prEN 12929-1

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2025
Varnostne zahteve za žičniške naprave za prevoz oseb - Splošne zahteve - 1. del:
Zahteve za vse naprave
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - General
requirements - Part 1: Requirements for all installations
Sicherheitsanforderungen an Seilbahnen für die Personenbeförderung - Allgemeine
Bestimmungen - Teil 1: Anforderungen an alle Anlagen
Prescriptions de sécurité pour les installations à câbles destinées au transport des
personnes - Dispositions générales - Partie 1 : Prescriptions applicables à toutes les
installations
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 12929-1
ICS:
45.100 Oprema za žičnice Cableway equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2025
ICS 45.100 Will supersede EN 12929-1:2015+A1:2022
English Version
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to
carry persons - General requirements - Part 1:
Requirements for all installations
Prescriptions de sécurité pour les installations à câbles Sicherheitsanforderungen an Seilbahnen für die
destinées au transport des personnes - Dispositions Personenbeförderung - Allgemeine Bestimmungen -
générales - Partie 1 : Prescriptions applicables à toutes Teil 1: Anforderungen an alle Anlagen
les installations
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EN 12929-1:2025 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms, abbreviations and equivalent designations . 8
4 Principles of cableway installation safety . 10
4.1 General principles . 10
4.2 Exceptions . 11
4.3 General safety requirements for installations and their components . 11
4.3.1 General safety principles . 11
4.3.2 Possible personal injuries. 11
4.3.3 Hazard scenarios . 11
4.4 Safety requirements for installations . 12
4.4.1 General . 12
4.4.2 Protective measures . 12
4.5 General requirements for protection of workers . 14
5 Route and route layout . 16
5.1 Choice of route . 16
5.2 Route for funicular railways . 16
5.3 Route for aerial ropeways . 17
5.4 Span lengths for aerial ropeways . 18
5.5 Route for ski tows . 18
6 Limit profile . 19
6.1 General . 19
6.2 Limit profile for funicular railways . 19
6.3 Limit profile for aerial ropeways . 20
6.3.1 General . 20
6.3.2 Lateral displacement of the ropes. 20
6.3.3 Vertical displacement of the ropes . 22
6.3.4 Transverse deflection of the carriers . 22
6.3.5 Longitudinal deflection of the carriers . 23
6.3.6 Arm's reach, foot reach and ski reach. 25
6.3.7 Guides . 25
6.3.8 Deflection of carriers due to the influence of wind . 26
6.4 Limit profile for ski tows . 28
6.4.1 General . 28
6.4.2 Width of the towing lane . 29
6.4.3 Transverse displacement of the tow hanger . 29
6.4.4 Longitudinal deflection of the tow hanger . 29
6.4.5 Rotation of platters, T-bars or rods . 29
6.4.6 Freedom of movement . 29
6.5 Limit profile of the control ropes, holding ropes and aircraft warning ropes . 29
6.6 Limit profile for the ropes of mountain railways . 29
7 Clearance profiles, safety distances, track width . 30
7.1 General . 30
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7.2 Safety distances for funicular railways . 30
7.3 Safety distances for aerial ropeways . 31
7.4 Track width for aerial ropeways . 32
7.5 Clearance profile, safety distances for ski tows . 32
8 Largest permissible ground clearance . 33
8.1 General . 33
8.2 Aerial ropeways with closed carriers. 33
8.3 Aerial ropeways with open carriers . 33
9 Travel speed and follow time . 33
9.1 Travel speed for funicular railways and aerial ropeways, general . 33
9.2 Maximum travel speed for funicular railways and aerial ropeways . 34
9.3 Shortest follow time and shortest carrier distance for gondolas . 36
9.4 Travel speed and follow time for ski tows . 37
10 Drive system (including brakes) . 37
10.1 Drive system of funicular railways and aerial ropeways . 37
10.2 Braking systems of funicular railways and aerial ropeways . 39
10.3 Drive and brake systems of ski tows . 39
11 Traffic routes and working areas . 40
11.1 General . 40
11.2 Chairlift boarding areas . 42
11.3 Alighting areas of chairlifts . 44
11.4 Boarding and alighting areas in intermediate stations of chairlifts . 46
11.5 Boarding and alighting areas of ski tows . 46
11.6 Boarding areas of ski tows . 46
11.7 Alighting area of ski tows . 47
11.8 Intermediate stations of ski tows . 48
12 Rope tension and rope guide . 48
12.1 Rope tension . 48
12.2 Guidance and support of the ropes - General . 48
12.3 Guidance and support of the haul ropes for funicular railways . 49
12.4 Guidance and support of the ropes for bi-cable ropeways . 49
12.5 Guidance of the carrying-hauling rope for monocables . 50
12.6 Guidance of the carrying-hauling rope for ski tows . 50
13 Evacuation and recovery. 51
13.1 General . 51
13.2 Recovery route for funicular railways . 51
13.3 Recovery by abseiling . 51
14 Miscellaneous . 52
14.1 Fire protection and firefighting . 52
14.2 Lightning protection and lightning strikes . 52
14.3 Designation as an obstruction to aviation . 52
14.4 Technical and operational measures relating to wind . 52
14.4.1 Wind monitoring devices . 52
14.4.2 Other technical measures relating to wind in the case of aerial ropeways . 53
14.4.3 Specific operational precautions relating to wind . 53
14.4.4 Procedure for determining vN and vD for aerial ropeways . 54
14.5 Materials . 55
14.6 Instructions for the persons being carried . 56
14.7 Installation instructions . 56
14.8 Operating instructions and instructions for maintenance . 56
14.9 Technical documentation . 57
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14.10 Lighting devices . 57
14.11 Radio devices . 57
15 Funicular railways with automatic operation . 57
Annex A. (for normative purposes) Sketch for explanation of 11.2. 59
Annex B. (normative) Sketch for explanation of 11.3 . 60
Annex C. (normative) Technical documentation . 61
C.1 For all installations . 61
C.2 For funicular railways . 61
C.3 For aerial ropeways. 61
C.4 For ski tows . 62
Annex D. (for normative purposes) Calculation of the deflection of the vehicles due to
wind. 63
Annex E. (for normative purposes) Calculation of the design air density 𝜌𝜌 . 67
A
Annex F. (for information) Specific operational precautions relating to wind . 68
Annex G. (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of EU Directive 2016/424 to be covered . 71
References . 73

