SIST EN 13586:2004

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 13586:2004
01-september-2004
Dvigala - Dostop
Cranes - Access
Krane - Zugang
Appareils de levage a charge suspendue - Acces
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13586:2004
ICS:
53.020.20 Dvigala Cranes
SIST EN 13586:2004 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 13586:2004
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 13586
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2004
ICS 53.020.20
English version
Cranes - Access
Appareils de levage à charge suspendue - Accès Krane - Zugang
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1 October 2003.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official
versions.
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© 2004 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 13586:2004: E
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Contents
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope.5
2 Normative references.5
3 Terms, definitions and symbols.6
3.1 Symbols.6
3.2 Terms and definitions .7
4 List of significant hazards .7
5 Classification of access .9
6 Safety requirements and / or protective measures.9
6.1 Selection of access.9
6.2 General.11
6.3 Stairs and stepped ladders.12
6.4 Rung ladders - footholds .13
6.5 Hoop guards.17
6.6 Walkways, inclined walkways, platforms, and manholes .19
6.7 Handholds, handrails, intermediate guard rails and side protection.21
6.8 Minimum free space for walkway and inclined walkway.24
6.9 Hatch.24
6.10 Strength.24
7 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective measures.24
8 Information for use .26
Annex A (informative) List of existing design rules for cranes.27
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship of this document with EC Directives.29


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Foreword
This document EN 13586:2004 has been prepared by WG 4 under the direction of Technical Committee
CEN/TC 147, "Cranes - Safety", the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or
by endorsement, at the latest by December 2004, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest
by December 2004.
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 EC Directive(s).
For relationship with EC Directives, see informative annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
Annexes A and B are informative.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom
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Introduction
This European Standard is a harmonised standard to provide one means for access on cranes to conform with the
relevant Essential Health and Safety Requirements of the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC.
This European Standard is a type C standard as stated in EN 1070.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered are
indicated in the scope of this standard.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type B standard, the provisions
of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards, for machines that have been
designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard.
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1 Scope
This European Standard specifies design requirements for non-powered access installed on cranes.
NOTE 1 For other type of access a requirement for information to be supplied is specified.
This European Standard covers access to control stations and all access required for maintenance, certain erection
and dismantling operations (see below) and emergency.
For those cranes which are intended to be erected and dismantled at their places of work, specific requirements for the
access needed during these operations are given in the appropriate European Standards for specific crane types.
NOTE 2 Specific requirements for access on particular types of crane are given in the appropriate European Standard for the
particular crane type.
The dimensions given in this European Standard do not take into account the safety distances related to:
 guarding;
 relative movement between crane and adjacent structure;
 hazardous surface temperature;
 electrical equipment.
The significant hazards covered by this European Standard are identified in clause 4.
This European Standard is not applicable to cranes which are manufactured before the date of publication by CEN of
this standard.
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are listed hereafter. For
dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European
Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the
publication referred to applies (including amendments).
EN 292-1:1991, Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 1: Basic terminology,
methodology.
EN 292-2:1991 + A1: 1995, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 2:
Technical principles and specifications.
EN 349, Safety of machinery — Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body.
EN 363, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height — Fall arrest systems.
EN 1070:1998, Safety of machinery — Terminology.
