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EN 341:2011

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Personal fall protection equipment - Descender devices for rescue
Published date

22-06-2011

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and classes
4 Requirements
5 Test methods
6 Marking
7 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex A (informative) - Significant technical changes
        between this European Standard and EN 341:1992

This European Standard specifies requirements, test methods, marking and information to be supplied by the manufacturer for descender devices, which include descent lines (hereinafter referred to as lines), intended for rescue and to protect against falls in a rescue system, which is a personal fall protection system. This European Standard does not specify requirements for descender devices that are used for descending in mountaineering, rope access or work positioning systems.NOTEA descender device which enables the user to rescue himself and which conforms to this European Standard is personal protective equipment (PPE).

Committee
CEN/TC 160
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes PREN 341. (08/2011) Supersedes UNE EN 341. (01/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NEN EN 341 : 2011 Identical
SANS 50341 : 1992 AMD 1 2008 Identical
NS EN 341 : 2011 Identical
DIN EN 341:2011-09 Identical
SN EN 341:2011 Identical
BS EN 341:2011 Identical
NBN EN 341 : 2011 Identical
NF EN 341 : 2011 Identical
I.S. EN 341:2011 Identical
GOST R EN 341 : 2010 Identical
PN EN 341 : 2011 Identical
UNI EN 341 : 2011 Identical
UNE-EN 341:1997 Identical
UNE-EN 341:2011 Identical

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EN 15567-1:2015 Sports and recreational facilities - Ropes courses - Part 1: Construction and safety requirements
DIN EN 1496:2017-03 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - RESCUE LIFTING DEVICES
I.S. EN 363:2008 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
13/30279677 DC : 0 BS EN 15567-1 - SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES - ROPES COURSES - PART 1: CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
PREN 1496 : DRAFT 2015 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - RESCUE LIFTING DEVICES
UNE-EN 1496:2018 Personal fall protection equipment - Rescue lifting devices
BS EN 15567-1:2015 Sports and recreational facilities. Ropes courses Construction and safety requirements
I.S. EN 619:2002
I.S. EN 1909:2017 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO CARRY PERSONS - RECOVERY AND EVACUATION
I.S. EN 1496:2017 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - RESCUE LIFTING DEVICES
NF EN 619 : 2003 + A1 2010
13/30277460 DC : 0 BS EN 1909 - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO CARRY PERSONS - RECOVERY AND EVACUATION
PREN 363 : DRAFT 2016 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
UNI EN 363 : 2008 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
PREN 15567-1 : DRAFT 2013 SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES - ROPES COURSES - PART 1: CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
DIN EN 363:2016-05 (Draft) PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
DIN EN 1496:2015-07 (Draft) PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - RESCUE LIFTING DEVICES
DIN EN 1909:2013-04 (Draft) SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO CARRY PERSONS - RECOVERY AND EVACUATION
UNI EN 619 : 2011 CONTINUOUS HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - SAFETY AND EMC REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT FOR MECHANICAL HANDLING OF UNIT LOADS
00/702568 DC : DRAFT JAN 2000 ISO/CD 3691-3 - INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND VERIFICATION - PART 3: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TRUCKS WITH ELEVATING OPERATOR POSITION AND TRUCKS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO TRAVEL WITH ELEVATED LOADS
ASTM E 2513 : 2007 : R2012 Standard Specification for Multi-Story Building External Evacuation Platform Rescue Systems
BS EN 363:2008 Personal fall protection equipment. Personal fall protection systems
ASTM E 2513 : 2007 Standard Specification for Multi-Story Building External Evacuation Platform Rescue Systems
EN 363:2008 Personal fall protection equipment - Personal fall protection systems
BS EN 1496:2017 Personal fall protection equipment. Rescue lifting devices
BS EN 619 : 2002
UNE-EN 1909:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Recovery and evacuation
BS EN 1909:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Recovery and evacuation
BS EN 1726-2:2000 Safety of industrial trucks. Self-propelled trucks up to and including 10000 kg capacity and industrial tractors with a drawbar pull up to and including 20000 N Additional requirements for trucks with elevating operator position and trucks specifically designed to travel with elevated loads
UNE-EN 619:2003 Continuous handling equipment and systems - Safety and EMC requirements for equipment for mechanical handling of unit loads.
I.S. EN 15567-1:2015 SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES - ROPES COURSES - PART 1: CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
EN 619:2002+A1:2010 Continuous handling equipment and systems - Safety and EMC requirements for equipment for mechanical handling of unit loads
EN 1726-2:2000 Safety of Industrial Trucks - Self-propelled trucks up to and including 10000 kg capacity and tractors with a drawbar pull up to and including 20000 N - Part 2: Additional requirements for trucks with elevating operator position and trucks specifically designed to travel with elevated loads
EN 1909:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Recovery and evacuation
EN 1496:2017 Personal fall protection equipment - Rescue lifting devices
15/30323348 DC : 0 BS EN 1496 - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - RESCUE LIFTING DEVICES
03/103083 DC : DRAFT FEB 2003 EN 1496 - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - RESCUE LIFTING DEVICES
16/30339214 DC : 0 BS EN 363 - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
DIN EN 619:2011-02 Continuous handling equipment and systems - Safety and EMC requirements for equipment for mechanical handling of unit loads (includes Amendment A1:2010)
DIN EN 15567-1:2015-08 SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES - ROPES COURSES - PART 1: CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

EN 12385-1:2002+A1:2008 Steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 1: General requirements
EN 1496:2017 Personal fall protection equipment - Rescue lifting devices
EN ISO 9227:2017 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres - Salt spray tests (ISO 9227:2017)
EN 364:1992/AC:1993 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AGAINST FALLS FROM A HEIGHT - TEST METHODS
EN 365:2004/AC:2006 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AGAINST FALLS FROM A HEIGHT - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, MAINTENANCE, PERIODIC EXAMINATION, REPAIR, MARKING AND PACKAGING
EN 363:2008 Personal fall protection equipment - Personal fall protection systems
ISO 9227:2017 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests
EN 1891:1998 Personal protective equipment for the prevention of falls from a height - Low stretch kernmantel ropes
EN 362:2004 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Connectors

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