EN 893:2019

Mountaineering equipment - Crampons - Safety requirements and test methods

This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for crampons intended to prevent the user from slipping when used in mountaineering on snow and ice including climbing mixed terrain.

Bergsteigerausrüstung - Steigeisen - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

Dieses Dokument legt sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Steigeisen fest, die den Benutzer vor dem Abrutschen beim Bergsteigen in Firn und Eis einschließlich Klettern in gemischtem Gelände bewahren sollen.

Équipement d’alpinisme et d’escalade - Crampons - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d’essai

Le présent document fixe les exigences de sécurité et les méthodes d’essai relatives aux crampons destinés à empêcher l’utilisateur de glisser dans la pratique de l’alpinisme et de l’escalade sur neige et sur glace, ainsi qu’en terrain mixte.

Gorniška oprema - Dereze - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode

Ta dokument določa varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za dereze, ki preprečujejo zdrs uporabnika, kadar jih uporablja v gorništvu na snegu in ledu, vključno s plezanjem po raznovrstnem terenu.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 06-Aug-2019
• Withdrawal Date: 28-Feb-2020
• 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: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 07-Aug-2019
• Due Date: 24-Aug-2019
• Completion Date: 07-Aug-2019
• 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 893:2019 - Mountaineering equipment - Crampons - Safety requirements and test methods

Relations

• Replaces: EN 893:2010 - Mountaineering equipment - Crampons - Safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 893:2019
01-oktober-2019
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 893:2011
Gorniška oprema - Dereze - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode
Mountaineering equipment - Crampons - Safety requirements and test methods
Bergsteigerausrüstung - Steigeisen- Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
Equipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Crampons - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes
d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 893:2019
ICS:
97.220.40 Oprema za športe na Outdoor and water sports
prostem in vodne športe equipment
SIST EN 893:2019 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 893
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

August 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.220.40 Supersedes EN 893:2010
English Version

Mountaineering equipment - Crampons - Safety
requirements and test methods
Équipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Crampons - Bergsteigerausrüstung - Steigeisen -
Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 May 2019.

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
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EN 893:2019 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Safety requirements . 8
4.1 Shape and design . 8
4.2 Prevention against slippage . 8
4.3 Strength . 8
4.3.1 Hardness . 8
4.3.2 Bending and breaking strength of spikes . 9
4.3.3 Transverse strength of bails of clip-on bindings . 9
4.3.4 Strength of binding parts other than bails . 9
4.3.5 Strength of attachment rings and eyes and of the appropriate part
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