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    Mountaineering equipment - Dynamic mountaineering ropes - Safety requirements and test methods

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    Superseded date:  22-11-2021

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    Published date:  17-08-2016

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    European foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Safety requirements
    5 Test methods
    6 Marking
    7 Information to be supplied by the manufacturer
    Annex A (informative) - Standards on mountaineering
            equipment
    Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
             European Standard and the Essential
             Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC
            Personal Protective Equipment

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    This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for dynamic ropes (single, half and twin ropes) in kernmantel construction for use in mountaineering including climbing.

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    Committee CEN/TC 136
    Development Note Supersedes PREN 892. (09/2012) 2012 Edition Re-Issued in August 2016 & incorporates AMD 1 2016. (08/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    12/30268675 DC : 0 BS EN 958 - MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEMS FOR USE IN KLETTERSTEIG (VIA FERRATA) CLIMBING - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    07/30129759 DC : DRAFT SEP 2007 BS EN 15151 - MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - BRAKING DEVICES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    I.S. EN 15151-2:2012 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - BRAKING DEVICES - PART 2: MANUAL BRAKING DEVICES, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    NF EN ISO 10862 : 2009 SMALL CRAFT - QUICK RELEASE SYSTEM FOR TRAPEZE HARNESS
    PREN 358 : DRAFT 2015 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR WORK POSITIONING AND PREVENTION OF FALLS FROM A HEIGHT - BELTS AND LANYARDS FOR WORK POSITIONING OR RESTRAINT
    UNE-EN 15151-1:2012 Mountaineering equipment - Braking devices - Part 1: Braking devices with manually assisted locking, safety requirements and test methods
    03/103084 DC : DRAFT FEB 2003 EN 1497 - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - RESCUE HARNESSES
    ASTM E 2505 : 2007 Standard Practice for Industrial Rope Access
    I.S. EN 15151-1:2012 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - BRAKING DEVICES - PART 1: BRAKING DEVICES WITH MANUALLY ASSISTED LOCKING, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    I.S. EN 358:2000 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR WORK POSITIONING AND PREVENTION OF FALLS FROM A HEIGHT - BELTS FOR WORK POSITIONING AND RESTRAINT AND WORK POSITIONING LANYARDS
    I.S. EN ISO 12401:2009 SMALL CRAFT - DECK SAFETY HARNESS AND SAFETY LINE - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    DIN EN 12277:2016-02 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HARNESSES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    PREN 1909 : DRAFT 2013 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO CARRY PERSONS - RECOVERY AND EVACUATION
    ASTM E 2505 : 2007 : R2014 Standard Practice for Industrial Rope Access
    DIN EN 12278:2007-08 Mountaineering equipment - Pulleys - Safety requirements and test methods
    DIN EN 12492:2012-04 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HELMETS FOR MOUNTAINEERS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    BS EN 813:1997 Personal protective equipment for prevention of falls from a height. Sit harnesses
    UNE-EN 354:2011 Personal fall protection equipment - Lanyards
    BS EN 354:2010 Personal fall protection equipment. Lanyards
    BS EN 361:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Full body harnesses
    BS EN 12492:2012 Mountaineering equipment. Helmets for mountaineers. Safety requirements and test methods
    BS EN 1497:2007 Personal fall protection equipment. Rescue harnesses
    BS EN 1498:2006 Personal fall protection equipment. Rescue loops
    EN 1095 : 1998 DECK SAFETY HARNESS AND SAFETY LINE FOR USE ON RECREATIONAL CRAFT - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    EN 12278:2007 Montaineering equipment - Pulleys - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN ISO 12401:2009 Small craft - Deck safety harness and safety line - Safety requirements and test methods (ISO 12401:2009)
    BS EN 12277 : 2015 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HARNESSES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    I.S. EN 1095:1998 DECK SAFETY HARNESS AND SAFETY LINE FOR USE ON RECREATIONAL CRAFT - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    14/30310789 DC : 0 BS EN 565 - MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - TAPE - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    DIN EN ISO 12401:2010-01 Small craft - Deck safety harness and safety line - Safety requirements and test methods (ISO 12401:2009)
    BS EN 15151-2:2012 Mountaineering equipment. Braking devices Manual braking devices, safety requirements and test methods
    BS EN ISO 12401:2009 Small craft. Deck safety harness and safety line. Safety requirements and test methods
    PREN 565 : DRAFT 2014 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - TAPE - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    DIN EN 15151-1:2012-10 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - BRAKING DEVICES - PART 1: BRAKING DEVICES WITH MANUALLY ASSISTED LOCKING, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    02/565328 DC : 0 EN 813 - PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR PREVENTION OF FALLS FROM A HEIGHT - SIT HARNESSES
