oSIST prEN 13796-1:2026

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2026
Varnostne zahteve za žičniške naprave za prevoz oseb - Vozila - 1. del: Prižemke,
tekala, vrvne zavore, kabine, sedeži, vozički, vozila za vzdrževanje, vlačila
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
Sicherheitsanforderungen an Seilbahnen für die Personenbeförderung - Fahrzeuge - Teil
1: Befestigungen am Seil, Laufwerke, Fangbremsen, Kabinen, Sessel, Wagen,
Instandhaltungsfahrzeuge, Schleppvorrichtungen
Prescriptions de sécurité pour les installations à câbles destinées au transport des
personnes - Véhicules - Partie 1 : Attaches, chariots, freins embarqués, cabines, sièges,
voitures, véhicules de maintenance, agrès
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 13796-1
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
November 2025
ICS 45.100 Will supersede EN 13796-1:2017
English Version
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
Prescriptions de sécurité pour les installations à câbles Sicherheitsanforderungen an Seilbahnen für die
destinées au transport des personnes - Véhicules - Personenbeförderung - Fahrzeuge - Teil 1:
Partie 1 : Attaches, chariots, freins embarqués, cabines, Befestigungen am Seil, Laufwerke, Fangbremsen,
sièges, voitures, véhicules de maintenance, agrès Kabinen, Sessel, Wagen, Instandhaltungsfahrzeuge,
Schleppvorrichtungen
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Contents Page
European foreword . 5
1 Scope .10
2 Normative References .10
3 Terms and Definitions .12
4 Symbols and abbreviations .14
5 General requirements .15
5.1 Application of the Standard .15
5.2 Safety Principles .15
5.2.1 General .15
5.2.2 Hazard Factors .15
5.2.3 Safety Measures .15
6 Basic requirements .17
6.1 Technical documents to be supplied .17
6.1.1 List of safety components .17
6.1.2 Plans and parts lists .17
6.1.3 Certificates .17
6.1.4 Calculations .17
6.1.5 Self-weight weighing report .17
6.1.6 Utilization plan .17
6.2 Actions and effects of the environment.17
6.2.1 Self-weight (G) .17
6.2.2 Useful load (Q) .17
6.2.3 Wind actions (F ) .18
w
6.2.4 Gripping force (F ) .19
F
6.2.5 Opening and closing force (O) .19
6.2.6 Reaction force when entering the station (R) .19
6.2.7 Reaction force when passing round a sheave (U) .20
6.2.8 Force due to the support of a haulage rope (Fs) .20
6.2.9 Damping moment (M ) .20
Y
6.2.10 Torsional moment (M ) .20
Z
6.2.11 Impact force in the guides (H ) .20
Y2
6.2.12 Force due to impacts following the action of the onboard brake (H ) .20
X2
6.2.13 Force due to the action of the onboard brake (Q ) .20
F
6.2.14 Longitudinal impact force due to persons (H ) .20
X1
6.2.15 Transverse impact force due to persons (H ) .21
Y1
6.2.16 Snow and frost actions .21
6.2.17 Force due to impact on the buffers (A ) .21
X
6.2.18 Action caused by the gradient of the ropes (F ) .21
N
6.2.19 Force transverse to the track (F ) .21
Y
6.2.20 Onboard brake spring force (F ) .22
R
6.3 Verifications .22
6.3.1 General .22
6.3.2 Static verifications .22
6.3.3 Fatigue verification .33
6.4 Materials .41
6.4.1 General .41
6.4.2 Steels .41
6.4.3 Welded components . 41
6.5 Construction principles . 41
6.6 Production tests . 41
6.7 Fire prevention and firefighting . 42
7 End fixings for ropes and grips . 42
7.1 General . 42
7.2 Haulage rope drum end fixing . 42
7.2.1 General . 42
7.2.2 Haulage rope end clamps on fixing drum . 43
7.2.3 Drum grooves . 43
7.2.4 Coefficients of friction . 43
7.3 Drum fixing of a continuous haulage rope . 43
7.4 Socket end fixings (filled/clamp sockets) . 44
7.4.1 General . 44
7.4.2 Conical bush for filled socket . 44
7.5 Aerial ropeway grips (excluding chapeaux de gendarme) . 44
7.5.1 General . 44
7.5.2 Fixed grips . 48
7.5.3 Detachable grips . 48
7.6 Clamp used as a grip on spliced continuous loops of haulage rope . 49
7.7 Chapeau de gendarme . 51
7.7.1 General . 51
7.7.2 Design requirements . 51
7.7.3 Verifications . 52
7.7.4 Coefficients of friction . 52
7.8 Grips for towing ropes . 53
7.8.1 General . 53
7.8.2 Fixed grips . 53
