cen and iso standards on equipment for crop protextion · •machinery directive amendment...

CEN and ISO Standards on equipment for plant/crop

protection Tom Bals

Member of CEN/TC 144/WG3 and ISO/TC 23/SC 6

(also BSI AGE 15 and ASABE PM 23)

Regulation on plant protection equipment: the European context

Regulation on plant protection equipment

• Safety • Machinery Directive

• In place since 1995 • Revised version in place since January 2010 • Directive 2006/42/CE (replacing 98/37/EC), amended by 2009/127/EC

• Environment • National regulations • New European regulations

• Thematic strategy on sustainable use of pesticides

• Road travelling rules • National regulation

Thematic strategy on sustainable use of pesticides

• Machinery Directive amendment (2009/127/EC) • Plant protection equipment – covers safety to the operator of new machines

• Directive on sustainable use of pesticides (2009/128/EC) • Includes environmental protection requirements for new plant protection

equipment

• Includes the inspection of plant protection equipment in use

Implementation of European Directives on plant protection equipment

The new approach

• European Directives “old approach” • They set:

• Objectives

• Solutions

• Methods of verification

• European Directives “new approach” • They set only objectives called “essential requirements”

• Reference can be made to European harmonised Standards as a means of compliance

European (EN) Standards

• Developed by CEN

• CEN TC 144 is the technical committee for tractors and agricultural machinery

• Within TC 144, WG3 (mobile machines) covers plant protection equipment

• Members of the WGs are national voluntary experts (equipment manufacturers, technical institutes and laboratories, authorities, etc. nominated by their National Standardisation Body - BSI in the case of the UK – although BSI activity in this area is run by Keith and Lesley Hawken of AEA)

• EN Standards can be developed in cooperation with the International Standards Organisation, ISO (via the Vienna agreement) – under the lead of CEN or ISO

EN harmonised Standards

• Developed by CEN to support a European Directive

• Published in the Official Journal of the EU

• Conformity with a harmonised standard gives a presumption of conformity to the corresponding Directive • Directive → essential requirements

• Harmonised Standard → functional or technical requirements

Example: sprayer cleaning

• Amendment to Machinery Directive • → Essential requirements • “The machinery must be designed and constructed to allow its easy and

thorough cleaning without contamination of the environment”

• EN ISO 16 119 Standard • Technical requirements

• Roughness of internal walls of the main tank • Rinsing tank • Device for the internal rinsing of the main tank • Residual volume • Dilution of the residual volume • Instruction manual

Harmonised European Standards developed to demonstrate conformity with the

Sustainable Use Directive (SUD)

SUD: new sprayers

• Design and performance requirements • EN ISO 16119

• Part I: General (published) • Part II: Horizontal boom sprayers (published) NB Includes droplegs, etc. • Part III: Sprayers for bush and tree crops (published) • Part IV: Fixed and semi-mobile sprayers (published) NB Covers trolley sprayers, etc. • Part V: Aerial sprayers (led by ISO – in preparation)

• EN ISO 19932 Knapsack sprayers (led by ISO) • Part I: Safety and environmental requirements (published) • Part II: Test methods (published)

• EN ISO 28139 Knapsack combustion engine mistblowers (led by ISO - to be revised)

• Other parts required for other portable sprayers, foggers, train sprayers, etc.

SUD: Inspection of sprayers in use

• Requirements and test methods for inspection • EN ISO 16122

• Part I: General (published)

• Part II: Horizontal boom sprayers (published)

• Part III: Sprayers for bush and tree crops (published)

• Part IV: Fixed and semi-mobile sprayers (published)

• Part V: Aerial sprayers (led by ISO - in preparation)

• EN ISO 19932 – Part III Knapsack sprayers (led by ISO - in preparation)

• Other parts required for knapsack mistblowers, other portable sprayers, foggers, train sprayers, etc.