EN 12929-1:2025 (E)
European foreword
This document (EN 12929-1:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 242 "Safety
requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons", the secretariat of which is held by
AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN -Enquiry.
This document supersedes EN 12929-1:2015+A1:2022.
EN 12929-1:2025 contains the following major technical changes compared to EN 12929-
1:2015+A1:2022:
— the term "longitudinal sway" has been replaced by "longitudinal deflection" throughout the standard
text;
— the term "transverse sway" has been replaced by "transverse deflection" throughout the standard
text;
— terms and abbreviations have been included in Section 3;
— in 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 7.1.6, 11.1.1, 11.1.3, 11.1.5, 11.1.7, 11.1.8, 11.1.11 and 14.10.1, changes/additions
were included with regard to protection of workers in line with the findings of the work carried out
by WG 15;
— in 6.2, the last paragraph was aligned with the German reference version (only in the French version);
— in 6.3.2 and 7.4, the term "dynamic pressure" was replaced by "wind velocity pressure";
— in 6.3.2, 6.3.4, 6.3.5, 6.3.7, 7.4, 12.2.3, 12.2.4 and 14.4 changes/additions were made to take better
account of the effects of wind;
— the provisions on guides in 6.3.4 were moved to 6.3.7;
— subclauses 6.3.8 and Annexes D, E and F have been inserted to take better account of the effects of
wind;
— in 7.4, the second paragraph was inserted to align with the German reference version (only in the
French version);
— in Section 15, the structure has been corrected;
— Annex ZA has been updated.
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(s).
For relationship with EU Directives, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
EN 12929 consists of the following parts, with the main title "Safety requirements for cableway
installations designed to carry persons — General requirements":
— Part 1: Requirements for all installations;
— Part 2: Additional requirements for bi-cable ropeways without carrier truck brakes.
EN 12929-1:2025 (E)
Part 1 deals with the general requirements that apply to all cableway installations designed to carry
persons. Part 2 deals with additional requirements that apply to bi-cable ropeways without carrier truck
brakes.
This European Standard is part of a European series of standards on safety requirements for cableway
installations designed to carry persons. This series of standards consists of the following parts:
— EN 1907 Terminology
— EN 12929 General requirements
— EN 12930 Calculations
— EN 12927 Ropes
— EN 1908 Tensioning devices
— EN 13223 Drive systems and other mechanical equipment
— EN 13796 (all parts) Carriers
— EN 13243 Electrical equipment other than for drive systems
— EN 13107 Civil engineering works
— EN 1709 Precommissioning inspection and instructions for maintenance and operational inspection
and checks
— EN 1909 Recovery and evacuation
— EN 12397 Operation
— EN 12408 Quality control
— EN 17064 Prevention and fight against fire
All these standards form a whole for the planning, manufacture, installation, maintenance and operation
of cableway installations designed to carry persons.
For the ski tows, the work of the International Organization for Transportation by Rope (OITAF) has been
taken into account in the drafting of this document.
It is noted that some elements of this document may affect patent rights. CEN is not responsible for
identifying any or all patent rights in this respect.