7.8.3 Detachable bush grips . 54
8 Carrier trucks for aerial ropeways . 54
9 Chassis of funicular railways . 56
10 Onboard brakes . 57
10.1 Automatic application . 57
10.2 Manual application . 57
10.3 Verifications of the brake . 57
11 Cabins, chairs and other carriers of aerial ropeways . 58
11.1 General . 58
11.1.1 Space envelopes . 58
11.1.2 Carrier equipment . 58
11.2 Cabins . 58
11.2.1 General . 58
11.2.2 Cabins for reversible aerial ropeways . 63
11.2.3 Cabin doors . 64
11.3 Rescue carriers . 64
11.4 Chairs . 65
11.4.1 General . 65
11.4.2 Seats, backs and armrests . 65
11.4.3 Safety bars and footrests . 67
11.4.4 Hoods . 68
12 Carriages for funicular railways . 70
12.1 General . 70
12.2 Carriage doors .73
12.2.1 General .73
12.2.2 Doors for carriages with attendant .74
13 Maintenance carriers .75
13.1 General .75
13.2 Space envelopes .76
13.3 Identification plate .76
13.4 Dimensioning of the carrier .76
13.5 Specific provisions for the maintenance and inspection of ropes .76
14 Tow-hanger .77
14.1 General .77
14.2 Rods and springboxes .77
14.3 T-bars and platters .78
Annexe ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 .79

European foreword
This document (prEN 13796-1:2025) 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 subject to a CEN enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 13796-1:2017.
Compared with the preceding version of EN 13796-1:2017, the main changes are as follows:
— in 5.2.2, a hazard factor was added: in the event of prolonged stoppage, excessive temperature in en-
closed carriers due to weather conditions;
— in 5.2.3, a safety measure was added: modification of enclosed carriers so as to allow their ventila-
tion at least;
— in 6.2.2, a clarification is made between the assumed mass of a person with and without winter
sports equipment (80 and 75 kg);
— in 6.2.3, it is specified to consider the actual wind allowed in operation, with a minimum pressure
that remains fixed at 0,25 kN/m². For chairs without hoods, the determination of the force coeffi-
cient is simplified with a single value set at 1,1;
— in 6.2.9, it is specified that the values of the damping moments shall be verified if there are motorized
actuators present that have an effect on the damping;
— in 6.2.14, the wording is repeated to clarify that the longitudinal impact force is determined on the
basis of the useful load, taking into account the maximum deceleration experienced, regardless of
the carrier capacity, the standard formulae given in this clause setting a minimum value for this
force. It is also specified that the above rules apply to each compartment if the cabin has compart-
ments;
— in 6.2.15, it is specified that if the carrier is divided into compartments, the rules apply to each com-
partment;
— in 6.2.20 (new paragraph), a new force is introduced: onboard brake spring force;
— in 6.3.2.1.3, it is specified that the safety factor of 2 concerns load cases with wind during operation;
— in 6.3.2.5.1, a new load case was added for the static dimensioning of the carrier trucks;
— in 6.3.2.5.3, a new load case was added for cabins that are not protected from the wind when not in
operation;
— in 6.3.2.5.5, the sockets have been removed from the list of grips concerned by the load case men-
tioned, in so far as specific sizing requirements are laid down in clause 7.4 of the carrier standard;
— in 6.3.2.5.6 (new paragraph), a new load case table has been added for the dimensioning of the
onboard brakes of bicable aerial ropeways;
— in 6.3.2.6.1, the safety coefficient has been modified for load case n°2 (wind when not in operation),
in line with the accuracy provided in 6.3.2.1.3;
— in 6.3.2.6.2, the safety coefficient has been increased from 1 to 1,2 for load case no.°7. Indeed, con-
trary to what was indicated in note a below the table for this clause, this is a load case that occurs
several times in the life of a funicular railway, which is therefore not unlikely and there is therefore
no reason to consider a coefficient lower than the minimum coefficient of 6.3.2.1.3;
