prEN 15151

Mountaineering equipment - Braking devices - Safety requirements and test methods

This standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for descenders used for mountaineering and climbing.

Bergsteigerausrüstung - Bremsgeräte - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

Diese Norm legt sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Bremsgeräte zum Bergsteigen und Klettern fest, mit oder ohne Geschwindigkeitskontrolle und mit oder ohne automatisches Blockieren, um vor einem Absturz aus der Höhe zu schützen.
Diese Norm gilt für Bremsgeräte, die von einer Person benutzt werden. Sie gilt nicht für vollautomatische ortsfeste Einrichtungen.

Matériel d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Dispositifs de freinage - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai

La présente norme spécifie les exigences de sécurité et les méthodes d'essai relatives aux dispositifs de freinage utilisés pour l'alpinisme et l'escalade, avec ou sans contrôle de vitesse, et avec ou sans blocage automatique de protection contre les chutes de hauteur.
La présente norme s’applique aux dispositifs de freinage individuels. Elle ne s’applique pas aux installations automatiques fixes.

Gorniška oprema – Naprave za spuščanje - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 97.220.40 - Outdoor and water sports equipment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 136 - Sports, playground and other recreational equipment
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 136/WG 5 - Mountaineering and climbing equipment
• Current Stage: 4097 - End of interruption of work - split/merged
• Start Date: 31-Jan-2009
• Completion Date: 31-Jan-2009
• 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
• Directive: 93/68/EEC - Council Directive amending Dir. 87/404/EEC (simple pressure vessels), 88/378/EEC (safety of toys), 89/106/EEC (construction products), 89/336/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility), 89/392/EEC (machinery), 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment), 90/384/EEC (automatic weighing instruments), 90/385/EEC (active implantable medicinal devices), 90/396/EEC (appliances burning gaseous fuels), 91/263/EEC (telecommunications terminal equipment), 92/42/EEC and 73/23/EEC
• Directive: 93/95/EEC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Directive: 96/58/EC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Mandate: M/031 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning standards for Personal Protective Equipment
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN 15151:2005 - Mountaineering equipment - Descenders - Safety requirements and test methods

Relations

• Split Into: EN 15151-2:2012 - Mountaineering equipment - Braking devices - Part 2: Manual braking devices, safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 07-Mar-2023
• Split Into: EN 15151-1:2012 - Mountaineering equipment - Braking devices - Part 1: Braking devices with manually assisted locking, safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 07-Mar-2023
• Child: EN 15151-1:2012 - Mountaineering equipment - Braking devices - Part 1: Braking devices with manually assisted locking, safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 04-Mar-2009
• Child: EN 15151-2:2012 - Mountaineering equipment - Braking devices - Part 2: Manual braking devices, safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 04-Mar-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI oSIST prEN 15151:2005

PREDSTANDARD
april 2005
Gorniška oprema – Naprave za spuščanje - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne
metode
Mountaineering equipment - Descenders - Safety requirements and test methods
ICS 97.220.40 Referenčna številka
oSIST prEN 15151:2005(en)
©  Standard je založil in izdal Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje ali kopiranje celote ali delov tega dokumenta ni dovoljeno

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
prEN 15151
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
January 2005
ICS
English version
Mountaineering equipment - Descenders - Safety requirements
and test methods
Bergsteigerausrüstung - Abseilgeräte -
Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 136.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN 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 Management Centre has the same
status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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© 2005 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 15151:2005: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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prEN 15151:2005 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword.3
1 Scope.4
2 Normative references.4
3 Terms and definitions .4
4 Safety requirements.4
4.1 Design.4
4.2 Braking capacity.5
4.3 Strength.5
4.3.1 Descenders.5
5 Test methods.5
5.1 Conditioning.5
5.2 Examination of design .5
5.3 Determination of the braking capacity .5
5.3.1 Apparatus.5
5.3.2 Procedure.6
5.4 Determination of strength.7
5.4.1 Test of the attachment opening .7
5.4.2 Test of the braking par
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