SIST EN 131-1:2007/kprA1:2011
(Amendment)Ladders - Part 1: Terms, types, functional sizes
Ladders - Part 1: Terms, types, functional sizes
This European Standard defines terms and specifies the general design characteristics of ladders.
Leitern - Teil 1: Benennungen, Bauarten, Funktionsmaße
Echelles - Partie 1: Terminologie, types, dimensions fonctionnelles
Lestve - 1. del: Terminologija, tipi, funkcionalne velikosti
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Overview
SIST EN 131-1:2007/kprA1:2011 is a crucial European Standard developed by CEN/TC 93 for ladders, focusing on harmonizing terminology, types, and functional sizes. This standard provides a clear framework defining the terms and specifies the general design characteristics applicable to all ladder types, ensuring safety, consistency, and interoperability across domestic, commercial, and industrial sectors. It also includes amendments that refine functional size definitions for leaning rung ladders, underpinning more precise manufacturing and compliance criteria.
Key Topics
- Terminology: Establishes a standardized vocabulary for ladder components, types, and dimensions, facilitating clear communication among manufacturers, regulators, and users.
- Ladder Types: Defines various ladder categories such as leaning, stepladders, and extending ladders, with detailed descriptions ensuring correct classification and application.
- Functional Sizes: Specifies critical dimensions including height, width, rung spacing, and overlap in extending ladders, which directly affect ladder usability and safety. The recent amendment clarifies the dimension "e" pertinent to extending ladders where the upper section slides over the lower section.
- Design Characteristics: Outlines general design principles that all ladders must adhere to, enhancing product reliability and user safety.
Applications
- Manufacturing and Quality Control: Ladder producers use SIST EN 131-1:2007/kprA1:2011 as a benchmark to design and manufacture ladders that meet standardized functional sizes and types ensuring product uniformity across the European market.
- Safety Compliance: Regulatory bodies and safety inspectors rely on this standard to verify that ladders in workplaces, construction sites, and households comply with recognized safety dimensions and definitions.
- Procurement and Specification: Organizations involved in purchasing large volumes of ladders can specify compliance with SIST EN 131-1:2007/kprA1:2011 to ensure suitability and safety across all uses.
- Training and Documentation: Safety training professionals use the standardized terminology and types from this standard to educate workers and end-users about correct ladder selection and usage.
Related Standards
- EN 131-2: Focuses on the materials, construction, and testing of ladders, complementing the dimensional and terminological guidance given in Part 1.
- EN 131-3: Specifies requirements for the dimensions of stepladders and their safe design implementation.
- EN 131-4: Addresses portable ladders with additional safety features, covering more specialized ladder applications.
- CEN/CENELEC Regulations: SIST EN 131-1:2007/kprA1:2011 aligns with broader European standards regulatory frameworks, ensuring its acceptance and consistent implementation across member states.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2011
Lestve - 1. del: Terminologija, tipi, funkcionalne velikosti
Ladders - Part 1: Terms, types, functional sizes
Leitern - Teil 1: Benennungen, Bauarten, Funktionsmaße
Echelles - Partie 1: Terminologie, types, dimensions fonctionnelles
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 131-1:2007/FprA1
ICS:
01.040.97 Oprema za dom in trgovino. Domestic and commercial
Razvedrilo. Šport (Slovarji) equipment. Entertainment.
Sports (Vocabularies)
97.145 Lestve Ladders
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
FINAL DRAFT
EN 131-1:2007
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
FprA1
November 2010
ICS 01.040.97; 97.145
English Version
Ladders - Part 1: Terms, types, functional sizes
Echelles - Partie 1: Terminologie, types, dimensions Leitern - Teil 1: Benennungen, Bauarten, Funktionsmaße
fonctionnelles
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 131-1:2007. 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, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
...
Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 131-1:2007/kprA1:2011 is a draft published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Ladders - Part 1: Terms, types, functional sizes". This standard covers: This European Standard defines terms and specifies the general design characteristics of ladders.
This European Standard defines terms and specifies the general design characteristics of ladders.
SIST EN 131-1:2007/kprA1:2011 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 01.040.97 - Domestic and commercial equipment. Entertainment. Sports (Vocabularies); 97.145 - Ladders. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 131-1:2007/kprA1:2011 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to SIST EN 131-1:2007+A1:2011, SIST EN 131-1:2007. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
SIST EN 131-1:2007/kprA1:2011 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2001/95/EC, 92/59/EEC; Standardization Mandates: M/285. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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