— in 6.3.2.6.5 (new paragraph), a new load case table has been added for the dimensioning of the
onboard brakes of funicular railways;
— in 6.3.3.2.2, an additional requirement has been formulated for the verification of fatigue by calcula-
tion for carriers for unidirectional monocable aerial ropeways operating more than 4 000 hours per
year;
— in 6.7, standard EN 17064:2018 was introduced, replacing the technical reports CEN/TR 14819 or
EN 45545;
— in 7.2.2.3, details have been provided on the safety coefficients of the end clamps of the haulage rope,
consistent with the provisions of EN 12927:2019;
— paragraph 7.2.4.2 has been deleted, considering that it is not necessary to specify a coefficient of fric-
tion different from those defined in EN 12927:2019;
— paragraph 7.4.1.1 has been amended to refer to the provisions of EN 12927:2019 for the design of
the conical bushes;
— paragraph 7.4.2.3 on the geometry of the conical bushes has been deleted because it was rendered
unnecessary by the modification of 7.4.1.1;
— in 7.4.2.3 (previously 7.4.2.4), the wording was clarified to specify the requirement to withstand the
torsional moment;
— in 7.6 (new paragraph), requirements for clamps used as a grip on spliced continuous loops of haul-
age rope have been introduced;
— in 8.1, details have been provided on the fitting of a suspension for a bicable aerial ropeway on a car-
rier truck in order to guarantee the separation of the functions of stopping the translation of the
axis and of longitudinal damping;
— in 10.3, references to clauses 6.3.2.5.1 and 6.3.2.6.2 (new load case tables) have been added;
— in 11.2.1.1, details have been provided on the stresses considered and the checks to be produced to
verify the strength of the structures and walls of the cabins. In particular, a new dynamic check of
the walls via an impact test has been introduced;
— in 11.2.1.4, the presence of a securing point for wheelchairs has become optional;
— in 11.2.1.7, clarification has been provided, notably, to differentiate between cases of transporting
standing and seated persons. In the case of standing persons, the load may be reduced below 3 500
N/m² under certain conditions;
— in 11.2.1.8, the possibility of dropping below the load of 3 500 N/m² has been introduced, as in
11.2.1.7;
— in 11.2.1.9, the minimum heights of the walls of open cabins have been increased, with different val-
ues depending on the position of the walls;
— in 11.2.1.10, details have been provided on the installation of the windows, consistent with the
changes made to 11.2.1.9;
— in 11.2.1.14 (new paragraph), requirements for ski racks for cabin doors have been added;
— in 11.2.3.1.1, details have been provided on the monitoring of the position and locking of the cabin
doors;
— in 11.2.3.1.4, details have been provided on the minimum passage height of the cabin doors accord-
ing to the capacity of the cabins;
— in 11.2.3.3.2, changes have been made to the locking of the doors, which is no longer possible if a for-
eign object of more than 80 mm is blocking closure (compared with 120 mm previously);
— paragraph 11.4.1.4, which introduced geometric arrangements for chairs, has been moved to clause
11.4.3.4 (new) relating to safety bars;
— in 11.4.2.5, complementary geometric arrangements on the end armrests have been introduced, in
particular to prevent the risk of jamming at the interface with the safety bar;
— in 11.4.2.6 (new paragraph), requirements for chairs whose ends are closed by a side element (e.g.
covered chair) have been added to prevent the risk of jamming at the interface with the safety bar;
— in 11.4.3.4 (new paragraph), the requirements of the previous clause 11.4.1.4 on safety bars have
been repeated and clarified;
— in 11.4.3.5 (new paragraph), additional devices to prevent submarining are now mandatory, so func-
tional and strength requirements have been added for these devices;
— in 11.4.3.6 (new paragraph), exceptions to the previous paragraph have been introduced.
