EN 566:2017

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2017
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SIST EN 566:2007
Gorniška oprema - Zanke - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode
Mountaineering equipment - Slings- Safety requirements and test methods
Bergsteigerausrüstung - Schlingen - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
Equipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Anneaux - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes
d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 566:2017
ICS:
97.220.40 Oprema za športe na Outdoor and water sports
prostem in vodne športe equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 566
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2017
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.220.40 Supersedes EN 566:2006
English Version
Mountaineering equipment - Slings - Safety requirements
and test methods
Équipement d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Anneaux - Bergsteigerausrüstung - Schlingen -
Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 16 January 2017.

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
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and United Kingdom.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Terms and definitions . 5
3 Safety requirements . 5
3.1 Stability . 5
3.2 Stitching . 5
3.3 Tensile strength . 5
4 Test methods . 6
4.1 Stability . 6
4.1.1 Preparation . 6
4.1.2 Test . 6
4.2 Stitching . 6
4.3 Tensile strength . 6
4.3.1 Test sample . 6
4.3.2 Conditioning and test conditions . 7
4.3.3 Determination of tensile strength . 7
5 Marking . 7
6 Information supplied by the manufacturer . 7
Annex A (informative) Standards on mountaineering equipment . 9
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 89/686/EEC aimed to be covered . 11

European foreword
This document (EN 566:2017) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports,
playground and other recreational facilities and equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2017, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2017.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 566:2006.
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.
For relationship with EU Directive, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
In relation to EN 566:2006 the following main amendments have been made:
a) requirements and test method for the stability test modified;
b) test conditions modified.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Introduction
The text of this European standard is based on the former UIAA-Standard J (Union Internationale des
Associations d'Alpinisme), which has been developed with international participation.
This European standard is one of a package of standards for mountaineering equipment, see Annex A.
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