SIST EN 566:2007
(Main)Mountaineering equipment - Slings - Safety requirements and test methods
Mountaineering equipment - Slings - Safety requirements and test methods
This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for slings used for mountaineering including climbing.
Bergsteigerausrüstung - Schlingen - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Diese Europäische Norm legt sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Schlingen fest, die
beim Bergsteigen einschließlich Klettern verwendet werden.
Equipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Anneaux - 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 anneaux utilisés en alpinisme et en escalade.
Gorniška oprema - Zanke - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 566:2007
01-marec-2007
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 566:1998
Gorniška oprema - Zanke - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode
Mountaineering equipment - Slings - Safety requirements and test methods
Bergsteigerausrüstung - Schlingen - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
Equipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Anneaux - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes
d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 566:2006
ICS:
97.220.40 Oprema za športe na Outdoor and water sports
prostem in vodne športe equipment
SIST EN 566:2007 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 566
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2006
ICS 97.220.40 Supersedes EN 566:1997
English Version
Mountaineering equipment - Slings - Safety requirements and
test methods
Equipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Anneaux - Bergsteigerausrüstung - Schlingen - Sicherheitstechnische
Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 October 2006.
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 Central Secretariat 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 Central Secretariat has the same status as the official
versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
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EN 566:2006 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope.5
2 Normative references.5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Safety requirements.5
4.1 Stability.5
4.2 Stitching.6
4.3 Tensile strength.6
5 Test methods.6
5.1 Stability.6
5.2 Stitching.6
5.3 Tensile strength.6
5.3.1 Test sample.6
5.3.2 Conditioning.6
5.3.3 Determination of tensile strength .6
6 Marking.7
7 Information supplied by the manufacturer .7
Annex A (informative) Standards on mountaineering equipment.8
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC.9
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EN 566:2006 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN 566:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 "Sports, playground
and other recreational equipment", the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2007, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by June 2007.
This document supersedes EN 566:1997.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the Euro-
pean Free Trade Association to support Essential Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC.
For relationship with EU Directives, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Den-
mark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxem-
bourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzer-
land and United Kingdom.
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EN 566:2006 (E)
Introduction
The text of this European Standard is based on the former UIAA-Standard J (Union Internationale des Associa-
tions d'Alpinisme), which has been developed with international participation.
This European Standard is one of a package of standards for mountaineering equipment, see Annex A.
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EN 566:2006 (E)
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for slings used for mountaineering in-
cluding
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