SN EN 14492-1 : 2006 CORR 2010

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 List of significant hazards
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures
  5.1 General
  5.2 Devices
  5.3 Couplings
  5.4 Brakes for lifting and lowering movements
  5.5 Gearbox
  5.6 Load hooks
  5.7 Rope drive
  5.8 Chain drives
  5.9 Belt drives
  5.10 Pneumatic equipment
  5.11 Hydraulic equipment
  5.12 Electrical equipment of winches
  5.13 Reduction of noise by design
  5.14 Winches for use in a potentially explosive atmosphere
  5.15 Additional requirements for vehicle recovery winches
       and winches on boat trailers
  5.16 Additional requirements for forestry winches
  5.17 Additional and deviating requirements for winches for
       pulling purposes
6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective
  measures
  6.1 Winches manufactured in series
  6.2 Winches designed individually
7 User information
  7.1 General
  7.2 Special requirements
  7.3 Marking
Annex A (informative) Examples of winches
      A.1 Drum winches
      A.2 Traction winches
      A.3 Vehicle recovery winches
      A.4 Winches for boat trailers
      A.5 Forestry winches
Annex B (informative) Additional requirements for winches
        intended to be used in potentially explosive atmospheres
      B.1 Introduction
      B.2 General
      B.3 Hazard sources in explosion hazard areas
          B.3.1 Electrically caused hazards
          B.3.2 Mechanically caused hazards
          B.3.3 Hazards caused by environmental conditions
          B.3.4 Measures to eliminate hazards in explosion
                hazard areas
          B.3.5 Marking
      B.4 User information
Annex C (informative) Additional requirements for operation
        in aggressive environments and outdoors
      C.1 General
      C.2 Ropes and chains
Annex D (informative) Additional requirements for operation at
        low temperatures
Annex E (informative) Documents for hooks
Annex F (normative) Noise test code
      F.1 Scope
      F.2 Standards used in this annex
      F.3 Description of the machine family
      F.4 Determination of the emission sound pressure level
           at the operator's position by measurement
           F.4.1 General
           F.4.2 Winches other than construction winches
      F.5 Determination of the sound power level
           F.5.1 General
           F.5.2 Winches other than construction winches
           F.5.3 Construction winches
      F.6 Mounting and operating conditions
           F.6.1 General
           F.6.2 Winches other than construction winches
           F.6.3 Construction winches
      F.7 Uncertainties
      F.8 Information to be recorded
      F.9 Information to be reported
      F.10 Declaration and verification of noise emission values
Annex G (informative) Selection of a suitable set of cranes
        standards for a given application
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 98/37/EC
Annex ZB (informative) Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 94/9/EC
Bibliography

Applies to the design, information for use, maintenance and testing of power driven winches for which the prime mover is an electric motor, hydraulic motor, internal combustion motor or pneumatic motor.