FprEN 131-8

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-september-2020
Lestve - 8. del: Lestve s podestom
Ladders - Part 8: Ladders with separate platform
Leitern - Teil 8: Leitern mit separater Plattform
Echelles - Échelles avec plate-forme séparée
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 131-8
ICS:
97.145 Lestve Ladders
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 131-8
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2020
ICS 97.145
English Version
Ladders - Part 8: Ladders with separate platform
Echelles - Échelles avec plate-forme séparée Leitern - Teil 8: Leitern mit separater Plattform
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Dimensions. 5
5 Design and test requirements . 5
6 Testing . 8
7 Markings and user instructions . 15
Annex A (Informative) Test Sequence . 17

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European foreword
This document (prEN 131-8:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 93 “Ladders”,
the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document is one of a series about ladders.
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1 Scope
This document specifies requirements and testing for a single product consisting of an EN 131
compliant ladder made out of a minimum of two parts and one separate platform where the platform
height in the position of use is no higher than 1 m and the platform is intended for use by one person at
a time.
This part of the standard is intended to be used in conjunction with EN 131-1, EN 131-2 and EN 131-3.
This document does not cover mobile access and working towers which are;
• specified in EN 1004;
• products consisting of two separate ladders.
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 131-1, Ladders — Part 1: Terms, types, functional sizes
EN 131-2:2010+A2:2017, Ladders — Part 2: Requirements, testing, marking
EN 131-3, Ladders - Part 3: Marking and user instructions
EN 131-4, Ladders - Part 4: Single or multiple hinge-joint ladders
EN 131-6, Ladders - Part 6: Telescopic ladders
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 131-1 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
platform
separate component forming a surface on which the user may stand to work
3.2
platform height
distance from the ground to the upper standing surface of the platform
3.3
platform position
product assembled, in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, for the purpose of standing on
the platform
3.4
maximum total load
combined weight of the user, their clothing, tools and materials
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3.5
crossbar
horizontal member joining the two parts of the ladder
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 3.
3.6
h
distance measured vertically from the floor level to the uppermost surface the platform in its highest
position
4 Dimensions
4.1 The dimensions for ladders are given in EN 131-1. The ladder shall meet the dimensional
requirements for ladders given in EN 131-1.
4.2 The maximum platform height h shall be 1 000 mm.
4.3 The maximum usable platform length shall be 1 250 mm.
NOTE The maximum platform length is specified in order to reduce the possibility of overloading.
4.4 The minimum platform useable surface width at any point shall be 310 mm.
5 Design and test requirements
5.1 General
The design requirements are based on a maximum total load of 150 kg.
The product shall meet the test requirements of Clause 6.
5.2 Ladder
The ladder shall meet the requirements given in EN 131-1, EN 131-2, EN 131-3, and if applicable,
EN 131-4 or EN 131-6. See Figure 1.
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Figure 1 — Example of a ladder
5.3 Platform
5.3.1 The platform shall be supported in a horizontal position at each end by one section of the ladder
(see Figure 2).
Figure 2 — Example of a ladder with separate platform
5.3.2 The platform shall meet all of the material requirements of EN 131-2:2010+A2:2017, 4.2.
5.3.3 If the platform or structural parts of the platform are made from plastic they shall be made from
reinforced thermoplastics and shall be tested according to the requirements of EN 131-2, test methods
for plastic ladders – reinforced thermoplastics. The acceptance criteria before and after the ageing test
shall be ≤ 20 % of the results obtained at the time of the tensile test.
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5.3.4 Metal parts susceptible to corrosion shall be protected by means of a paint coating or other
coating. Under normal conditions aluminium alloys are not susceptible to corrosion. Wooden parts shall
be coated on all sides. The coating shall be transparent and permeable to water vapour.
5.3.5 In order to avoid injuries, accessible edges, corners, and protruding parts shall be free of burrs,
for example chamfered or rounded. Wooden parts shall be smoothed on all sides.
5.3.6 All connections should be durable and have a strength corresponding to the strain.
5.3.7 If the product has a crossbar it shall meet the requirements of 6.9, test for crossbar.

Key
1 Crossbar
Figure 3 — Example of a crossbar
5.3.8 Connections should be designed in a manner that arising notch tensions remain low. Screws and
nuts shall be secured against unintentional loosening, e.g. by means of self-locking or mechanically
locked safety devices.
Nails are allowed only if their function is related to the production process, e.g. fixation during the
drying of glues.
5.3.9 The platform shall have slip resistant upper surface. The contact surface of any coverings which
provide the slip resistant surface shall adhere firmly to the platform.
5.3.10 The platform and ladders shall be designed so that it is not possible to position the platform
with its upper surface more than 1 000 mm from the ground on both ladders (see Figure 4). A marking
is not sufficient to limit the maximum platform height.
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Dimensions in millimetres
Figure 4 — Maximum platform heights
5.3.11 Wheels on the ladder are not permitted.
NOTE These products are not intended to be mobile.
5.3.12 All components of the product required to pass the tests according to this standard shall be
permanently attached to the product and shall not be removeable without the use of tools. All of the
parts that are used to create the platform position of the product shall not be removeable without the
use of tools from the components.
5.3.13 T
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