EN 12640:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 12640:2000
Intermodalne nakladalne enote in gospodarska vozila - Pritrdilna mesta za
zavarovanje tovora - Minimalne zahteve in preskusi
Intermodal loading units and commercial vehicles - Lashing points for cargo securing -
Minimum requirements and testing
Ladungssicherung auf Straßenfahrzeugen - Zurrpunkte an Nutzfahrzeugen zur
Güterbeförderung - Mindestanforderungen und Prüfung
Unités de transport intermodal et véhicules utilitaires - Points d’arrimage et systèmes
d’arrimage - Prescriptions minimales et essais
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12640:2019
ICS:
43.080.01 Tovorna vozila na splošno Commercial vehicles in
general
55.180.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
distribucijo blaga s prevozom freight distribution of goods
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 12640
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 55.180.99 Supersedes EN 12640:2000
English Version
Intermodal loading units and commercial vehicles -
Lashing points for cargo securing - Minimum requirements
and testing
Ladungssicherung auf Straßenfahrzeugen - Zurrpunkte
an Nutzfahrzeugen zur Güterbeförderung -
Mindestanforderungen und Prüfung
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 September 2019.

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
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Requirements . 6
4.1 General . 6
4.2 Design requirements of single lashing points . 6
4.3 Design requirements of multi-point lashing systems . 6
4.4 Strength of the lashing points . 7
4.5 Number and layout of the lashing points. 7
4.5.1 Number of lashing point pairs . 7
4.5.2 Arrangement of lashing point pairs . 8
4.6 Lashing points in the front wall . 8
4.7 Optional single lashing points or multi-point lashing systems . 8
5 Verification . 8
6 Testing . 8
7 Marking, identification and user instructions . 9
8 Maintenance . 10
Annex A (normative) Test certificate of lashing points tested according to EN 12640 . 11
Annex B (informative) Test report . 12
Bibliography . 13

European foreword
This document (EN 12640:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 119 “Intermodal
Loading Units and Cargo Securing (ILUCS)”, 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 June 2020, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2020.
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 12460:2000. The main technical changes are:
a) in clause 3, the terms and definitions were updated;
b) in clause 4, the following content was added:
— vehicles GVM under 3.500 kg;
— lashing angles were updated;
— defined reference hook;
— strength of lashing points updated;
— number and arrangement of lashing points updated.
c) in clause 5, verifications were updated;
d) in clause 6, testing was updated;
e) in clause 7,marking was updated;
f) the following clause and Annexes are new:
— clause 8;
— Annex A;
— Annex B.
Annex A is normative and Annex B is informative.
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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies the minimum requirements and test methods for lashing points for cargo
securing on commercial vehicles and intermodal loading units for cargo transport.
This document does not apply to:
— Vehicles and intermodal loading units manufactured before publication of this standard;
— Vehicles and intermodal loading units designed and constructed exclusively for the transport of bulk
materials;
— Vehicles and intermodal loading units designed and constructed exclusively for the transport of
specific cargo with particular securing requirements;
— Vehicles (delivery vans) in conformance to ISO 27956;
— ISO series 1 freight containers.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
CTU
Cargo Transport Unit
commercial vehicle and intermodal loading unit
3.2
cargo securing devices
components, which are form-fit, and / or force-fit acting in combination with the cargo and the vehicle or
the vehicle structure (e.g. plug stakes/ stanchions, transverse beams, wedges)
3.3
lashing angles
3.3.1
longitudinal lashing angle βx
angle between lashing device and longitudinal axis (x-axis) of a CTU in the plane of the loading area
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
3.3.2
transverse lashing angle βy
angle between lashing device and transverse axis (y-axis) of a CTU in the plane of the loading area
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.
3.3.3
vertical lashing angle α
angle α between lashing device and the horizontal plane of the loading area
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 1.

Key
α vertical lashing angle
βx longitudinal lashing angle
βy transverse lashing angle
Figure 1— Definition of lashing angles
3.4
lashing capacity (LC)
maximum allowed force that a lashing point is designed to sustain in use
3.5
lashing device
device designed not to be permanently attached to the CTU in order to secure the cargo
Note 1 to entry: Lashing devices as described in e.g. EN 12195-2/ EN 12195-3/EN 12195−4.
3.6
lashing points
securing devices to which lashing devices may be directly attached
3.6.1
single lashing points
securing devices spaced according to 4.5 which may be e.g. an oval link, a hook or a ring
SIST EN 1
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