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  • EN 12270:2013

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    Mountaineering equipment - Chocks - Safety requirements and test methods

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    Published date:  13-11-2013

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    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

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for chocks for use in mountaineering including climbing.

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    Committee CEN/TC 136
    Development Note Supersedes PREN 12270. (11/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    07/30129759 DC : DRAFT SEP 2007 BS EN 15151 - MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - BRAKING DEVICES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    DIN EN 12492:2012-04 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HELMETS FOR MOUNTAINEERS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    BS EN 12492:2012 Mountaineering equipment. Helmets for mountaineers. Safety requirements and test methods
    14/30310789 DC : 0 BS EN 565 - MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - TAPE - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    PREN 565 : DRAFT 2014 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - TAPE - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    BS EN 958:2017 Mountaineering equipment. Energy absorbing systems for use in klettersteig (via ferrata) climbing. Safety requirements and test methods
    I.S. EN 12492:2012 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HELMETS FOR MOUNTAINEERS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    12/30268675 DC : 0 BS EN 958 - MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEMS FOR USE IN KLETTERSTEIG (VIA FERRATA) CLIMBING - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    14/30301155 DC : 0 BS EN 12277 - MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HARNESSES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    A-A-59834 Base Document:2009 ANCHOR, ROCK, CHOCK
    UNI EN 12492 : 2012 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HELMETS FOR MOUNTAINEERS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    UNE-EN 892:2013 Mountaineering equipment - Dynamic mountaineering ropes - Safety requirements and test methods
    UNE-EN 12492:2012 Mountaineering equipment - Helmets for mountaineers - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 958:2017 Mountaineering equipment - Energy absorbing systems for use in klettersteig (via ferrata) climbing - Safety requirements and test methods
    PREN 12277 : DRAFT 2014 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HARNESSES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    EN 12492:2012 Mountaineering equipment - Helmets for mountaineers - Safety requirements and test methods

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 20139 : 1992 TEXTILES - STANDARD ATMOSPHERES FOR CONDITIONING AND TESTING
    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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