EN 12929-1:2025 (E)
1 Scope
This document establishes the general requirements regarding the safety requirements for cableway
installations designed to carry persons. Additional safety requirements for bi-cable ropeways without
carrier truck brakes are defined in EN 12929-2.
General technical features, principles for planning and the general safety requirements are established in
this part of EN 12929.
Operation and maintenance details, calculations and detailed requirements for the design of components
are not established in this part of EN 12929.
This part of EN 12929 defines requirements for the prevention of accidents and protection of workers,
without prejudice to the application of national regulations.
National regulations of a construction or regulatory character or which serve to protect special groups of
persons, remain unaffected.
Not all special groups of people (e.g. persons with limited mobility) will always be able to be carried on
all types of cableway installations. However, it is the aim to enable carrying by cableway installation for
as large a group of people as possible.
This standard does not apply to cableway installations for the carriage of goods or to lifts.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 1709:2019, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons —
Precommissioning inspection and instructions for maintenance and operational inspection and checks
EN 1907:2017, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Terminology
EN 1908:2015, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Tensioning
devices
EN 1909:2017, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Recovery and
evacuation
EN 12385-8:2002, Steel wire ropes — Safety — Part 8: Stranded hauling and carrying-hauling ropes for
cableway installations designed to carry persons
EN 12385-9:2002, Steel wire ropes — Safety — Part 9: Locked coil carrying ropes for cableway
installations designed to carry persons
EN 12397:2017, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Operation
EN 12464-1:2021, Light and lighting — Lighting of workplaces — Part 1: Indoor workplaces
EN 12927:2019, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Ropes
EN 12929-2:2015+A1:2022, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons —
General requirements — Part 2: Additional requirements for bi-cable ropeways without carrier truck brakes
EN 12930:2015, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Calculations
EN 12929-1:2025 (E)
EN 13107:2015, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Civil
engineering works
EN 13223:2015+A1:2022, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons —
Drive systems and mechanical equipment
EN 13243:2015, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Electrical
equipment other than for drive systems
EN 13796-1:2017, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Carriers —
Part 1: Grips, carrier trucks, on-board brakes, cabins, chairs, carriages, maintenance carriers, tow hangers
EN 13796-2:2017+A1:2022, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons —
Carriers — Part 2: Slipping resistance tests for grips
EN 13796-3:2017+A1:2022, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons —
Carriers — Part 3: Fatigue tests
EN 17064:2018, Safety recommendations for cableway installations designed to carry persons —
Prevention and fight against fire
EN ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk
reduction (ISO 12100:2010)
EN ISO 13857:2019, Safety of machinery — Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by
upper and lower limbs (ISO 13857:2019)
EN ISO 14120:2015, Safety of machinery — Isolating protective devices — General requirements for the
design and construction of fixed and movable guards (ISO 14120:2015)
3 Terms, abbreviations and equivalent designations
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 1907 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardisation at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
v
r
maximale Fahrgeschwindigkeit/vitesse de marche/maximum speed
maximum travel speed intended for the cableway installation at the position under consideration
3.2
ρ
A
Auslegungsluftdichte/masse volumique de l’air de conception/design air density
Air density used to calculate wind velocity pressures on a cableway installation in operation (see also
Annex E)
In the version as amended by EN 13107:2015/AC:2016.
