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Mountaineering equipment - Braking devices - Part 3: Braking devices with amplified braking

Abstract

This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for braking devices with amplified braking used in mountaineering, climbing and related activities for belaying, with amplified braking function, to protect against falls from a height and/or for abseiling with speed regulation. This European Standard applies to braking devices which are loaded with one person and which use mountaineering ropes according to EN 892. In case of abseiling and lowering down, this standard also applies to braking devices, used with low stretch kernmantel ropes are in accordance with EN 1891. It does not apply to manual braking devices and braking devices with assisted locking which are addressed in EN 15151-1:2012 and EN 15151-2:2012, nor to fully automatic fixed installations.

Begin

2022-06-20

WI

00136439

Planned document number

DIN EN 00136439

Project number

11201277

Responsible national committee

NA 112-04-05 AA - Mountaineering equipment  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 136/WG 5 - Mountaineering and climbing equipment  

Contact

Dipl.-Sporting.

Marthe Dressler

Am DIN-Platz, Burggrafenstr. 6
10787 Berlin

Tel.: +49 30 2601-2381
Fax: +49 30 2601-42381

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