Parts of EN ISO 16119/16122 dealing with specific sprayer types

Criteria

Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Subject of a future part of EN ISO 16119/16122

Horizontal boom sprayers

Sprayers for bush and tree crops

Fixed and semi-mobile sprayers

Portable sprayers

Foggers Train-mounted sprayers

Aerial sprayers

Types of sprayers/driving power Tractor-mounted X X X Tractor- trailed X X X Self-propelled X X X Truck/all-terrain vehicle X X X Quad-mounted X X X Quad-trailed X X X Aerial-mounted X Train-mounted X

Semi-mobile (stationary unit + moving part, e.g. for greenhouses) X X Carried by the sprayer operator X X Trailed by the sprayer operator X X Animal-mounted Animal-trailed Type of outlet Boom horizontal X X X X X Boom vertical X X X X Boom circular X Gun and lance X X X X X

Canon X X X X Droplet production Penumatic X X X X Centrifugal X X X X X Hydraulic nozzle X X X X X X X

Parts of EN ISO 16119/16122 dealing with specific sprayer types Criteria

Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Subject of a future part of EN ISO 16119/16122

Horizontal boom sprayers

Sprayers for bush and tree crops

Fixed and semi-mobile sprayers

Portable sprayers Foggers Train-mounted sprayers

Aerial sprayers

Thermal X X Untrasonic Transportation Non-assisted X X X X X X X Air-assisted X X X X Electrostatic X X X Form of application Liquid droplets X X X X X X X

Liquid contact Solid Gas Injection Indirect X X X X X X X Direct (specific sprayer) X X X X Direct (additional device on conventional sprayer) X X X X No injection (pure liquid) X X Tunnel Without recycling X X X With recycling X X Application targeting Full spraying X X X X X X Localised without sensors (e.g. band sprayers) X X X Targeted spraying with sensors X X Target

Field crop and low plants (including weed control and non-ag. applications) X X X X X Bush X X X X Trees X X X

Conclusions:

• EN harmonised Standards which support the SUD have been published or are under development with respect to most vehicle-mounted sprayer types

• Standards are essential because they facilitate the implementation of regulation and contribute to harmonisation between countries

• Standards are also a tool which regulation can build on

• EN Standards generally refer to test methods defined by ISO Standards

International (ISO) Standards

• EN Standards frequently refer to ISO Standards

• In general, EN Standards set performance limits and ISO Standards define test methods

ISO/TC23/SC6

• “Standardisation of equipment for crop protection, pest control and liquid fertilisers” • All types of plant protection equipment:

• Sprayers, granular applicators, etc.

• All types of sprayers: • Portable sprayers (manually or engine driven)

• Horizontal boom sprayers and sprayers for bush and tree crops

• Mounted, towed and self-propelled machines

• Aerial sprayers

• Sprayers and sprayer components: • Nozzles, anti-drip devices, manometers, filters, etc.

ISO/TC23/SC6 Standards

• 40 published SC6 Standards

• 9 published EN/ISO Standards

• 10 ISO projects in progress • 7 ISO projects • 3 EN ISO projects

• Several projects to be launched in the near future

• Testing methods, classification scales, coding systems, performance criteria and limits

• Machines, systems or components

• Primary focus on safety and environmental issues for the last 15 years

ISO/TC23/SC6 Standards

• New sprayers • Environmental requirements

• Sprayers in use • Inspection

• Test methods • Test methods for hydraulic sprayers

and volume/ha adjustment systems

• Induction hoppers • Test methods and performance limits

• Cleaning • Test methods for internal and

external cleaning • Drainable volume measurement

• Nozzles • Coding, test methods and droplet size

measurements

• Boom • Steadiness

• Deposition • Test methods and spray deposit

measurements

• Drift • Measurements and classification of

sprayers

Structure and organization: Chairman and secretariat • Chairman (re appointed for an additional three-year period until 2015.12.31)

Jean-Christophe ROUSSEAU

Adddress: BERTHOUD AGRICOLE, 1 rue de l 'Industrie, F- 69220 - BELLEVILLE

Phone : +33 (04) 74 06 50 14 / Fax : +33 (04) 74 06 50 77

Email: [email protected]

• Secretary Jean-Charles MICHAUD

Address: AFNOR, 11 rue Francis de Pressensé, F - 93571 LA PLAINE SAINT-DENIS Cedex

Phone : +33 (0)1 41 62 84 47 / Fax : +33 (0)1 49 17 90 00

Email: [email protected]

Structure and organization: Chairman Advisory Group and Working Groups

CAG Chairman Advisory Group Mr ROUSSEAU (FR)

WG 5 Portable sprayers Mr BALS (UK)

WG 12 Crop deposit measurement Mr van de ZANDE (NL)