    UNE-EN ISO 10862:2010 Small craft - Quick release system for trapeze harness (ISO 10862:2009)
    UNI EN 15151-1 : 2012 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - BRAKING DEVICES - PART 1: BRAKING DEVICES WITH MANUALLY ASSISTED LOCKING, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    ISO 10333-4:2002 Personal fall-arrest systems — Part 4: Vertical rails and vertical lifelines incorporating a sliding-type fall arrester
    EN 358:1999 Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height - Belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards
    ASTM E 2505 : 2007 : R2014 : EDT 1 Standard Practice for Industrial Rope Access (Withdrawn 2023)
    DIN EN 12270:2014-03 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - CHOCKS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    DIN EN 1498:2007-01 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - RESCUE LOOPS
    DIN EN 1497:2007-10 Personal fall protection equipment - Rescue harnesses
    BS EN 958:2017 Mountaineering equipment. Energy absorbing systems for use in klettersteig (via ferrata) climbing. Safety requirements and test methods
    I.S. EN 813:2008 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - SIT HARNESSES
    I.S. EN 567:2013 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - ROPE CLAMPS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    I.S. EN 1909:2017 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO CARRY PERSONS - RECOVERY AND EVACUATION
    I.S. EN 12492:2012 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HELMETS FOR MOUNTAINEERS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    I.S. EN 1497:2007 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - RESCUE HARNESSES
    I.S. EN 1498:2006 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - RESCUE LOOPS
    I.S. EN 12278:2007 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - PULLEYS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    I.S. EN 354:2010 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - LANYARDS
    I.S. EN 12270:2013 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - CHOCKS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    I.S. EN 795:2012 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - ANCHOR DEVICES
    UNI EN 567 : 2013 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - ROPE CLAMPS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    13/30277460 DC : 0 BS EN 1909 - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO CARRY PERSONS - RECOVERY AND EVACUATION
    I.S. EN ISO 10862:2009 SMALL CRAFT - QUICK RELEASE SYSTEM FOR TRAPEZE HARNESS
    UNE-EN 15151-2:2012 Mountaineering equipment - Braking devices - Part 2: Manual braking devices, safety requirements and test methods
    11/30247808 DC : 0 BS EN 12270 - MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - CHOCKS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    EN 12277:2015 Mountaineering equipment - Harnesses - Safety requirements and test methods
    PREN 795 : DRAFT 2009 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - ANCHOR DEVICES
    BS EN 358:2000 Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height. Belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards
    DIN EN 12841:2006-11 Personal fall protection equipment - Rope access systems - Rope adjustment devices
    DIN EN 1909:2013-04 (Draft) SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO CARRY PERSONS - RECOVERY AND EVACUATION
    DIN EN 795:2012-10 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - ANCHOR DEVICES
    DIN EN 813:2008-11 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - SIT HARNESSES
    DIN EN 567:2013-06 Mountaineering equipment - Rope clamps - Safety requirements and test methods; German version EN 567:2013
    DIN EN 354:2010-11 Personal fall protection equipment - Lanyards
    BS EN 795:2012 Personal fall protection equipment. Anchor devices
    EN 1891:1998 Personal protective equipment for the prevention of falls from a height - Low stretch kernmantel ropes
    EN 813:2008 Personal fall protection equipment - Sit harnesses
    UNI EN 813 : 2008 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - SIT HARNESSES
    UNI EN 1497 : 2008 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - RESCUE HARNESSES
    UNI EN 12492 : 2012 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HELMETS FOR MOUNTAINEERS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    UNI EN 354 : 2010 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - LANYARDS
    UNI EN 12270 : 2014 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - CHOCKS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    BS EN ISO 10862:2009 Small craft. Quick release system for trapeze harness
    UNI EN 15151-2 : 2012 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - BRAKING DEVICES - PART 2: MANUAL BRAKING DEVICES, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    UNI EN ISO 12401 : 2009 SMALL CRAFT - DECK SAFETY HARNESS AND SAFETY LINE - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    11/30247805 DC : 0 BS EN 567 - MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - ROPE CLAMPS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    03/103085 DC : DRAFT FEB 2003 EN 1498 - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - RESCUE LOOPS
    14/30293325 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 15085 - SMALL CRAFT - MAN-OVERBOARD PREVENTION AND RECOVERY
