EN 566:2017

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.

Équipement 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 relatives aux anneaux utilisés en alpinisme et en escalade.

Gorniška oprema - Zanke - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode

Ta evropski standard določa varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za zanke, ki se uporabljajo v gorništvu, vključno s plezanjem.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 14-Mar-2017
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Sep-2017
• 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: 01-Nov-2022
• 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 566:2017 - Mountaineering equipment - Slings- Safety requirements and test methods

Relations

• Replaces: EN 566:2006 - Mountaineering equipment - Slings - Safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 14-May-2011

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 566:2017
01-junij-2017
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 566:2007
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 566:2017
ICS:
97.220.40 Oprema za športe na Outdoor and water sports
prostem in vodne športe equipment
SIST EN 566:2017 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 566:2017

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SIST EN 566:2017


EN 566
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

March 2017
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.220.40 Supersedes EN 566:2006
English Version

Mountaineering equipment - Slings - Safety requirements
and test methods
Équipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Anneaux - Bergsteigerausrüstung - Schlingen -
Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 16 January 2017.

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,
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Turkey and United Kingdom.





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SIST EN 566:2017
EN 566:2017 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Terms and definitions . 5
3 Safety requirements . 5
3.1 Stability . 5
3.2 Stitching . 5
3.3 Tensile strength . 5
4 Test methods . 6
4.1 Stability . 6
4.1.1 Preparation . 6
4.1.2 Test . 6
4.2 Stitching .
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