WG 13 Droplet size classification Mr VALCORE (USA)

WG 15 Spray parameter recording for traceability (under creation) Mr NILSSON (SE)

WG 16 Spray drift measurement by the use of a test bench Mr BALSARI (IT)

WG 18 Test methods for nozzles and sprayers Mr FUNSETH (USA)

WG 19 Vocabulary Mr BALS (UK)

WG 20 Aerial sprayers Mr VALCORE (USA)

Participation

Participating Members (20) Brazil

Canada

China

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

India

Italy

Korea, Republic of

Netherlands

Norway

Russian Federation

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United-Kingdom

USA

Bhutan (Correspondent member)

Observing Members (14) Argentina

Czech Republic

Egypt

Hungary

Ireland

Israel Japan

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Turkey

Ukraine

Liaisons (with other Technical Committees)

ISO/TC 23/SC 19 Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry – Electronics

CEMA European Committee of Associations of Manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery

CIGR International Commission of Agricultural Engineering

COPA-COGECA Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations in the European Union (COPA)

General Confederation of Agricultural Co-operatives in the European Union (COGECA)

EC European Commission

ECPA The European Crop Protection Association

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

WHO World Health Organization

International Standards and Technical Specifications published by SC 6 ISO number Title

ISO 4102: 1984 Equipment for crop protection – Sprayers – Connection threading

ISO 4254-6: 2009 Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry – Technical means for ensuring safety – Part 6 : Equipment for crop protection

ISO 5681: 1992 Equipment for crop protection – Vocabulary

ISO 5682-1: 1996 Equipment for crop protection – Spraying equipment – Part 1 : Test methods for sprayer nozzles

ISO 5682-2: 1997 Equipment for crop protection – Spraying equipment – Part 2 : Test methods for hydraulic sprayers

ISO 5682-3: 1996 Equipment for crop protection – Spraying equipment – Part 3 : Test methods for volume/hectare adjustment systems of agricultural hydraulic pressure sprayers

ISO 6686: 1995 Equipment for crop protection – Anti-drip devices – Determination of performance

ISO 8169: 1984 Equipment for crop protection – Sprayers – Connecting dimensions of nozzles and manometers

ISO 8524:1986 Equipment for distributing granulated pesticides or herbicides – Test method

ISO 9357: 1990 Equipment for crop protection – Agricultural sprayers – Tank nominal volume and filling hole diameter

ISO 9898: 2000 Equipment for crop protection – Test methods for air-assisted sprayers for bush and tree crops

ISO 10625: 2005 Equipment for crop protection – Sprayer nozzles – Colour coding for identification

ISO 10626: 1991 Equipment for crop protection – Sprayers – Connecting dimensions of nozzles with bayonet fixing

ISO 10627-1: 1992 Agricultural sprayers – Data sheet – Part 1 : Typical layout

ISO 10627-2: 1996 Agricultural sprayers – Data sheets – Part 2 : Technical specifications related to components

ISO 10988:2011 Equipment for crop protection - Knapsack motorized air-assisted sprayers - Test methods and performance limits

ISO/TS 11356:2011 Crop protection equipment - Traceability - Spray parameter recording

ISO 12809:2011 Crop protection equipment -- Reciprocating positive displacement pumps and centrifugal pumps -- Test methods

International Standards and Technical Specifications published by SC 6 – cont. ISO number Title

ISO 13440: 1996 Equipment for crop protection – Agricultural sprayers – Determination of the volume of total residual

ISO 13441-1: 1997 Air-assisted agricultural sprayers – Data sheets – Part 1 : Typical layout

ISO 13441-2: 1997 Air-assisted agricultural sprayers – Data sheets – Part 2 : Technical specifications related to components

ISO 14131:2005 Agricultural sprayers -- Boom steadiness -- Test methods

ISO 14710: 1996 Equipment for crop protection – Air-assisted sprayers – Dimensions of swivel nuts of nozzles

(EN) ISO 16119-1:2013 Agricultural and forestry machinery -- Environmental requirements for sprayers -- Part 1: General

(EN) ISO 16119-2:2013 Agricultural and forestry machinery -- Environmental requirements for sprayers -- Part 2: Horizontal boom sprayers

