prEN 13223

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2025
Varnostne zahteve za žičniške naprave za prevoz oseb - Pogonski sistemi in druga
mehanska oprema
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Drive systems
and other mechanical equipment
Sicherheitsanforderungen an Seilbahnen für die Personenbeförderung - Antriebe und
weitere mechanische Einrichtungen
Prescriptions de sécurité pour les installations à câbles transportant des personnes -
Entraînements et autres dispositifs mécaniques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 13223
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
July 2025
ICS 45.100 Will supersede EN 13223:2015+A1:2022
English Version
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to
carry persons - Drive systems and other mechanical
equipment
Prescriptions de sécurité pour les installations à câbles Sicherheitsanforderungen an Seilbahnen für die
transportant des personnes - Entraînements et autres Personenbeförderung - Antriebe und weitere
dispositifs mécaniques mechanische Einrichtungen
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CEN/TC 242.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 6
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 10
4 General requirements . 11
4.1 Application of the standard . 11
4.2 Safety principles . 12
4.2.1 General . 12
4.2.2 Hazard scenarios . 12
4.2.3 Safety measures . 12
5 General requirements for hydraulic devices . 13
6 General requirements for drive systems . 13
6.1 General principles . 13
6.2 Main drive system . 13
6.3 Auxiliary drive. 14
6.4 Recovery drive and evacuation drive . 14
6.5 Types of control system . 14
6.6 Safety functions and control devices . 15
6.7 Motors/engines . 16
6.7.1 General requirements . 16
6.7.2 Internal combustion engines . 16
6.8 Gearboxes . 16
6.9 Power transmission devices . 16
6.9.1 Mechanical power transmission . 16
6.9.2 Hydraulic power transmission . 16
7 Open-loop and closed-loop control systems . 17
7.1 General . 17
7.2 Speed control on the line and at the entrance to stations for cableways with
reversible operation and pulsed movement operation . 18
7.3 Control console and other control points. 18
7.4 Position monitor . 18
8 Safety functions and devices for the drives . 19
8.1 General . 19
8.2 Monitoring actual speed, direction of travel and standstill . 19
8.3 Speed monitoring on the line . 20
8.4 Speed monitoring at the entrance to stations in reversible or pulsed movement
cableways . 21
8.5 Deceleration monitoring . 21
8.6 Other safety functions and devices . 21
9 Brakes for the drives . 22
9.1 General . 22
9.2 General requirements for service brakes and safety brakes . 23
9.3 Hydraulic devices for brakes . 23
9.4 Pneumatic devices for brakes . 24
9.5 Electrical devices for brakes . 24
9.6 Design of brakes . 24
9.7 Braking force control . 25
9.8 Braking force setting . 25
9.9 Service brake . 25
9.10 Safety brake . 25
10 Types of stop . 26
10.1 General . 26
10.2 Normal stopping . 26
10.3 Electrical stop; emergency stop with drive motor . 26
10.4 Emergency stop with service brake . 26
10.5 Emergency stop with safety brake . 27
11 Requirements for drives for ski tows . 27
11.1 General . 27
11.2 General principles . 27
11.3 Drive system . 27
11.4 Motors/engines . 28
11.4.1 General requirements . 28
11.4.2 Internal combustion engines . 28
11.5 Gearboxes . 28
11.6 Power transmission devices . 28
11.6.1 Mechanical power transmission . 28
11.6.2 Hydraulic power transmission . 28
11.7 Open-loop and closed-loop control systems . 28
11.8 Safety functions and devices . 29
11.9 Brakes . 30
11.10 Stopping the ski tow . 30
12 Sheaves . 30
12.1 Dimensioning . 30
12.2 Design . 30
13 Winch drives . 31
13.1 Dimensioning . 31
13.2 Design . 31
14 Shafts and axles for sheaves and winch drums . 31
15 Bearings . 32
15.1 Dimensioning . 32
15.2 Design . 32
16 Rope guides in stations . 32
16.1 General . 32
16.2 Guides for track ropes . 32
16.3 Guides for moving ropes . 33
16.4 Safety devices . 33
17 Station equipment . 33
17.1 Carrier rails. 33
17.1.1 Main carrier rails . 33
17.1.2 Sidings . 33
17.1.3 Carrier rail end buffers . 33
17.2 Attachment and detachment areas . 34
17.3 Acceleration and deceleration devices . 34
17.4 Devices for maintaining pitch between carriers on the line . 35