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3.3
v
w
Windgeschwindigkeit (in m/s)/vitesse du vent naturel/wind velocity
Natural wind velocity (without taking travel speed into account)
3.4
v
m
mittlere Windgeschwindigkeit/vitesse moyenne du vent/mean wind velocity
Wind velocity over an averaging time of 10 min
3.5
v
p
Spitzenwindgeschwindigkeit/vitesse de vent de pointe/peak wind velocity
Wind velocity over a maximum averaging time of 1 s
3.6
GA
Böen-Amplitude/amplitude de rafale/gust amplitude
Difference between the peak wind velocity and the mean wind velocity
3.7
N
Nominalzustand in Betrieb/état nominal en exploitation/nominal state in operation
Conditions for the cableway installation when in service, up to which it can be assumed that the hazards
caused by wind are within an acceptable range without special precautions being required
3.8
v
N
Nominal-Windgeschwindigkeit/vitesse nominal du vent naturel/nominal wind velocity
Wind velocity under nominal state in operation N
3.9
qN
Nominal-Wind-Geschwindigkeitsdruck/pression dynamique nominale du vent naturel/nominal
wind velocity pressure
Speed pressure at nominal wind velocity
3.10
E
Grenzzustand in Betrieb/état limite en exploitation/limit state in operation
Conditions for the cableway installation when in service, above which it shall be assumed that the hazards
caused by wind are no longer within an acceptable range, even if specific precautions are taken
3.11
vD
Grenz-Windgeschwindigkeit in Betrieb/vitesse limite du vent naturel en exploitation/limit wind
velocity in operation
Wind velocity at the limit state in operation D
3.12
q
D
Grenz-Wind-Geschwindigkeitsdruck in Betrieb/pression dynamique limite du vent naturel en
exploitation/limit wind velocity pressure in operation
Speed pressure at limit wind velocity in operation D
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3.13
U
Grenzzustand außer Betrieb/état limite hors exploitation/limit state out of operation
Conditions defined by the design of the cableway installation with the characteristic loads when out of
service
3.14
q
U
Grenz-Wind-Geschwindigkeitsdruck außer Betrieb/pression dynamique limite du vent naturel
hors exploitation/limit wind velocity pressure out of operation
Speed pressure of the wind for the design of the cableway when out of service
NOTE 1 with regard to the term: For q , the gust speed pressure from EN 1991-1-4, an existing national appendix,
U
if any, or from an installation-specific wind report shall be used.
3.15
Windwarnung/avertissement de vent/wind warning
Visual and acoustic message for operating personnel when a wind velocity v (wind warning value) is
warn
exceeded, indicating that specific precautions are now required due to wind
3.16
Indices:
as indices for influences on the cableway installation (such as forces caused by wind) and their effects
(such as deflections), the following are defined in accordance with the vehicle standard EN 13796-
1:2017:
along the track axis and
X
perpendicular to the track axis
Y
e.g. β Deflection of a carrier due to wind in the track axis
x ….
4 Principles of cableway installation safety
4.1 General principles
4.1.1 High safety requirements are the top priority for the planning, manufacture, assembly,
maintenance and operation of cableway installations.
Only those companies and specialists that have the necessary knowledge and experience and ensure
careful execution and proper operational management may be entrusted with the planning, manufacture,
assembly, maintenance and operation of cableway installations.
All components shall be precisely calculated, mechanically and electrically well designed and
manufactured using sound, resistant materials with the required properties.
4.1.2 All components shall be kept functional and in good condition. Please refer to the European
Standards EN 1709:2019 and EN 12397:2017.
4.1.3 In addition to the cableway installation-specific European Standards, the available European
specifications shall be applied in the planning, manufacture, assembly, maintenance and operation of
cableway installations.
4.1.4 In certain cases, this document takes into account carelessness on the part of the persons being
carried. In this case, intended use and not misuse is assumed.
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4.2 Exceptions
4.2.1 Exceptions to the requirements of standards EN 1709:2019, EN 1908:2015, EN 1909:2017,
