BS EN 12270:2013
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Mountaineering equipment. Chocks. Safety requirements and test methods
Hardcopy , PDF
English
30-11-2013
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
5 Test methods
6 Marking
7 Information supplied by the
manufacturer
Annex A (informative) - Protection
provided by chocks
Annex B (informative) - Standards
on mountaineering equipment
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between
this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC
Bibliography
Defines safety requirements and test procedures for chocks to be used in mountaineering, including climbing.
| Committee |
SW/136/5
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 96/570008 DC. (08/2005) Supersedes 11/30247808 DC. (11/2013)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
22
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for chocks for use in mountaineering including climbing.
| Standards | Relationship |
| I.S. EN 12270:2013 | Identical |
| EN 12270:2013 | Identical |
| NF EN 12270 : 2013 | Identical |
| DIN EN 12270:2014-03 | Identical |
| NEN EN 12270 : 2013 | Identical |
| NS EN 12270 : 2013 | Identical |
| NBN EN 12270 : 2014 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 12270:2014 | Identical |
| 89/686/EEC : 1989 AMD 5 2012 | COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1989 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT |
| EN 564:2014 | Mountaineering equipment - Accessory cord - Safety requirements and test methods |
| EN 892:2012+A1:2016 | Mountaineering equipment - Dynamic mountaineering ropes - Safety requirements and test methods |
| EN 565:2017 | Mountaineering equipment - Tape - Safety requirements and test methods |
| ISO 139:2005 | Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing |
| EN 1891:1998 | Personal protective equipment for the prevention of falls from a height - Low stretch kernmantel ropes |
| ISO 7000:2014 | Graphical symbols for use on equipment — Registered symbols |
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