17.5 Devices for moving carriers and passenger loading bands . 35
17.5.1 Devices for moving carriers . 35
17.5.2 Passenger loading bands . 35
17.6 Closing and opening devices for carriers . 36
17.7 Carrier guides . 36
17.8 Safety devices for cableways with detachable grips . 36
17.9 Other safety devices . 37
17.10 Anchoring devices for detensioning the ropes . 37
17.11 Support structures . 37
18 Mechanical devices on the line . 37
18.1 Guides for moving ropes . 37
18.1.1 Rollers . 37
18.1.2 Sheaves . 38
18.1.3 Roller batteries for haul rope rollers and carrying-hauling rope rollers . 38
18.1.4 Suspended supports for haul ropes . 39
18.1.5 Deropement protection for carrying-hauling ropes . 39
18.1.6 Re-engagement devices for haul ropes . 39
18.1.7 Rope catchers for carrying-hauling ropes . 40
18.1.8 Devices for detection of a deropement . 40
18.2 Guiding of track ropes . 40
18.3 Guides for carriers of aerial ropeways . 41
18.4 Other line support structure fittings . 42
18.4.1 Rope lifting devices . 42
18.4.2 Working platforms and ladders . 42
18.4.3 Notices . 42
19 Materials . 43
19.1 Choice of materials . 43
19.1.1 General requirements . 43
19.1.2 Steels . 43
19.1.3 Cast materials . 43
19.1.4 Light metal alloys . 43
19.1.5 Screw fasteners . 43
19.2 Verifications and tests . 44
20 Requirements for other mechanical devices for ski tows . 44
20.1 General . 44
20.2 Sheaves in stations. 44
20.2.1 Dimensioning . 44
20.2.2 Design . 45
20.3 Shafts and axles . 45
20.4 Bearings . 45
20.4.1 Dimensioning . 45
20.4.2 Design . 45
20.5 Rope guides in stations . 45
20.5.1 General . 45
20.5.2 Guides for moving ropes . 45
20.5.3 Safety devices . 46
20.6 Station equipment . 46
20.6.1 Guidance of tow hangers . 46
20.6.2 Other safety devices . 46
20.6.3 Anchoring devices for detensioning the ropes . 46
20.7 Mechanical devices on the line . 46
20.7.1 Guides for moving ropes . 46
20.7.2 Guidance for tow hangers . 48
20.7.3 Other line support structure fittings . 48
20.8 Materials . 48
Annex A (informative) Effects of safety devices and functions for all cableway installations,
excluding ski tows . 49
Annex B (informative) Effects of safety devices and functions for ski tows . 52
Annex C (informative) Technical documentation . 54
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of EU Directive 2016/424 to be covered . 56

European foreword
This document (prEN 13223:2025) 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 will supersede EN 13223:2015+A1:2022.
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 Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
Compared with EN 13223:2015+A1:2022, the following major changes have been made:
— The foreword has been revised;
— Undated references to standards have been replaced by dated references to standards;
— 6.6.4 has been clarified with regard to the protection of workers;
— 9.10.1 has been clarified;
— 12.2.8 has been revised;
— 18.4.3 has been expanded with regard to the protection of workers;
— Annex ZA has been revised.
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 (all parts) General requirements
— EN 12930 Calculations
— EN 12927 Ropes
— EN 1908 Tensioning devices
— EN 13223 Drives 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.

1 Scope
This document sets out the safety requirements for the mechanical and electrical equipment of the drive
systems and the other mechanical equipment of cableway installations designed to carry persons. The
various types of cableway system and their environment are taken into account.
This document applies to the planning, installation, manufacture, maintenance and operation of the
mechanical and electrical equipment of the drive systems and the other mechanical equipment of the
cableway installations designed to carry persons.
This document sets out requirements for accident prevention and worker protection without prejudice
to the application of national regulations.
National regulations pertaining to construction law or regulations, or that serve to protect special groups
of persons, remain unaffected.
This document does not apply to cableways for freight transport or to lifts.
Clauses 6 to 11 apply to mechanical and electrical equipment of the drive systems.
Clauses 12 to 20 apply to other mechanical equipment.