EN 12385-8:2002, EN 12385-9:2002, EN 12397:2017, EN 12927:2019, EN 12929-1:2015+A1:2022,
EN 12929-2:2015+A1:2022, EN 12930:2015, EN 13107:2015, EN 13107:2015/AC:2016,
EN 13223:2015+A1:2022, EN 13243:2015, EN 13796-1:2017, EN 13796-2:2017+A1:2022, EN 13796-
3:2017+A1:2022, EN 17064:2018 are possible, in particular in the case of innovations. These exceptions
are to be justified by means of a safety analysis and at least an equivalent level of safety shall be achieved.
4.2.2 Exceptions to the requirements of these standards are also possible when replacing components
in already existing installations.
4.3 General safety requirements for installations and their components
4.3.1 General safety principles
The following principles shall be considered in the specified order for planning, construction and
operation of cableway installations designed to carry persons:
a) Hazards shall be avoided or at least limited by suitable precautions during planning and construction.
b) The potential protective measures shall be taken in order to prevent hazards that cannot be avoided
by means of design and structural measures.
c) To minimise hazards that cannot be fully prevented using the above precautions and protective
measures, precautionary measures shall be set out and identified.
In the case of installations and components complying with EN 1709:2019, EN 1908:2015, EN 1909:2017,
EN 12385-8:2002, EN 12385-9:2002, EN 12397:2017, EN 12927:2019, EN 12929-1:2015+A1:2022,
EN 12929-2:2015+A1:2022, EN 12930:2015, EN 13107:2015, EN 13107:2015/AC:2016,
EN 13223:2015+A1:2022, EN 13243:2015, EN 13796-1:2017, EN 13796-2:2017+A1:2022, EN 13796-
3:2017+A1:2022 and EN 17064:2018 it can be assumed that these safety principles are observed.
4.3.2 Possible personal injuries
The hazards that can cause the following harm to persons in particular shall be taken into account:
a) Fall injuries (including injuries from falling carriers);
b) Bruises, contusions and pinching injuries (other than fall injuries);
c) Harm to health that is caused by persons being held up for a longer period of time in unfavourable
weather conditions;
d) Other types of damage to health, for example from electricity, burns, noise, air pollution, breathing
in poisonous gases.
4.3.3 Hazard scenarios
The following events may result in hazardous situations which are reduced or avoided by the safety
requirements of this document:
a) Failure of a component in an installation (breakage, malfunction or breakdown);
b) Malfunctions in the interaction of the components of an installation with each other or with the
environment;
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c) Foreseeable misconduct by persons (persons being carried, operating personnel or third parties) as
well as foreseeable misuse by them;
d) Foreseeable external influences, for example caused by wind, avalanches, landslides, rock falls,
lightning strikes, snowgrooming vehicles, aircraft.
The following events shall be investigated in particular:
— Failure or defects in the load-bearing supports of the structures;
— Defects at the boarding and alighting areas;
— Failure of cable tensioning systems and cable end attachments;
— Failure of cable support and guide elements;
— Failure of carrier components;
— Defects or failure of drive and braking equipment;
— Defects or failure of steering and control equipment as well as safety and signalling equipment;
— Misconduct of persons being carried, operating personnel or third parties.
Chain reactions which can happen as a result of an event shall be taken into account. On the other hand,
simultaneous occurrence of two or more independent hazardous situations may be disregarded.
4.4 Safety requirements for installations
4.4.1 General
In this document, general requirements are set out in order to keep the hazards listed in 4.3 to a minimum
and to prevent the hazardous situations.
4.4.2 Protective measures
In particular, the hazardous situations listed below require safety devices as protective measures in order
to recognise and eliminate them. Table 1 below indicates those standards that deal with the hazardous
situations.
Table 1 — List of hazardous situations
System of the installation Hazardous situation Referenced
standard
All installations, except ski Impermissible deviation of the basic tensioning force in moving cables EN 1908
tows (except for tension weights)
EN 13243
Reaching the end positions of tensioning devices EN 1908

