ISO TS 24159-2022 PDF

Full title and description

Refuse collection vehicles — Safety of manual and rear-loaded refuse collection vehicles. This technical specification gives general requirements, recommendations and examples of safety methods to ensure safe operation, design, adjustment and maintenance of manual and rear-loaded refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) with specified loading and discharge systems.

Abstract

This document provides general requirements, recommendations and examples of safety methods to ensure the safety of operation of manual and rear‑loaded refuse collection vehicles. It applies to manual and rear‑loaded RCVs with rotating plate, compression plate and rotating drum loading systems and addresses safety of loading and discharge systems. It excludes handling of loads whose nature creates exceptional hazards (for example hot refuse, acids/bases, radioactive or explosive materials).

General information

• Status: Published.
• Publication date: 26 April 2022 (ISO edition published 2022‑04).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 43.160 — Special purpose vehicles (Refuse collection vehicles).
• Edition / version: Edition 1, ISO/TS 24159:2022.
• Number of pages: 11 (ISO technical specification).

Scope

ISO/TS 24159:2022 applies to the design and manufacture of manual and rear‑loaded refuse collection vehicles to ensure they can be operated, adjusted and maintained so they function safely. The technical specification covers RCVs equipped with rotating plate loading systems, compression plate loading systems and rotating drum loading systems and specifies methods for ensuring safety of loading and discharge systems. It does not cover handling of unusually dangerous loads (e.g., hot, highly corrosive, radioactive or explosive materials).

Key topics and requirements

• General safety requirements and recommended safety methods for manual and rear‑loaded RCVs.
• Design considerations to reduce operator exposure to moving parts during loading and discharge.
• Specific measures for common loading systems: rotating plate, compression plate and rotating drum systems.
• Guidance on safe operation, adjustment and maintenance to ensure continued safe functioning.
• Exclusions and limitations—types of hazardous loads not covered by the specification.

Typical use and users

Used by RCV manufacturers (design and safety teams), bodybuilders, vehicle integrators, fleet operators, maintenance organisations, safety engineers, conformity assessment bodies and regulatory authorities responsible for vehicle safety and occupational health. Committee work and cross‑reference to other RCV standards is coordinated under ISO/TC 297 (Waste collection and transportation management).

Related standards

Related documents and complementary standards from the same technical committee include other ISO standards on refuse collection vehicles and waste‑collection management (examples from ISO/TC 297: ISO 24160 — Waste odour and leachate prevention and control; ISO 24161 — Vocabulary for waste collection and transportation management; ISO 24162 — Test method for energy consumption of refuse collection vehicles). National/adopted versions and publishing bodies (for example BSI PD or national adoption) may offer published national derivatives or identical publications.

Keywords

refuse collection vehicles; RCV; manual loading; rear‑loaded; loading systems; rotating plate; compression plate; rotating drum; vehicle safety; ISO/TS 24159:2022.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/TS 24159:2022 is an ISO technical specification titled "Refuse collection vehicles — Safety of manual and rear‑loaded refuse collection vehicles" that provides safety requirements and recommended methods for manual and rear‑loaded RCVs.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers safety of operation, loading and discharge systems for manual and rear‑loaded refuse collection vehicles with rotating plate, compression plate and rotating drum loading systems; and gives guidance on design, adjustment and maintenance to ensure safe functioning. It excludes handling of certain hazardous loads (e.g., hot, highly corrosive, radioactive, explosive).

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Vehicle manufacturers, bodybuilders, fleet operators, maintenance and safety personnel, regulatory and conformity assessment bodies, and technical committees working on refuse collection vehicle standards.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO/TS 24159:2022 is the published technical specification (edition 1, published April 2022). As with most ISO deliverables, it is subject to periodic review (typically every five years) and its current status is "Published / confirmed" per ISO catalogue. Users should check for any amendments or subsequent revisions through national bodies or ISO updates.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is part of the work programme of ISO/TC 297 on refuse collection and transportation management and is associated with other ISO documents addressing RCVs and waste collection (for example ISO 24160, ISO 24161, ISO 24162). It can be considered complementary to those standards rather than a numbered multipart series.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Refuse collection vehicles, manual loading, rear‑loaded, loading system safety, rotating plate, compression plate, rotating drum, vehicle safety, RCV.