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3 Terms, definitions and symbols
3.1 Symbols
b Rung end
d Distance between centre line of rung and vertical surface
e Distance between the ladder and an obstacle to the rear
f Distance between the axis of the ladder and a lateral obstacle
g Going
g Gap between stiles if they are discontinuous
g Gap between separate sections of handrails when they are discontinuous
h Rise
i Rung pitch
k Rung size
l Clear width
m Clear width
n Diameter, width, thickness
p Tread width
p Free length for hand-clearance
q Hand clearance to mounting surface
r Vertical distance between the lower part of handrails and handholds and the floor or the foothold
s Vertical distance between the higher part of the handrail and the floor of the platform or rest platform situated
at the top of the ladder or the stair
t Handrail situated along a ladder. Clearance between the edge of the handrail and the edge of the rung or the
side rail of the ladder
u Clearance between parallel handrails where the body has to pass through
v Distance between the floor or stair and the handrail or guard-rail
v1 Gap between the top of the toe board and the bottom of the intermediate guard rail
v2 Gap between the top of the intermediate guard rail and the bottom of the guard-rail
w Distance between the floor and the top of the toe board
y Clearance between the floor and the lower edge of the toe board
z Distance between rungs and handhold or handrails
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A Width of walkways, inclined walkways
B x C Free length / width of rest platforms
D x E Free length / width of platforms
F
Manhole effective aperture - Side of a square section or diameter of a round section
H x W
Manhole effective aperture - Rectangular section (height x width)
K Free height above the floor of walkways, inclined walkways: person in kneeling posture
U
Free height above the floor of walkways, inclined walkways: person moving upright
U Free height above the floor of the platforms
L
Manhole effective aperture - Length of passage through the manhole

3.2 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard the terms and definitions given in EN 1070:1998 and the following apply.
3.2.1
rest platform
standing area for persons to rest, situated at intervals between flights of ladders or stairs
3.2.2
platform
standing area for persons to work from e.g. for maintenance or inspection
3.2.3
handrail
device, which provides continuous hand support between two locations
3.2.4
handhold
means of providing support by a single hand placement
3.2.5
foothold
means of providing support for one or two feet
3.2.6
manhole
access opening to allow the passage of a person and which could have a cover fitted
3.2.7
hatch
access opening to allow the passage of a person and which has a hinged door fitted
4 List of significant hazards
Table 1 contains all the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events, as far as they are dealt with in this
standard, identified by risk assessment as significant for this type of machinery and which require action to
eliminate or reduce the risk.
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Table 1 — List of significant hazards and associated requirements
N° Hazards EN 292 EN 292 Annex A of Relevant
clause(s) in
Part 1 : 1991 Part 2 : 1991 EN 292-2:1991
this standard
A1 : 1995
1 Mechanical hazards
1.1 Generated by machine parts of work 4.2 3.1, 3.2, 4 1.3
pieces caused, for example, by
1.1.1 Shape  6.2.6, 6.4
1.1.5 Inadequacy of mechanical strength  6.2.3b, 6.5.2,
6.10
1.3 Elementary forms of mechanical 4.2.1 1.3
hazards
1.3.3 Cutting or severing hazard  6.2.6
7 Hazards generated by materials
and substances processed, used
by the machinery and by its
constituent materials
7.2 Fire hazard 4.8 3.4 1.5.6, 1.5.7 6.2.3c
8 Hazards generated by neglecting
ergonomic principles in machinery
design as, e.g. hazards from :
8.1 Unhealthy postures or excessive 4.9 3.6.1, 6.2.1, 1.1.2d, 1.1.5, 6.1, 6.2.1,
effort 6.2.3, 6.2.4, 1.6.2, 1.6.4 6.2.2, 6.2.3a,
6.2.6 6.3, 6.4, 6.5,
6.6, 6.7, 6.8
8.2 Inadequate consideration of hand-4.9 3.6.2 1.1.2d, 2.2 6.2.2, 6.3,
arm or foot-leg anatomy 6.4, 6.7
8.3 Neglected use of personal protection 3.6.6 1.1.2e 5, 6.6, 6.3,
equipment 6.4
17 Falling or ejected objects or fluids 4.2.2 3.3, 3.8 1.3.3 6.2.5, 6.7
19 Slip, trip and fall of persons 4.2.3 6.2.4 1.5.15 6.2.3c, 6.6,
(related to machinery) 6.7
21 Linked to the work position
(including driving station) on the
machine
21.1 Fall of persons during access to (or  3.2.1, 3.2.3, 6.2.1, 6.2.2,
at/from) the work position 3.4.5, 3.4.7 6.2.3c, 6.2.6,
6.2.7, 6.3,
6.4, 6.5, 6.6,
6.7
21.10 Insufficient means for  3.2.1 6.2.4
evacuation/emergency exit
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5 Classification of access
For the purposes of this standard, the following cases apply:
a) Type 1 Access: Access designed for use without personal protective equipment against falls from a height;
b) Type 2 Access: Access for which some characteristics of type 1 access are not respected and the use of which
may require a personal protective equipment against falls from a height (see EN 363).