(EN) ISO 16119-3:2013 Agricultural and forestry machinery -- Environmental requirements for sprayers -- Part 3: Sprayers for bush and tree crops

ISO 16236:2013 Crop protection equipment -- Test method for the determination of drainable volume and its concentration

ISO 19732:2007 Equipment for crop protection -- Sprayer filters -- Colour coding for identification

ISO 19932-1:2013 Equipment for crop protection -- Knapsack sprayers -- Part 1: Safety and environmental requirements

ISO 19932-2:2013 Equipment for crop protection -- Knapsack sprayers -- Part 2: Test methods

ISO 21278-1:2008 Equipment for crop protection -- Induction hoppers -- Part 1: Test methods

ISO 21278-2:2008 Equipment for crop protection -- Induction hoppers -- Part 2: General requirements and performance limits

ISO 22368-1: 2004 Crop protection equipment -- Test methods for the evaluation of cleaning systems -- Part 1: Internal cleaning of complete sprayers

ISO 22368-2 2004 Crop protection equipment -- Test methods for the evaluation of cleaning systems -- Part 2: External cleaning of sprayers

ISO 22368-3: 2004 Crop protection equipment -- Test methods for the evaluation of cleaning systems -- Part 3: Internal cleaning of tank

ISO 22369-1:2006 Crop protection equipment -- Drift classification of spraying equipment -- Part 1: Classes

ISO 22369-2:2010 Crop protection equipment -- Drift classification of spraying equipment -- Part 2: Classification of field crop sprayers by field measurements

ISO 22522:2007 Crop protection equipment -- Field measurement of spray distribution in tree and bush crops

ISO 22763:2006 Equipment for crop protection -- Sprayers -- Demonstration track for field crop sprayers

ISO 22856:2008 Equipment for crop protection -- Methods for the laboratory measurement of spray drift -- Wind tunnels

ISO 22866:2005 Equipment for crop protection -- Methods for field measurement of spray drift

(EN) ISO 28139: 2009 Agricultural and forestry machinery -- Knapsack combustion-engine-driven mistblowers -- Safety requirements

Draft International Standards approved since 8/14

EN ISO/FDIS 16119-4 (CEN/TC 144/WG 3) Agricultural and forestry machinery -- Environmental requirements for sprayers -- Part 4: Fixed and semi-mobile sprayers

EN ISO/FDIS 16122-1 (CEN/TC 144/WG 3) Agricultural and forestry machinery -- Inspection of sprayers and liquid fertilizer distributors in use -- Part 1: General

EN ISO/FDIS 16122-2 (CEN/TC 144/WG 3) Agricultural and forestry machinery -- Inspection of sprayers and liquid fertilizer distributors in use -- Part 2: Horizontal boom sprayers and similar

EN ISO/FDIS 16122-3 (CEN/TC 144/WG 3) Agricultural and forestry machinery -- Inspection of sprayers and liquid fertilizer distributors in use -- Part 3: Sprayers for bush and tree crops

EN ISO/FDIS 16122-4 (CEN/TC 144/WG 3) Agricultural and forestry machines -- Inspection of sprayers and liquid fertilizer distributors in use -- Part 4: Fixed and semi mobile sprayers

ISO/FDIS 24253-1 (WG 12) Crop protection equipment - Spray deposit tests of field crop sprayers - Part 1. Crop deposit measurements

ISO/FDIS 24253-2 (WG 12) Crop protection equipment - Spray deposit tests of field crop sprayers - Part 2. Field deposit measurements

ISO/DIS 22401 (WG 16) Equipment for crop protection -- Method for measurement of potential drift from horizontal boom sprayer systems by the use of a test bench

Draft International Standards at FDIS stage ISO/DIS 5681 (WG 19) Equipment for crop protection -- Vocabulary

ISO/DIS 5682-1 (WG 18) Equipment for crop protection -- Spraying equipment -- Part 1: Test methods for sprayer nozzles

ISO/DIS 5682-2 (WG 18) Equipment for crop protection -- Spraying equipment -- Part 2: Test methods for hydraulic sprayer liquid delivery system and chemical tank agitation

ISO/DIS 5682-3 (WG 18) Equipment for crop protection -- Spraying equipment -- Part 3: Test method for volume/hectare adjustment systems of agricultural hydraulic pressure sprayers

