BS EN 566:2017
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Mountaineering equipment. Slings. Safety requirements and test methods
Hardcopy , PDF
English
31-03-2017
European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 Safety requirements
4 Test methods
5 Marking
6 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex A (informative) - Standards on mountaineering
equipment
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 89/686/EEC
aimed to be covered
Defines safety requirements and test methods for slings used for mountaineering including climbing.
| Committee |
SW/136/5
|
| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 95/570085 DC. (09/2005) Supersedes 91/49129 DC. (03/2007) Supersedes 14/30304768 DC. (03/2017)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
16
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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 slings used for mountaineering including climbing.
| Standards | Relationship |
| NF EN 566 : 2017 | Identical |
| EN 566:2017 | Identical |
| NEN EN 566 : 2017 | Identical |
| NBN EN 566 : 2007 | Identical |
| NS EN 566 : 2017 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 566:2017 | Identical |
| DIN EN 566:2007-03 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 566:2017 | Identical |
| BS 7985:2002 | Code of Practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes |
| 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 |
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