Overview

This European Standard specifies the safety requirements applicable to carriers for cableway installations designed to carry persons. It is applicable to the various types of installations and takes into account their environment. It includes requirements relating to the prevention of accidents and the protection of workers, without affecting the application of national requirements. National requirements relating to construction law or statutory law, or to the protection of specific groups of people, shall not be affected. It does not apply to installations for the transportation of goods or to lifts. This document supersedes EN 13796-1:2005. EN 13796 comprises the following parts under the general title Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Carriers:- Part 1: Grips, carrier trucks, on-board brakes, cabins, chairs, carriages, maintenance carriers, tow-hangers - Part 2: Slipping resistance test for grips - Part 3: Fatigue tests. This document forms part of the standards programme approved by the CEN Technical Board (CEN/BT) on safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Together these form a series of standards regarding design, manufacture, construction, maintenance and operation of all cableway installations designed to carry persons. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive 2000/9/EC. The responsible German standardization committee is NA 087-00-16 AA "Seilbahnen" ("Ropeways").

Responsible national committee

NA 087-00-16 AA - Cableway  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 242/WG 5 - Carriers