EN 14975:2006/FprA1

Loft ladders - Requirements, marking and testing

This European Standard specifies terms and definitions, product requirements and test methods for the construction and performance of loft ladders.

Bodentreppen - Anforderungen, Kennzeichnung und Prüfung

Echelles de grenier - Exigences, marquage et essais

Lestve - Zahteve, označevanje in preskušanje

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 91.060.30 - Ceilings. Floors. Stairs
• ICS: 97.145 - Ladders
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 93 - Ladders
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 93/WG 9 - Attic stair/loft ladders
• Current Stage: 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
• Start Date: 03-May-2010
• Due Date: 17-Feb-2011
• Completion Date: 03-May-2010
• Directive: 2001/95/EC - Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety
• Mandate: M/285 - Standardization mandate to CEN relative to the safety of consumers and children: ladders
• Ref Project: SIST EN 14975:2007/kFprA1:2010 - Loft ladders - Requirements, marking and testing

Relations

• Merged Into: EN 14975:2006+A1:2010 - Loft ladders - Requirements, marking and testing
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023
• Amends: EN 14975:2006 - Loft ladders - Requirements, marking and testing
• Effective Date: 06-Jun-2009

Overview

EN 14975:2006/FprA1 (CEN) specifies the terms and definitions, product requirements, marking and test methods applicable to loft ladders. The standard is focused on ensuring reliable construction and verified performance so that manufacturers, installers and purchasers can assess safety and conformity. The FprA1 draft amendment clarifies measurement and declaration rules and refines testing and marking requirements.

Keywords: loft ladders, requirements, marking, testing, product requirements, test methods, manufacturer declarations, safety, performance

Key Topics

• Scope and definitions: Establishes common terms and configurational classes for loft ladders to enable consistent testing and conformity assessment.
• Product requirements: Sets performance and construction expectations that manufacturers must meet to claim compliance.
• Marking and documentation: Requires clear marking and product data so users and enforcement bodies can identify model, load capacity and declared properties.
• Test methods: Describes mechanical, dimensional and performance tests to verify stability, load-bearing capacity and operational reliability.
• Amendment highlights (FprA1):
  • Clarifies that pull-out sliding loft ladders have no minimum specified measurement l3 where previously a minimum was applied.
  • Removes the term "vertical" from a specified distance l2 to clarify measurement intent.
  • Requires manufacturers to declare whether insulating and/or sealing values are calculated, tested by the manufacturer, or tested by a third party, and to reference the standards used for those declarations.

Applications

This standard is useful for a range of stakeholders involved with loft ladders:

• Manufacturers: to design, test and mark products in compliance with European requirements.
• Test laboratories: to apply the standardized test methods for performance verification.
• Installers and specifiers: to select loft ladders with documented safety and insulating properties.
• Regulators and conformity assessors: to verify that marking, documentation and test evidence match declared values.

Practical benefits include improved product safety, clearer manufacturer declarations for insulating/sealing values, and uniform test methods that support trade and compliance across CEN member countries.

Related Standards

• Other ladder standards from CEN/TC 93 covering portable and fixed ladders, which provide complementary requirements and test methods.
• National implementation documents and translations that reflect EN 14975:2006/FprA1 in local languages and regulatory contexts.

For manufacturers and technical teams, aligning to EN 14975:2006/FprA1 helps ensure loft ladders meet recognized European benchmarks for construction, marking and testing, facilitating market access and enhancing user safety.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2010
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Loft ladders - Requirements, marking and testing
Bodentreppen - Anforderungen, Kennzeichnung und Prüfung
Echelles de grenier - Exigences, marquage et essais
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 14975:2006/FprA1
ICS:
97.145 Lestve Ladders
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 14975:2006
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
December 2009
ICS 97.145
English Version
Loft ladders - Requirements, marking and testing
Echelles de grenier - Exigences, marquage et essais Bodentreppen - Anforderungen, Kennzeichnung und
Prüfung
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for unique acceptance procedure. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 93.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 14975:2006. If this draft becomes an amendment, CEN
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this amendment
into the relevant national standard without any alteration.

This draft amendment 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 CEN Management Centre has the same
status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, 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.

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.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

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