BS EN 15151-2:2012
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Mountaineering equipment. Braking devices Manual braking devices, safety requirements and test methods
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31-08-2012
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification
5 Safety requirements
6 Test methods
7 Marking
8 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex A (informative) - Standards on mountaineering equipment
Bibliography
Describes safety requirements and test methods for manual braking devices used in mountaineering, climbing and related activities for belaying and abseiling, with only manual control, to protect against falls from a height.
| Committee |
SW/136/5
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| DevelopmentNote |
Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, April 2018. (04/2018)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
18
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for manual braking devices used in mountaineering, climbing and related activities for belaying and abseiling, with only manual control, to protect against falls from a height.
This European Standard applies to braking devices which are loaded with one person and which use mountaineering ropes according to EN 892. In case of abseiling and lowering down this standard also applies to braking devices, used with low stretch kernmantel ropes according to EN 1891.
| Standards | Relationship |
| EN 15151-2:2012 | Identical |
| EN 892:2012+A1:2016 | Mountaineering equipment - Dynamic mountaineering ropes - Safety requirements and test methods |
| EN 1891:1998 | Personal protective equipment for the prevention of falls from a height - Low stretch kernmantel ropes |
| EN 15151-1:2012 | Mountaineering equipment - Braking devices - Part 1: Braking devices with manually assisted locking, safety requirements and test methods |
| EN 362:2004 | Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Connectors |
| EN 12275:2013 | Mountaineering equipment - Connectors - Safety requirements and test methods |
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