This standard applies for rear loaded refuse collection vehicles, as defined in 3.2, considering the safety requirements as defined in this European Standard. This standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to the rear loaded RCV, when it is used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer as defined in clause 4. This part 1 describes and defines the safety requirements of rear loaded RCV up to the interface RCV-LD as illustrated in Annex A, Figure A.4. Safety requirements for the lifting device(s) are defined in prEN 1501-5. This standard is not applicable to: operation in severe conditions e. g. extreme environmental conditions such as: below -25° C and above + 40°C temperatures; corrosive environment; tropical environment; wind velocity in excess of 75 km/h; contaminating environment; operation in potentially explosive atmospheres; handling of loads the nature of which could lead to dangerous situations (e. g. hot wastes, acids and bases, radioactive materials, contaminated waste, especially fragile loads, explosives); operation on ships. This document is not applicable to machinery which is manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.