SIST-TS CEN/TS 16665:2014

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST-TS CEN/TS 16665:2014
01-julij-2014
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Standing ladder durability test specification
Prüfung der Dauerhaltbarkeit von Stehleitern
Caractéristiques des méthodes d’essais de durabilité des échelles autostables (échelles
et marchepied)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 16665:2014
ICS:
97.145 Lestve Ladders
SIST-TS CEN/TS 16665:2014 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN/TS 16665

SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE

TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
May 2014
ICS 97.145
English Version
Standing ladder durability test specification
Méthode d'essais de la durabilité des échelles Prüfung der Dauerhaltbarkeit von Stehleitern
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 20 January 2014 for provisional application.

The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Durability test method .5
4.1 General .5
4.2 Principle .5
4.3 Apparatus .6
4.3.1 General .6
4.3.2 Thrust surface/pad.7
4.3.3 Rigid structure to secure the cylinders and pads position .8
4.3.4 Testing surface . 11
4.3.5 Elastic ropes/tapes . 11
4.4 Test condition . 11
4.4.1 Ambient condition . 11
4.5 Test requirements . 11
4.6 Test procedure . 11
4.7 Test report . 12

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Foreword
This document (CEN/TS 16665:2014) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 93 “Ladders”, the
secretariat of which is held by DIN.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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Introduction
The use of a CEN Technical Specification has been agreed by CEN/TC 93 to enable further testing and
validation of a standing ladder durability test and ultimately rapid incorporation into EN 131-2.
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1 Scope
This Technical Specification specifies the method of the test for the standing ladder durability requirements
evaluation.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 131-1:2007+A1:2011, Ladders - Part 1: Terms, types, functional sizes
EN 10088-2:2005, Stainless steels - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for sheet/plate and strip of corrosion
resisting steels for general purposes
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 131-1:2007+A1:2011 and the
following apply.
3.1
ladder collapse
collapse that happens when the defined load value of (1500 ± 50) N is not maintained by the thrust device
3.2
ladder ruptur
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