EN 564:2023

Mountaineering equipment - Accessory cords - Safety requirements and test methods

This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for accessory cords, supplied on a drum or in separate lengths, for use in mountaineering including climbing.

Bergsteigerausrüstung - Reepschnur - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

Dieses Dokument legt sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Reepschnüre fest, die auf Trommeln oder in separaten Längen angeboten und beim Bergsteigen einschließlich Klettern verwen-det werden.

Équipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Cordelettes - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai

Le présent document spécifie les exigences de sécurité et les méthodes d’essai relatives aux cordelettes, fournies sur bobines ou en longueurs séparées, utilisées en alpinisme et en escalade.

Gorniška oprema - Pomožne vrvi - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode

Ta dokument določa varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za pomožne vrvi, ki so dobavljene na bobnu ali v posameznih dolžinah, za uporabo v gorništvu, vključno s plezanjem.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 25-Apr-2023
• 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: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 26-Apr-2023
• Due Date: 06-Apr-2023
• Completion Date: 26-Apr-2023
• Directive: 2016/425 - Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC
• Mandate: M/031 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning standards for Personal Protective Equipment
• Mandate: M/571 - COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 19.11.2020 on a standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardization and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization as regards personal protective equipment in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Ref Project: SIST EN 564:2023 - Mountaineering equipment - Accessory cords - Safety requirements and test methods

Relations

• Replaces: EN 564:2014 - Mountaineering equipment - Accessory cord - Safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 564:2023
01-julij-2023
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 564:2015
Gorniška oprema - Pomožne vrvi - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode
Mountaineering equipment - Accessory cords - Safety requirements and test methods
Bergsteigerausrüstung - Reepschnur - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
Équipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Cordelettes - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes
d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 564:2023
ICS:
97.220.40 Oprema za športe na Outdoor and water sports
prostem in vodne športe equipment
SIST EN 564:2023 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 564
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

April 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.220.40 Supersedes EN 564:2014
English Version

Mountaineering equipment - Accessory cords - Safety
requirements and test methods
Équipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Cordelettes - Bergsteigerausrüstung - Reepschnur -
Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 December 2022.

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
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© 2023 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 564:2023 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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EN 564:2023 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Safety requirements . 4
4.1 Construction . 4
4.2 Diameter . 4
4.3 Tensile strength . 5
4.4 Performance of the knotted loop . 5
4.5 Mass per unit length . 6
5 Test methods . 6
5.1 Test sample . 6
5.2 Conditioning .
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