS 53.100

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National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO 6683:2008. It

is identical to ISO 6683:2005. It supersedes BS EN ISO 6683:2005 which
is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical
Committee B/513/1, Earth moving machinery (International).
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NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM August 2008

ICS 53.100 Supersedes EN ISO 6683:2005

English Version

Earth-moving machinery - Seat belts and seat belt anchorages -

Performance requirements and tests (ISO 6683:2005)

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pour ceintures de sécurité - Exigences de performance et (ISO 6683:2005)
essais (ISO 6683:2005)

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Foreword
The text of ISO 6683:2005 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 127 “Earth-moving machinery”
of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 6683:2008 by
Technical Committee CEN/TC 151 “Construction equipment and building material machines - Safety” the
secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by December 2009.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN ISO 6683:2005.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EC Directive(s).

For relationship with EC Directives, see informative Annexes ZA and ZB which are integral part of this
document.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Endorsement notice

The text of ISO 6683:2005 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 6683:2008 without any modification.

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Annex ZA
(informative)

Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential

Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC

This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association to provide a means of conforming to Essential Requirements of the
New Approach Directive 98/37/EC, amended by Directive 98/79/EC.

Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Communities under that Directive and has
been implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative
clauses of this standard confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity
with Essential Requirements 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.

WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the products falling within the
scope of this European standard.

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Annex ZB
(informative)

Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential

Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC

This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association to provide a means of conforming to Essential Requirements of the
New Approach Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery.

Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Communities under that Directive and has
been implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative
clauses of this standard confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity
with the relevant Essential Requirement 3.2.2 of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.

WARNING — Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling within
the scope of this standard.

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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

ISO 6683 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 127, Earth-moving machinery, Subcommittee SC 2,
Safety requirements and human factors.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 6683:1981), which has been technically revised.

It also incorporates the Amendment ISO 6683:1981/Amd. 1:1990.

This corrected version of ISO 6683:2005 incorporates the following corrections.

 In Clause 4, reference to Clause 4 of SAE J386 has been deleted, such that the reference is made to the
whole of SAE J386, and not only to that particular clause.

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 6683:2005(E)

Earth-moving machinery — Seat belts and seat belt

anchorages — Performance requirements and tests

1 Scope
This International Standard establishes the minimum performance requirements and tests for restraint
systems — seat belts and their fastening elements (anchorages) — on earth-moving machinery, necessary to
restrain an operator or rider within a roll-over protective structure (ROPS) in the event of a machine roll-over
(see ISO 3471), or within a tip-over protection structure (TOPS) in the event of a machine tip-over (see
ISO 12117).

2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 3411:1995, Earth-moving machinery — Human physical dimensions of operators and minimum operator
space envelope

ISO 3471:1994, Earth-moving machinery — Roll-over protective structures — Laboratory tests and
performance requirements

ISO 5353:1995, Earth-moving machinery, and tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry — Seat
index point

ISO 12117:1997, Earth-moving machinery — Tip-over protection structure (TOPS) for compact excavators —
Laboratory tests and performance requirements

SAE J386:1997, Operator Restraint System for Off-Road Work Machines

UNECE R16:2000, Uniform provisions concerning the approval of safety-belts and restraint systems for
occupants of power-driven vehicles, vehicles equipped with safety-belts

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

3.1
seat belt assembly
belt, including any buckle, length adjustor, retractor and means for securing to an anchorage, that fastens
across the pelvic area to provide pelvic restraint during operating and roll-over conditions

3.2
anchorage
provision to transfer forces applied to the seat belt assembly to the machine structure

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3.3
restraint system
seat belt assembly with anchorages

3.4
polyester fibre
fibres of any long-chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85 % by weight of an ester of a dihydric
alcohol and terephthalic acid

4 Seat belt assembly

The seat belt assembly components shall be in accordance with either

 SAE J386, or

 UNECE R16:2000, Clause 6, but excluding 6.4.

5 Restraint system specifications

5.1 General

The restraint system may consist of an adjustable seat belt assembly or an adjustable seat belt assembly with
retractor.

5.2 Belt webbing

The webbing shall have a minimum width of 46 mm. The belt length shall be adjustable for an arctic-clothed
operator in the 5th to 95th percentile, in accordance with ISO 3411.

The webbing shall have resistance to abrasion, temperature, mild acids, alkalies, mildew, aging, moisture and
sunlight equal to or better than that of untreated polyester fibre.

5.3 Belt buckle

It shall be possible to release the buckle with one mittened hand in a single motion. The buckle shall remain
closed until it is intentionally opened. With a force on the belt loop of 670 N ± 45 N, the actuation force
required to open the buckle shall be at least 10 N and shall not exceed 130 N.

6 Performance requirements for anchorages

Anchorages shall permit the seat belt assembly to be readily installed or replaced and shall comply with the
strength requirements of Clause 7.

If the seat does not swivel or have a suspension system, the seat belt assembly shall be anchored to the seat
or to the machine at any point within the hatched zones shown in Figure 1.

If the seat does swivel or has a suspension system, the seat belt assembly shall be attached to anchorages
on the seat near the rear corners of the seat cushion within the hatched zones shown in Figure 1, such that
the seat belt assembly moves with the seat cushion at all times. Belts, cables or similar flexible devices may
be used to transfer the seat belt assembly loads from the seat anchorages to the machine.

The seat index point (SIP) shall be determined in accordance with ISO 5353.

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Key
F load force
W seat cushion width
Z belt zone

a Seat index point (see ISO 5353).

Figure 1 — Seat belt anchorage zones

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7 Performance requirements and tests for restraint systems

The installed restraint system shall meet the following requirements when loaded in a forward and upward
direction at an angle of 60° ± 15° from the horizontal, with the line of force approximately passing through the
SIP (see ISO 5353).

a) The buckled restraint system shall withstand a gradually-increased force, F (see Figure 1), of a minimum
of 15 000 N for at least 10 s. The force shall be attained within not more than 30 s. The body block shown
in Figure 2 may be used for the application of F.

b) The length of the seat belt assembly shall not increase by more than 20 % when subjected to F.

c) Permanent deformation of any system component and anchorage area is acceptable under the action
of F. However, there shall be no failure allowing release of the restraint system, seat assembly or seat
adjustment locking mechanism.

d) The belt buckle shall meet the opening force requirements of 5.2 after being subjected to F.

Dimensions in millimetres

Key
D optional

a Foam rubber, medium density (canvas covered), 25 mm thick.

Figure 2 — Body block used for application of force F (see Figure 1)

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