EN 13223
Impermissible exceeding of the speed EN 13223

Unintentional reversal EN 13223

Sudden periodic change in the drive torque beyond those values that EN 13223

are characteristic for the installation
EN 13243
EN 12929-1:2025 (E)
System of the installation Hazardous situation Referenced
standard
Failure of the door lock on closed carriers before exiting the station EN 13223
EN 13243
Unintentional starting EN 13243
Funicular railways and bi- Misalignment of the haul rope in relation to its supports or to the track EN 12929-1
cable ropeways rope (e.g. haul rope overturn, haul rope derailment)
EN 13223
EN 13243
Impermissible lowering of the tension force in the haul rope (except for EN 12929-1
bi-cable gondolas)
EN 13223
EN 13243
Funicular railways Impermissible exceeding of the speed and/or unintentional reversal of EN 13223
the carriers
Monocables Deropement of the carrying-hauling rope on supports and on such EN 12929-1
rollers in stations that have a similar functions to line rollers
EN 13223
EN 13243
Funicular railways, cable cars Fault when reducing the travel speed when approaching stations or EN 13223
and pulsating gondolas other line points
Overrunning the normal stopping point at the end of the line EN 13223
EN 13243
Cableway installations with Fault in the attachment or detachment process EN 13796-1
detachable carriers
EN 13223
Impermissible deviation of the carrier distances EN 13796-1

EN 13223
Fault in the movement of carriers in the stations EN 13796-1
EN 13223
Chairlifts Overrunning the alighting areas with occupied carriers (except in the EN 12929-1
case of intermediate stations)
EN 13223
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System of the installation Hazardous situation Referenced
standard
Ski tows Impermissible deviation of the basic tensioning force in the carrying- EN 1908
hauling rope (except for tension weights)
EN 13223
Unintentional starting EN 13243

Overrunning the arrival area by a skier EN 13223

Sudden periodic change in the drive torque beyond those values that EN 13223

are characteristic for normal operating conditions
EN 13243
Incomplete retraction of a tow hanger EN 13223
Deropement of the carrying-hauling rope on supports and on such EN 12929-1
rollers in stations that have a similar functions to line rollers
EN 13223
EN 13243
4.5 General requirements for protection of workers
4.5.1 Cableway installations shall be planned and designed in such a way that the operation and
performance of maintenance work is possible without endangering the operating personnel if they
behave as intended.
The protection of workers in cable car installations is largely based on the standard machine safety
provisions. However, the purpose of a cableway installation differs from that of a machine, as the
transport of persons requires the availability of the installations even under exceptional conditions. The
hazards for passengers, for example in the event of an abrupt stop or prolonged standstill of the cableway
installation, shall be taken into account here. It may therefore be necessary to work on components
whose protective devices have been removed or opened. Certain other safety principles apply to
cableway installations, taking into account the size of individual components, the freedom of movement
of carriers, the need for certain adjustments or checks during operation of the installation. It is assumed
that the safety of personnel is ensured by the presence of certain additional technical devices, suitable
instruction manuals and operating instructions, as well as relevant information and training.
Cableway installations shall be planned and designed in such a way that required maintenance work is
kept to a minimum. Access to components that are to be regularly maintained shall be provided (see
EN 13107:2015 and EN 13107:2015/AC:2016 for requirements for such access).
NOTE Limiting the maintenance work is carried out, for example with regard to lubricating installation parts, if the
technical design largely avoids manual lubrication (e.g. installation of permanently lubricated roller bearings,
power-driven central lubrication).
In order to protect the safety and health of employees, a risk analysis shall be carried out by the
manufacturer in order to:
— determine the work required, the duration and the frequency thereof, to ensure supervision,
recovery and maintenance;
— identify the workplaces for carrying out this work (e.g. stations, towers, maintenance carrier);
— identify the hazards involved in carrying out such work;
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— determine and provide evidence of the design measures implemented to take account of the listed
hazards.
When planning the installation and its components, it shall be taken into account that maintenance work
may only be carried out if the installation or parts of the installation are switched off and secured against
being switched back on.
However, some work such as adjustments and checks may also be carried out while the installation or
parts thereof are in operation, provided that suitable measures such as protective devices, control and/or
communication elements are provided.
In this case, access to the affected work areas shall be restricted to personnel familiar with the particular
risks.
All equipment and special tools required to safely adjust, maintain and operate the installation shall be
taken into account when planning the installation.
Where it is necessary, in particular due to the weight, lifting devices shall be provided for the devices
which are likely to have to be moved several times during the service life of the installation.
To assess the above-men
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