NOTE For the design of personal protective equipment anchorage, see EN 795.
6 Safety requirements and / or protective measures
6.1 Selection of access
6.1.1 Selection of the means of access
Means of access shall conform to the safety requirements and / or protective measures of this clause. In addition, the
equipment shall be designed according to the principles of EN 292 for hazards relevant but not significant which are not
dealt with by this standard.
Manufacturers shall take into consideration the following when determining the means of access to be provided:
a) frequency of use;
b) equipment or tools to be carried;
c) vertical distance to cover;
d) nature of use e.g. maintenance, inspection, walkway.
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Key
1 Rung ladder
2 Stepped ladder
3 should be avoided
4 Stairs
5 should be avoided
6 inclined walkway
7 walkway
8 Not permitted zone
Figure 1 — Ranges of angle for different means of access in their working position
Provision of access should be in the preferential order: stair, rung ladder stepped ladder. Furthermore fixed means
(e.g. hoop guard, side protection) shall be preferred to personnel protective equipment.
When the height that the operator has to climb from the point of access on the crane to the control station is more than
25 m, a powered access system should be provided. If a powered access system is provided, the crane shall be
designed to receive it. In this case, a complementary mean of access of type 1 shall also be provided.
6.1.2 Selection of the type of access
The selection of the type of access shall be as follows:
• access to control station and starting equipment: type 1 access;
• access for maintenance period more frequent than one per month : type 1 access;
type 2 access
In the following cases  may be used:
• access for maintenance period less frequent than one per month. In this case, the access shall be designed for
use without personal protective device against the falls from height;
• access for erection and dismantling
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6.2 General
6.2.1 Provisions shall be made on every access to provide simultaneous three point support
(Two hands and one foot, or two feet and one hand).
6.2.2 Where lateral body movement is necessary from a rung of a ladder to another support surface, the
distance between the step or rung and the nearest edge of the support surface shall be within a spherical radius of
0,3 m maximum (see Figure 2).

Key
R Spherical radius
SS Support surface
Figure 2 — Distance between a step or rung and the nearest edge of any support surface
6.2.3 Means of access, walking and standing areas shall:
a) have their working position(s) designated; (for example platform on articulated boom needs defined position of
the boom for the access);
b) take into account the number of the persons, and the presence of objects such as tools and spare parts;
c) be constructed of materials specified as being incombustible and with slip resistant surfaces (see annex B)
which do not retain liquid.
6.2.4 Every control station shall have at least one exit onto a fixed means of access. An alternative means of
egress shall be provided when the fixed means of access cannot be reached from all working positions of the
control station or of the crane.
6.2.5 Any aperture in the floor of a gangway, inclined walkway, landing or platform situated above an area where
persons could be present shall have slots or interstices which:
a) do not allow a sphere of 20 mm to pass through;
b) have a maximum width of 12 mm when the length is equal or greater than 200 mm.
6.2.6 Hand supports shall have smooth surfaces. Edges shall have radii (minimum 2 mm) or be chamfered
(minimum 2 x 2 mm).
Rung ends to retain the hands or feet shall be provided at the ends of handholds and footholds.
6.2.7 When access is foreseen with portable ladders, permanent means shall be provided to prevent the head of
the ladder from moving.
Those ladders shall meet the requirements of this standard for ladders.
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6.2.8 Where means of access are provided between moving parts of the crane structure, the trapping, crushing,
falling hazards shall be addressed in the following preferable order: Interlocking, loc
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