Draft International Standards at DIS stage

ISO/NWIP 5682-4 (WG 18) Equipment for crop protection -- Spraying equipment -- Part 4: Agitation test method ISO/NWIP 16119-5 (WG 20)

Agricultural and forestry machinery -- Environmental requirements for sprayers -- Part 5: Aerial application systems

Draft International Standards at preparatory stage

NWIP proposals approved by SC 6 plenary 9/14 EN ISO/NWIP 19932-3 (WG 5) Equipment for crop protection - Knapsack sprayers – Part 3: Inspection of sprayers in use

ISO/NWIP 25358 (WG 13) Crop protection equipment -- Droplet-size spectra from atomizers -- Measurement and classification

EN ISO/NWIP 28139 (WG 5) Agricultural and forestry machinery -- Knapsack combustion-engine-driven mistblowers -- Safety requirements

International Standards under systematic review EN ISO/4254-6 Agricultural machinery - Safety - Part 6: Sprayers and liquid fertilizer distributors

ISO/TS 11356:2011 Crop protection equipment -- Traceability -- Spray parameter recording

ISO 22369-1:2010 Crop protection equipment -- Drift classification of spraying equipment -- Part 1: Classes

ISO 22369-2:2010 Crop protection equipment -- Drift classification of spraying equipment -- Part 2: Classification of field crop sprayers by field measurements

ISO 22763:2010 Equipment for crop protection -- Sprayers -- Demonstration track for field crop sprayers

EN ISO 28139: 2009 Agricultural and forestry machinery -- Knapsack combustion-engine-driven mistblowers -- Safety requirements

Meetings Number Date Place Meeting report

1st meeting 1972-06-08/09 Paris (France) N 9

2nd meeting 1973-06-05/06 Paris (France) N 23

3rd meeting 1974-06-10/12 Paris (France) N 40

4th meeting 1975-06-09/11 Paris (France) N 60






10th meeting 1987-11-25/27 Montpellier (France) N 160





Meetings – cont. 15th meeting 1997-12-10 Paris (France) N 290






21st meeting 2004-04-01 Paris (France) N 534 REV

22nd meeting 2005.04.07 Paris (France) N 578

23rd meeting 2006.05.04 Paris (France) N 628

24th meeting 2007.04.19 Paris (France) N 690


26th meeting 2009.04.29 Sao Paulo (Brazil) N 795

27th meeting 2010.04.15/16 Paris (France) N 866

28th meeting 2011.05.26 Des Moines (USA) N 968

29th meeting 2012.09.14 Beijing (CN) N 1071


31st meeting 2014.09.25/26 Beijing (CN) N 1228

ISO/TC 23/SC6

• International membership

• Strong expertise

• Official recognition

• The best platform for the development of high quality international Standards in the field of plant protection equipment

Key issues being addressed in ISO/TC 23/SC 6 Action Plan • More demanding regulation

• New strategies for the use of pesticides

• Globalisation

• Representativeness

• Communication

• Organisation

• New work item prioritisation

ISO/TC 23/SC 6 Action Plan

• Vision, mission and values

• Work program management

• Communication

• Globalisation

• Organisation

The mission

• “To develop high quality Standards that support global harmonisation in the field of plant protection equipment, including the safety of the operator and the environment.”

Work programme management

• SC 6 scope • “standardisation” of equipment for crop protection, pest control and liquid

fertilizers” • → SC 6 activities focussed on equipment

• Set up priorities • Select and prioritise new projects to be launched

• Improve the process for assessing new projects • Check list with 10 key points for the assessment of new projects:

• Scope • Benefits for the user • Support of regulation etc.

Communication / globalisation

• Rotate SC 6 meetings regionally

• Coordinate the organisation of meetings

• Promote the organisation of web conference meetings

• Organise information and exchange meeting on application techniques

Conclusions:

• Sprayers will have in the future to comply with more and more demanding regulations with respect to environmental protection, operator safety and consumer issues

• International Standards provide essential support for regulation and global harmonisation – with countries such as US, China and Brazil now involved in ISO and using ISO (and sometimes even European) Standards

• ISO/TC 23/SC 6 is the best platform for the development of international high quality Standards in the field of plant protection equipment

• ISO/TC 23/SC 6 will in the future focus its strategy on effective work program management, reinforced communication and globalisation

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