EN 341:2011

Personal fall protection equipment - Descender devices for rescue

This European Standard specifies requirements, test methods, marking and information to be supplied by the manufacturer for descender devices, which include descent lines (hereinafter referred to as lines), intended for rescue and to protect against falls in a rescue system, which is a personal fall protection system. This European Standard does not specify requirements for descender devices that are used for descending in mountaineering, rope access or work positioning systems.
NOTE   A descender device which enables the user to rescue himself and which conforms to this European Standard is personal protective equipment (PPE).

Persönliche Absturzschutzausrüstung - Abseilgeräte zum Retten

Diese Europäische Norm legt Anforderungen, Prüfverfahren, Kennzeichnung und Informationen des Herstellers für Abseilgeräte, einschließlich des Tragmittels zum Abseilen (im Folgenden kurz als Tragmittel bezeichnet), zur Rettung und zum Schutz gegen Absturz in einem Rettungssystem, das ein persönliches Absturzschutzsystem ist, fest. Diese Europäische Norm legt keine Anforderungen für Abseilgeräte fest, die im Bergsport, bei seilunterstützten Arbeiten oder bei Systemen der Arbeitsplatzpositionierung benutzt werden. ANMERKUNG Ein Abseilgerät, das es dem Benutzer ermöglicht, sich selbst zu retten, und das dieser Europäischen Norm entspricht, ist eine persönliche Schutzausrüstung (PSA).

Équipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes - Descendeurs pour sauvetage

La présente Norme européenne prescrit les exigences, les méthodes d’essai, le marquage et les informations à fournir par le fabricant (notice d’information du fabricant) relatifs aux descendeurs, lesquels comprennent les supports d’assurage pour la descente (appelés ci-après supports d’assurage), destinés au sauvetage et à assurer une protection contre les chutes dans un système de sauvetage, qui constitue un système de protection individuelle contre les chutes. La présente Norme européenne ne spécifie aucune exigence concernant les descendeurs qui sont utilisés en alpinisme/en escalade ou avec les systèmes d'accès par corde ou de maintien au poste de travail.
NOTE   Un descendeur qui permet à l'utilisateur de se sauver lui-même et qui est conforme à la présente Norme européenne est un équipement de protection individuelle (EPI).

Osebna varovalna oprema za zaščito pred padci z višine - Naprave za spuščanje ob reševanju

Ta evropski standard določa zahteve, preskusne metode, označevanje in informacije, ki jih mora zagotoviti proizvajalec za naprave za spuščanje, vključno z vodom za spuščanje, namenjenim izključno za reševanje, ki se uporabljajo v povezavi z drugo opremo, npr. pasovi za celo telo (EN 361), reševalnimi pasovi (EN 1497). Ta evropski standard ne določa zahtev za naprave za spuščanje, ki se uporabljajo za druge namene kot reševanje, npr. za gorništvo, dostopanje z vrvjo in delovne namestitvene sisteme. Naprave za spuščanje so lahko namenjene uporabi za eno ali dve osebi hkrati.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 21-Jun-2011
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Dec-2011
• ICS: 13.340.99 - Other protective equipment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 160 - Protection against falls from height including working belts
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 160/WG 3 - Personal equipment for work positioning and/or prevention of falls from a height
• Current Stage: 9092 - Decision on results of review/2YR ENQ - revise - Review Enquiry
• Completion Date: 09-May-2017
• Directive: 89/686/EEC - Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment
• Mandate: M/031 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning standards for Personal Protective Equipment
• Ref Project: SIST EN 341:2011 - Personal fall protection equipment - Descender devices for rescue

Relations

• Replaces: EN 341:1992/AC:1993 - Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Descender devices
• Effective Date: 29-Jun-2011
• Replaces: EN 341:1992/A1:1996 - Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Descender devices
• Effective Date: 29-Jun-2011
• Replaces: EN 341:1992 - Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Descender devices
• Effective Date: 29-Jun-2011

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Persönliche Absturzschutzausrüstung - Abseilgeräte zum RettenÉquipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes - Descendeurs pour sauvetagePersonal fall protection equipment - Descender devices for rescue13.340.60Protection against falling and slippingICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 341:2011SIST EN 341:2011en01-december-2011SIST EN 341:2011SLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 341:2002SIST EN 341:2002SIST EN 341:1996/AC:19981DGRPHãþD



SIST EN 341:2011



EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 341
June 2011 ICS 13.340.99 Supersedes EN 341:1992English Version
Personal fall protection equipment - Descender devices for rescue
Équipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes - Descendeurs pour sauvetage
Persönliche Absturzschutzausrüstung - Abseilgeräte zum Retten This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 May 2011.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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EN 341:2011 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword .31Scope .42Normative references .43Terms, definitions and classes .43.1Terms and definitions .43.2Classes .54Requirements .64.1General .64.2Design, materials and construction .64.3Dynamic strength.74.4Function .84.5Descent energy .84.6Static strength .94.7Corrosion resistance .94.8Additional requirements for manually-operated descender devices (type 2) .94.9Additional requirements for descender devices, class D.94.10Marking and information .95Test methods .
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