EN 568:2015

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 für Verankerungsmittel im Eis fest, d. h. für Eisschrauben und Eishaken, die beim Bergsteigen einschließlich Klettern verwendet werden.

Équipement d’alpinisme et d’escalade - Broches à glace - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d’essai

La présente Norme européenne spécifie les exigences de sécurité et les méthodes d’essai qui s’appliquent aux broches à glace, c’est-à-dire aux broches à glace à visser et aux broches à glace à frapper, utilisées en alpinisme et en escalade.

Gorniška oprema - Ledni vijaki - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode

Ta evropski standard določa varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za ledne vijake, tj. ledne vijake in ledne kline, za uporabo v gorništvu, vključno s plezanjem.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 17-Nov-2015
• Withdrawal Date: 30-May-2016
• 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: 9092 - Decision on results of review/2YR ENQ - revise - Review Enquiry
• Completion Date: 05-Jun-2021
• 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
• Ref Project: SIST EN 568:2016 - Mountaineering equipment - Ice anchors - Safety requirements and test methods

Relations

• Replaces: EN 568:2007 - Mountaineering equipment - Ice anchors - Safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2013

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Gorniška oprema - Ledni vijaki - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metodeBergsteigerausrüstung - Verankerungsmittel im Eis - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und PrüfverfahrenEquipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Broches à glace - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essaiMountaineering equipment - Ice anchors - Safety requirements and test methods97.220.40Oprema za športe na prostem in vodne športeOutdoor and water sports equipmentICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 568:2015SIST EN 568:2016en,fr,de01-januar-2016SIST EN 568:2016SLOVENSKI
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SIST EN 568:2016



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EN 568:2015 (E) 2 Contents Page European foreword . 3 Introduction . 4 1 Scope . 5 2 Normative references . 5 3 Terms and definitions . 5 4 Safety requirements . 5 4.1 Design . 5 4.2 Resistance to hammering of ice pitons . 6 4.3 Screwability of the ice screws . 6 4.4 Holding strength . 6 4.4.1 Holding strength in the radial direction . 6 4.4.2 Holding strength in the axial direction . 6 5 Test methods . 7 5.1 Examination of design . 7 5.2 Determination of screwability of the ice screws and resistance to fracture and holding force of ice anchors . 7 5.2.1 Test samples .
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