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 1993-1-1:2022, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures — Part 1–1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993-1-9:2025, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures — Part 1–9: Fatigue
EN 10204:2004, Metallic products — Types of inspection documents
EN 12397:2017, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Operation
EN 12408:2004, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Quality
control
EN 12927:2019, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Ropes
EN 12929-1:2015+A1:2022, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons —
General requirements — Part 1: Requirements for all installations
EN 12929-2:2015+A1:2022, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons —
General requirements — Part 2: Additional requirements for reversible bi-cable aerial ropeways without
carrier truck brakes
EN 12930:2015, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Calculations
EN 13107:2015, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Civil
engineering works
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 requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Prevention
and fight against fire
EN ISO 898-1:2013, Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel — Part 1:
Bolts, screws and studs with specified property classes — Coarse thread and fine pitch thread (ISO 898-
1:2013)
EN ISO 898-2:2022, Fasteners — Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel —
Part 2: Nuts with specified property classes (ISO 898-2:2022)
EN ISO 898-3:2018, Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel — Part 3: Flat
washers with specified property classes (ISO 898-3:2018)
EN ISO 4414:2010, Pneumatic fluid power — General rules and safety requirements for systems and their
components (ISO 4414:2010)
EN ISO 5817:2023, Welding — Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys (beam welding
excluded) — Quality levels for imperfections (ISO 5817:2023)
EN ISO 9606-1:2017, Qualification testing of welders — Fusion welding — Part 1: Steels (ISO 9606-1:2012,
including Cor 1:2012 and Cor 2:2013)
ISO 281:2007, Rolling bearings — Dynamic load ratings and rating life
ISO 6336:2019 (all parts), Calculation of load capacity of spur and helical gears

As amended by EN 13107:2015/AC:2016.
As amended by EN ISO 898-1:2013/AC:2013.
As amended by EN ISO 898-3:2013/A1:2021.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 1907:2017 and the following
apply.
3.1
Automatic travel
Entire travel process, which is controlled automatically from the control console and can be partially
influenced by control points under special conditions.
3.2
Manual travel
Entire travel process, which is controlled only by the machine operator from the control console.
3.3
Electrical stop
Emergency stop with main drive motor
Emergency stop with auxiliary drive motor
Procedure in which the cableway is brought to a standstill after the corresponding safety circuit has been
interrupted by an emergency stop using the main or auxiliary drive motor.
3.4
Emergency stop with service brake
Procedure in which the service brake is activated after the corresponding safety circuit has been
interrupted and the power supply to the main or auxiliary drive motor is interrupted.
3.5
Emergency stop with safety brake
Process in which the safety brake is activated after the corresponding safety circuit has been interrupted
or triggered mechanically and the power supply to the main or auxiliary drive motor is interrupted.
3.6
Braking force control
Process in which the braking force is controlled during braking according to a specified deceleration
value so that the cableway is brought to a standstill with as constant a deceleration as possible.
3.7
Braking force setting
Control-based determination of the braking force based on the torque of the main drive motor
immediately before stopping is initiated, whereby the value of the braking force remains unchanged until
standstill.
3.8
Deceleration monitoring
Monitoring of the deceleration caused when the cableway is stopped by the main or auxiliary drive motor
or a mechanical brake.
3.9
Normal stopping point
Normal standstill position of the carriers in the stations for cableways with reversible operation and
pulsed movement operation.
3.10
Retraction distance
Distance between the carrier and the normal stopping point in one station if the other carrier moves to
the buffer in the other station.
3.11
Entry monitoring
Monitoring of the speed curve in the station entry area.
3.12
Position monitor checking
Checks of the position monitor settings, among which a distinction is made:
3.12.1
Fixed point checking
Check of the information provided by the position monitor about the carrier status in relation to a fixed
point on the line.
3.12.2
Synchronicity monitoring
Monitoring of the information provided by the position monitor about the carrier status compared with
the same information from the second position monitor.
3.12.3
Zero position check
Check as to whether the position monitors are in the starting position when the carriers are in the
stations.
3.13
Minimum speed
Lower speed limit value.
3.14
Main carrier rail
Structure on which the carriers are moved from the station entrance to the station exit in normal
operation.
3.15
Continuous operation
Operating state in which the system is operated at full or partial load in uninterrupted and continuous
operation.
4 General requirements
4.1 Application of the standard
The requirements of this document apply to all cableways and shall be applied together with the
requirements of EN 1709:2019, EN 1908:2015, EN 1909:2017, EN 12397:2017, EN 12408:2004,
EN 12927:2019, EN 12929-1:2015+A1:2022, EN 12929-2:2015+A1:2022, EN 12930:2015,
EN 13243:2015, EN 13107:2015, EN 13796-1:2017, EN 13796-2:2017+A1:2022, EN 13796-
3:2017+A1:2022 and EN 17064:2018.
