Kramer 348

1-10 BA 348-01 * 2.0 * 34801b110.fm
1 Introduction
Licence/identification
§ 3 FZV (German vehicle licensing ordinance) requires self-propelled work machines
with maximum speeds over 20 kph to be fitted with their own numberplates in accordance
with §8 FZV (German vehicle licensing ordinance).
§ 4b of FZV (German vehicle licensing ordinance) requires owners of self-propelled
work machines with maximum speeds below 20 kph to affix their first name, surname and
place of residence (company and registered office) in indelible print on the left side of their
machines.
Get informed on and follow the legal regulations of your country.
Machine inspections
When operating the machines, the national safety regulations must be followed as well,
for example in Germany, the regulations for accident prevention “Deutsche Prüfstelle für
Land- und Forsttechnik” (DPLF German inspection and certification body for agriculture
and forestry) and the accident prevention regulation “Fahrzeuge (vehicles)” (BGV D29 §
57 clause 1).
In Germany, legislation requires all machine operators to have all machines and equipment
inspected regularly (BGV A1/BetrSichV §10).
Inspections must be performed as required, but at least once a year, by an expert and
must be documented in written form. Subsequent inspections of detected defects must be
performed, too.
The competent inspection authority may require the inspection report to be available at the
place where the machine is used.
☞Affix inspection label A for evidence (see example on the left)
➥The inspection tag can be acquired from the specific inspection authorities
Ensure that all work equipment is inspected, not only the machine but also all technical
auxiliary means, tools and attachments. (Work equipment is defined as all tools, attachments,
machines or systems.)
This requirement is met, for example, if the results are documented in a test logbook, a
test log file or in a test report; see also policy of German employers’ liability insurance
association for construction engineering “Inspection of vehicles by experts” (BGG 916).
Get informed on and follow the legal regulations of your country.
Fig. 2 : Example: inspection label
A
2014