EN 568:2007

Mountaineering equipment - Ice anchors - Safety requirements and test methods

This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for ice anchors, i.e. ice screws and ice pitons for use in mountaineering including climbing.

Bergsteigerausrüstung - Verankerungsmittel im Eis - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

Diese Europäische Norm legt sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren fest für Verankerungs- mittel im Eis, d. h. Eisschrauben und Eishaken, die beim Bergsteigen, einschließlich Klettern, verwendet werden.

Equipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Broches à glace - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai

Gorniška oprema - Ledni vijaki - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 03-Jul-2007
• Withdrawal Date: 17-Nov-2015
• 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: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Completion Date: 18-Nov-2015
• 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 568:2008 - Mountaineering equipment — Ice anchors — Safety requirements and test methods

Relations

• Replaces: EN 568:1997 - Mountaineering equipment - Ice anchors - Safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaced By: EN 568:2015 - Mountaineering equipment - Ice anchors - Safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2013

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 568:2008
01-marec-2008
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 568:1998
Gorniška oprema - Ledni vijaki - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode
Mountaineering equipment — Ice anchors — Safety requirements and test methods
Bergsteigerausrüstung - Verankerungsmittel im Eis - Sicherheitstechnische
Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Equipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Broches a glace - Exigences de sécurité et
méthodes d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 568:2007
ICS:
97.220.40
SIST EN 568:2008 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 568
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2007
ICS 97.220.40 Supersedes EN 568:1997
English Version
Mountaineering equipment - Ice anchors - Safety requirements
and test methods
Equipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Broches à glace - Bergsteigerausrüstung - Verankerungsmittel im Eis -
Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 9 June 2007.
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Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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© 2007 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 568:2007: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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EN 568:2007 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Terms and definitions .5
3 Safety requirements .5
3.1 Design .5
3.2 Resistance to hammering of ice pitons.6
3.3 Screwability of the ice screws.6
3.4 Resistance to fracture and holding force.6
4 Test methods.7
4.1 Examination of design .7
4.2 Determination of resistance of hammering of ice pitons, screwability of the ice screws
and resistance to fracture and holding force of ice anchors.7
5 Marking .11
6 Information supplied by the manufacturer .11
Annex A (informative) Standards on mountaineering equipment.12
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC.
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