4.2 Safety principles
4.2.1 General
The safety principles according to EN 12929-1:2015+A1:2022 shall apply.
For the electrical equipment of the drive systems, the safety principles of EN 13243:2015 shall apply.
4.2.2 Hazard scenarios
The following events can result in a hazard situation that is reduced or avoided by the safety
requirements of this document:
a) Deropement of ropes;
b) Prevention of operational movement of the ropes due to blocking by mechanical equipment or
hanging on system parts;
c) Damage to or failure of the drive and braking devices and the supporting and guiding elements of the
ropes due to wear, heating, corrosion or fatigue;
d) Failure of the drive and braking devices, the supporting and guiding elements of the ropes and other
mechanical equipment in the stations and on the line due to insufficient dimensioning;
e) Reduction of power transmission from the drive sheave to the haul rope or carrying-hauling rope;
f) Reduction in the friction force of the braking device;
g) Hanging or falling of carriers at towers and in stations;
h) Collision of carriers or between a carrier and an obstacle when entering, exiting and passing through
stations;
i) Incorrect coupling or uncoupling of carriers with detachable grips;
j) Excessive deceleration or acceleration of the haul ropes and carrying-hauling ropes and of the
carriers;
k) Exceeding the maximum permissible travel speed;
l) Unintentional starting of the cableway;
m) Risk posed by mechanical equipment to persons who are in the traffic and work area;
n) Impermissible pitch between carriers;
o) Operation in unfavourable weather conditions (e.g. wind, frost, ice, rain);
p) Foreseeable misconduct by persons (passengers, operating personnel, third parties).
4.2.3 Safety measures
Safety measures shall be taken to eliminate the hazard scenarios listed in 4.2.2.
The measures mentioned in this document are essentially construction related and should achieve the
following objectives:
a) Prevent deropement;
b) In the event of deropement: catch the rope, prevent the rope from hanging or blocking, and shut
down the system;
c) Prevent carriers from deroping, crashing, hanging and suffering a dangerous collision;
d) Prevent failure of safety-related mechanical and hydraulic equipment;
e) Detect dangerous malfunctions of detachable grips and safely bring the carriers to a standstill;
f) Detect impermissible pitch between carriers and take the necessary measures;
g) Prevent insufficient or excessive deceleration or excessive acceleration of haul ropes and carrying-
hauling ropes and the carriers;
h) Detect that the maximum permissible travel speed has been exceeded and stop the system;
i) Detect unintended movement of the cableway and take the necessary measures;
j) Protect persons against falling and touching moving parts;
k) Prevent the risk of persons colliding with carriers.
5 General requirements for hydraulic devices
The general requirements of EN 1908:2015 apply to hydraulic equipment.
6 General requirements for drive systems
6.1 General principles
6.1.1 The general requirements of EN 12929-1:2015+A1:2022 shall be observed for the design of the
drive units. The associated technical documents are listed in Annex C.
6.1.2 The drive systems shall allow the machine to start and stop several times in succession.
6.1.3 The provisions for other electrical equipment are contained in EN 13243:2015.
6.2 Main drive system
6.2.1 The main drive system shall permit as smooth a startup as possible and travel in either direction,
regardless of the load. It shall be designed for continuous operation in the most unfavourable loading
condition and with the highest permissible travel speed.
6.2.2 Startup with the main drive system shall be possible in the most unfavourable loading condition
with an average acceleration of at least 0,15 m/s . In the case of aerial ropeways, an average acceleration
2 2
of 0,5 m/s and an instantaneous acceleration (average acceleration over 0,5 s) of 1,5 m/s shall not be
exceeded.
6.2.3 It shall be possible to continuously adjust the travel speed over the entire speed range between
the minimum speed and the maximum permissible travel speed. For test runs without a significant load,
it shall also be possible to maintain the travel speed of approximately 0,3 m/s during the time required
to travel along the length of the cableway.
6.2.4 It shall be possible to maintain the specified travel speed with sufficient precision and to regulate
it in a stable manner for all loading conditions that occur during operation.
6.2.5 The deviations from the target value of the travel speed shall not exceed ±5 %.
6.2.6 If the cableway has to be brought to a stop, the power supply to the main drive motor shall be
shut off automatically by two circuits (redundancy) of which at least one shall be galvanic or of an
equivalent system. In the event of an emergency stop using the service brake or safety brake, the power
supply shall be shut off immediately; otherwise, it shall be shut off no later than when the installation
comes to a stop.
6.2.7 In the case of a multi-motor drive, the motors shall be loaded ac
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