    UNI EN ISO 10862 : 2009 SMALL CRAFT - QUICK RELEASE SYSTEM FOR TRAPEZE HARNESS
    BS EN 15151-1:2012 Mountaineering equipment. Braking devices Braking devices with manually assisted locking, safety requirements and test methods
    A-A-59835 Revision A:2013 Rope, Kernmantle
    DIN EN ISO 10862:2009-10 SMALL CRAFT - QUICK RELEASE SYSTEM FOR TRAPEZE HARNESS
    UNE-EN ISO 12401:2010 Small craft - Deck safety harness and safety line - Safety requirements and test methods (ISO 12401:2009)
    UNE-EN 12277:2016 Mountaineering equipment - Harnesses - Safety requirements and test methods
    UNE-EN 12270:2014 Mountaineering equipment - Chocks - Safety requirements and test methods
    UNE-EN 1909:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Recovery and evacuation
    BS EN 1909:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Recovery and evacuation
    BS EN 12841:2006 Personal fall protection equipment. Rope access systems. Rope adjustment devices
    ISO 10862:2009 Small craft Quick release system for trapeze harness
    UNE-EN 567:2013 Mountaineering equipment - Rope clamps - Safety requirements and test methods
    ISO 12401:2009 Small craft — Deck safety harness and safety line — Safety requirements and test methods
    BS EN 567:2013 Mountaineering equipment. Rope clamps. Safety requirements and test methods
    UNE-EN 892:2013 Mountaineering equipment - Dynamic mountaineering ropes - Safety requirements and test methods
    BS EN 12278:2007 Mountaineering equipment. Pulleys. Safety requirements and test methods
    UNE-EN 12492:2012 Mountaineering equipment - Helmets for mountaineers - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 1497:2007 Personal fall protection equipment - Rescue harnesses
    EN 15151-1:2012 Mountaineering equipment - Braking devices - Part 1: Braking devices with manually assisted locking, safety requirements and test methods
    EN 361:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Full body harnesses
    EN 567:2013 Mountaineering equipment - Rope clamps - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 1498:2006 (edition 2) Personal fall protection equipment - Rescue loops
    EN 15151-2:2012 Mountaineering equipment - Braking devices - Part 2: Manual braking devices, 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
    EN 1909:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Recovery and evacuation
    EN ISO 10862:2009 Small craft - Quick release system for trapeze harness (ISO 10862:2009)
    EN 354:2010 Personal fall protection equipment - Lanyards
    EN 795:2012 Personal fall protection equipment - Anchor devices
    DIN EN 15151-2:2012-10 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - BRAKING DEVICES - PART 2: MANUAL BRAKING DEVICES, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    15/30329088 DC : 0 BS EN 358 - PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR WORK POSITIONING AND PREVENTION OF FALLS FROM A HEIGHT - BELTS AND LANYARDS FOR WORK POSITIONING OR RESTRAINT
    PREN 12270 : DRAFT 2011 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - CHOCKS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    01/561688 DC : DRAFT APR 2001 ISO/DIS 12401 - SMALL CRAFT - DECK SAFETY HARNESS AND SAFETY LINE FOR USE ON RECREATIONAL CRAFT - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    PREN 567 : DRAFT 2011 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - ROPE CLAMPS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    PREN 12277 : DRAFT 2014 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HARNESSES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    06/30111976 DC : 0 EN 354 - PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR PREVENTION OF FALLS FROM HEIGHT - LANYARDS
    14/30301155 DC : 0 BS EN 12277 - MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HARNESSES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    09/30192714 DC : 0 BS EN 795 - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - ANCHOR DEVICES
    NF EN ISO 12401 : 2009 SMALL CRAFT - DECK SAFETY HARNESS AND SAFETY LINE - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    ISO 10333-2:2000 Personal fall-arrest systems — Part 2: Lanyards and energy absorbers
    I.S. EN 12277:2015+A1:2018&LC:2019 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HARNESSES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    ISO 10333-3:2000 Personal fall-arrest systems — Part 3: Self-retracting lifelines
    BS EN 1891:1998 Personal protective equipment for the prevention of falls from a height. Low stretch kernmantel ropes
    BS EN 12270:2013 Mountaineering equipment. Chocks. Safety requirements and test methods
    BS EN 1095:1998 Deck safety harness and safety line for use on recreational craft. Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 12492:2012 Mountaineering equipment - Helmets for mountaineers - Safety requirements and test methods
    DIN EN 361:2002-09 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AGAINST FALLS FROM A HEIGHT - FULL BODY HARNESSES
    EN 12270:2013 Mountaineering equipment - Chocks - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 12841:2006 Personal fall protection equipment - Rope access systems - Rope adjustment devices
    I.S. EN 12841:2006 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - ROPE ACCESS SYSTEMS - ROPE ADJUSTMENT DEVICES
    NBR 16325-1 : 2014 PROTECTION AGAINST FALLS FROM A HEIGHT - PART 1: ANCHOR DEVICES TYPES A, B AND D
    NBR 16325-2 : 2014 PROTECTION AGAINST FALLS FROM A HEIGHT - PART 2: ANCHOR DEVICES TYPE C

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