EN 12841:2024

Personal fall protection equipment - Rope access systems - Rope adjustment devices

This European Standard applies to rope adjustment devices intended for use in rope access systems. It specifies the requirements, test methods, marking and manufacturer’s instructions and information.

Persönliche Absturzschutzausrüstung - Systeme für seilunterstützten Zugang - Seileinstellvorrichtungen

Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar für Seileinstellvorrichtungen, die für den Gebrauch in Systemen für seilunterstütztes Arbeiten vorgesehen sind. Es legt die Anforderungen, Prüfverfahren, Kennzeichnung sowie Anleitungen und Informationen des Herstellers fest.

Équipements de protection individuelle pour la prévention des chutes de hauteur - Systèmes d'accès par corde - Dispositif de réglage de corde pour maintien au poste de travail

Le présent document s'applique aux dispositifs de réglage de corde destinés à être utilisés dans les systèmes d'accès par corde. Il spécifie les exigences, les méthodes d'essai, le marquage et les instructions. et informations du fabricant.

Osebna oprema za varovanje pred padci z višine - Vrvni dostopni sistemi - Naprave za nastavitev vrvi

Ta evropski standard se uporablja za naprave za nastavitev vrvi, ki so namenjene uporabi v vrvnih dostopnih sistemih. Določa zahteve, preskusne metode, označevanje ter navodila in informacije proizvajalca.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 20-Feb-2024
• ICS: 13.340.60 - Protection against falling and slipping
• 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: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 21-Feb-2024
• Due Date: 06-Jul-2022
• Completion Date: 21-Feb-2024
• 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
• 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
• 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 12841:2024 - Personal fall protection equipment - Rope access systems - Rope adjustment devices

Relations

• Replaces: EN 12841:2006 - Personal fall protection equipment - Rope access systems - Rope adjustment devices
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 12841:2006
Osebna oprema za varovanje pred padci z višine - Vrvni dostopni sistemi -
Naprave za nastavitev vrvi
Personal fall protection equipment - Rope access systems - Rope adjustment devices
Persönliche Absturzschutzausrüstung - Systeme für seilunterstützten Zugang -
Seileinstellvorrichtungen
Équipements de protection individuelle pour la prévention des chutes de hauteur -
Systèmes d'accès par corde - Dispositif de réglage de corde pour maintien au poste de
travail
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12841:2024
ICS:
13.340.60 Zaščita pred padci in zdrsi Protection against falling and
slipping
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 12841
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
February 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.60 Supersedes EN 12841:2006
English Version
Personal fall protection equipment - Rope access systems -
Rope adjustment devices
Équipements de protection individuelle pour la Persönliche Absturzschutzausrüstung - Systeme für
prévention des chutes de hauteur - Systèmes d'accès seilunterstützten Zugang - Seileinstellvorrichtungen
par corde - Dispositif de réglage de corde pour
maintien au poste de travail
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 December 2023.

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,
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United Kingdom.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Requirements . 9
4.1 General requirements for all Types . 9
4.1.1 Anchor lines . 9
4.1.2 Compatibility . 9
4.1.3 Edge design . 9
4.1.4 Corrosion resistance . 9
4.1.5 Marking and information . 9
4.2 Overview of the specific requirements for each type of rope adjustment devices . 9
4.3 Specific requirements for Type A rope adjustment devices . 10
4.3.1 Connecting elements . 10
4.3.2 Free movement . 10
4.3.3 Static strength . 11
4.3.4 Dynamic performance . 11
4.3.5 Dynamic strength and residual strength . 11
4.4 Specific requirements for Type B rope adjustment devices . 11
4.4.1 Free movement . 11
4.4.2 Release prevention function . 11
4.4.3 Minimum working performance . 11
4.4.4 Dynamic strength and residual strength . 12
4.5 Specific requirements for Type C rope adjustment devices . 12
4.5.1 Hands-free locking element . 12
4.5.2 Minimum working performance . 12
4.5.3 Static strength . 12
4.5.4 Dynamic strength and residual strength . 12
4.5.5 Descent velocity and panic locking . 12
4.5.6 Temperature rise . 13
5 Test methods . 13
5.1 Test apparatus. 13
5.2 Conditioning and setup before testing . 13
5.2.1 General conditioning . 13
5.2.2 Conditioning to heat . 13
5.2.3 Conditioning to wet . 13
5.2.4 Conditioning to very cold . 14
5.2.5 Conditioning to wet and cold . 14
5.3 General tests . 14
5.3.1 Test samples . 14
5.3.2 Compatibility . 14
5.3.3 Edge design . 14
5.3.4 Corrosion resistance . 15
5.4 Specific tests . 15
5.4.1 Length of connecting elements . 15
5.4.2 Movement test . 15
5.4.3 Release prevention test for Type B rope adjustment devices . 16
5.5 Static tests . 17
5.5.1 Test samples . 17
5.5.2 Minimum working performance test for Type B and Type C rope adjustment devices. 17
5.5.3 Static strength test for Type A and Type C rope adjustment devices . 18
5.6 Dynamic tests . 19
5.6.1 Test samples . 19
5.6.2 Dynamic performance for Type A rope adjustment devices . 19
5.6.3 Dynamic strength and residual strength for Type A rope adjustment devices . 20
5.6.4 Dynamic strength and residual strength for Type B and Type C rope adjustment
devices . 22
5.7 Descent test for Type C rope adjustment devices . 25
5.7.1 General . 25
5.7.2 Test samples . 26
5.7.3 Test arrangement . 26
5.7.4 Velocity, locking and temperature rise . 26
6 Marking . 27
7 Manufacturer’s instructions and information . 28
Annex A (informative) List of useful information . 29
A.1 General . 29
A.2 Maintenance of rope adjustment devices within the user’s reach . 29
A.3 Anticipation of emergency situations . 29
A.4 Care when selecting anchor lines . 29
Annex B (informative) Background and rationale about the changes between this
document and EN 12841:2006. 30
Annex C (informative) Significant changes between this document and EN 12841:2006 . 34
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation 2016/425 aimed to be covered . 38
Bibliography . 40

European foreword
This document (EN 12841:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 160 “Protection
against falls from height including working belts”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be
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