EN 12572-1:2007

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Artificial climbing structures - Part 1: Safety requirements and test methods for ACS with protection pointsStructures artificielles d'escalade - Partie 1 : Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai relatives aux SAE avec points d'assurageKünstliche Kletteranlagen - Teil 1: Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für KKA mit SicherungspunktenTa slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 12572-1:2007SIST EN 12572-1:2007en;fr;de97.220.10Športni objektiSports facilitiesICS:SLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 12572-1:200701-julij-2007

EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 12572-1April 2007ICS 97.220.10 English VersionArtificial climbing structures - Part 1: Safety requirements andtest methods for ACS with protection pointsStructures artificielles d'escalade - Partie 1: Exigences desécurité et méthodes d'essai pour SAE avec points deprotectionKünstliche Kletteranlagen - Teil 1: SicherheitstechnischeAnforderungen und Prüfverfahren für KKA mitSicherungspunktenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 24 February 2007.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN 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 translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2007 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 12572-1:2007: E

Effects.13 A.1 Permanent effects.13 A.2 Variable effects.13 A.2.1 General.13 A.2.2 User loads.13 A.2.3 Snow loads.13 A.2.4 Wind loads.14 A.2.5 Effects of temperature.14 A.2.6 Special loads.14 Annex B (normative)
Method of calculation of structural integrity.15 B.1 General principles.15 B.1.1 Limit state.15 B.1.2 Ultimate limit state.15 B.2 Combination effects for the ultimate limit state.16 B.3 Structural stability.16 Annex C (normative)
Load testing of structural integrity of protection point connections.17 C.1 General.17 C.2 Apparatus.17 C.3 Sampling.17 C.4 Procedure.17 Annex D (normative)
Impact test of surface elements.18 D.1 General.18 D.2 Apparatus.18 D.3 Sampling.18 D.4 Procedure.18 Annex E (normative)
Hold insert resistance test.21 E.1 General.21 E.2 Apparatus.21 E.3 Sampling.21 E.4 Procedure.21

Proof testing.23 F.1 General.23 F.2 Procedure.23 F.2.1 General.23 F.2.2 Protection points.23 Annex G (normative)
Inspection and maintenance.26 Bibliography.28

(1) however, x shall not exceed:
1 m if h ≤ 5 m;
2 m if h ≥ 5 m where h is the distance between the point and the ground measured vertically, in metres, beneath the point in all cases. For slabs with an inclination of more than 5° the maximum distance x shall be always 1 m (see Figure 3). For protection points, the maximum distance shall be measured from the lowest internal point of the attach-ment point. If permanent quick draws are installed, the maximum distance shall be measured from lower quick draw end to lower quick draw end. A permanent quick draw (e.g. chain secure element, Maillon Rapide) has to be dis-assembled from the climbing wall by means of tools (see Figure 2).

a) b) Figure 1 — Layout of protection points
a) b) Figure 2 — Design and placement of permanent quick draws

Figure 3 — Design and layout of protection points on slabs 4.2 Design of individual top protection points The rope shall not be able to escape from the top protection points at an untimely moment, e.g. single-snap-gate karabiner is not sufficient. Individual top protection points shall be attached to the structure by two or more points of fixation. Each fixa-tion point shall be calculated as a protection point. Each link between the fixing points shall have a resistance greater than or equal to each of the points which it joins together; this resistance shall be verified by either calculation (see Annex A), or a document of compli-ance, or tests as defined in Annex C. 4.3 Dimensions The dimensions of all protection points and stance points with the exception of individual and collective top protection systems shall be in accordance with Figure 4. The bar or device over or through which the rope passes in either a collective top protection system or an in-dividual top protection point shall be rounded in accordance with Figure 5.

Figure 4 — Design of individual protection points Dimensio
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