CEN/TC 242/WG 7 - Civil works

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This European Standard specifies the safety requirements applicable to civil engineering works for cableway installations designed to carry persons. In doing so, the various types of cableway installations and their environment are taken into consideration.
It includes requirements relating to the prevention of accidents and the protection of workers, notwithstanding the application of national regulations.
National regulations regarding building or construction or that are designed  to protect particular groups of people remain unaffected.
It does not apply to cableway installations for transportation of goods or to lifts.
This European Standard is applicable to:
   new cableway installations designed to carry persons;
   alterations to existing cableway installations, as far as the safety of civil engineering works or parts of them is involved and no contrary specifications apply.

This document specifies the safety requirements applicable to civil engineering works for installations for passenger transportation by rope. It is essential that its requirements are met by taking into account the various types of installations and their environment.
It includes requirements relating to the prevention of accidents and the protection of workers.
It does not apply to installations for transportation of goods by rope nor to inclined lifts.
This document is applicable to:
-   new cableways ;
-   alterations of existing cableways as far as the safety of civil engineering works or part of it is involved.