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BS EN 958:2017

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Mountaineering equipment. Energy absorbing systems for use in klettersteig (via ferrata) climbing. Safety requirements and test methods

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Language(s)

English

Published date

03-31-2017

European foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Safety requirements
5 Test methods
6 Marking
7 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex A (informative) - Standards on mountaineering
        equipment
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
         European Standard and the essential requirements
         of Directive 89/686/EEC aimed to be covered

Defines safety requirements and test methods for energy absorbing systems (EAS) for use in climbing on a Via Ferrata, for users weighing not less than 40 kg (total weight without equipment) and no more than 120 kg (total weight including the equipment).

This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for energy absorbing systems (EAS) for use in climbing on a Via Ferrata, for users weighing not less than 40 kg (total weight without equipment) and no more than 120 kg (total weight including the equipment). NOTE This European Standard is one of a package of standards for mountaineering equipment, see Annex A.

Committee
SW/136/5
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 93/300490 DC. (09/2005) Supersedes 12/30268675 DC & 15/30322058 DC. (03/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
22
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
UNE-EN 958:2007 Identical
I.S. EN 958:2017 Identical
NBN EN 958 : 2007 + A1 2011 Identical
DIN EN 958:2015-07 (Draft) Identical
NF EN 958 : 2017 Identical
NEN EN 958 : 2017 Identical
UNI EN 958 : 2011 Identical
SN EN 958 : 2017 Identical
NS EN 958 : 2017 Identical
EN 958:2017 Identical
UNE-EN 958:2017 Identical

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