— in 12.1.1, details have been provided on the stresses considered and the checks to be produced to
verify the strength of the structures and walls of the carriages. In particular, a new dynamic check
of the walls via an impact test has been introduced;
— in 12.1.3, a note concerning the transport of persons in wheelchairs has been added;
— in 12.1.8, the minimum heights of the walls of open carriages have been increased, with different val-
ues depending on the position of the walls;
— in 12.1.10, details have been provided on the installation of the windows, consistent with the
changes made to 12.1.8;
— in 12.1.24 (new paragraph), for the transport of standing persons in funicular railway carriages, grip-
ping elements are required, so requirements have been added.
— in 12.2.1.2, details have been provided on the monitoring of the position and locking of the carriage
doors;
— in 12.2.1.2 and 12.2.1.3, details have been provided on the operation of the doors of funicular railway
carriages;
— in 13, clarifications have been made in various paragraphs concerning maintenance carriers in order
to improve the design provisions relating to occupational safety;
— Annex ZA has been updated.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States shall then approve these requests for its
Member States.
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
EN 13796 comprises the following parts under the general title Safety requirements for cableway
installations designed to carry persons — Carriers:
— Part 1: Grips, carrier trucks, onboard brakes, cabins, chairs, carriages, maintenance carriers, tow-
hangers;
— Part 2: Slipping resistance tests for grips;
— Part 3: Fatigue testing.
This European Standard is part of a series of European Standards concerning the safety requirements of
cableway installations designed to carry persons. This series of Standards includes the following parts:
— EN 1907, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Terminology;
— EN 12929 (all parts), Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons —
General requirements;
— EN 12930, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Calculations;
— EN 12927, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Ropes;
— EN 1908, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Tensioning
devices;
— EN 13223, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Drive systems
and other mechanical equipment;
— EN 13796 (all parts), Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons —
Carriers;
— EN 13243, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Electrical
equipment other than for drive systems;
— EN 13107, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Civil
engineering works;
— EN 1709, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Pre-
commissioning inspection and instructions for maintenance and operational inspection and checks;
— EN 1909, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Recovery and
evacuation;
— EN 12397, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Operation;
— EN 12408, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Quality control;
— EN 17064, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Prevention and
fight against fire.
Together, these standards govern the design, manufacturing, production, maintenance and operation of
all cableway installations designed to carry persons.
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the safety requirements applicable to carriers for cableway
installations for passenger transportation. It is applicable to the various types of installations and takes
into account their environment.
It includes requirements relating to the prevention of accidents and the protection of workers, without
affecting the application of national requirements.
National requirements relating to construction law or statutory law, or to the protection of specific
groups of people, shall not be affected.
It does not apply to installations for the transportation of goods or to lifts.
2 Normative References
The following documents, in whole or in part, are referenced in a normative manner in this document
and are essential to its application. For dated references, only the cited edition applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 795:2016, Personal fall protection equipment — Anchor devices
EN 1709:2019, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to transport 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 of cableway installations designed to carry persons — Tensioning
devices
EN 1909:2017, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Recovery and
evacuation
EN 1993-1-9:2005, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures — Part 1-9: Fatigue
EN 1999-1-3:2007, Eurocode 9: Design of aluminium structures — Part 1-3: Structures susceptible to
fatigue
EN 10025-1:2005, Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 1: General technical delivery conditions
EN 10025-2:2019, Hot rolled products of structural steels - - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for non-
alloy structural steels
EN 10025-3:2019, Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 3: Technical delivery conditions for
normalized/normalized rolled weldable fine grain structural steels
EN 10025-4:2019+A1:2022, Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 4: Technical delivery conditions
for thermomechanical rolled weldable fine grain structural steels
EN 10025-5:2019, Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 5: Technical delivery conditions for
structural steels with improved atmospheric corrosion resistance
EN 10025-6:2019+A1:2022, Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 6: Technical delivery conditions
for flat products of high yield strength structural steels in the quenched and tempered condition
EN ISO 683-1:2018, Heat-treated steels, alloy steels and free-cutting steels - Part 1: Non-alloy steels for
quenching and tempering
EN ISO 683-2:2018, Heat-treated steels, alloy steels and free-cutting steels - Part 2: Alloy steels for
quenching and tempering
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 bicable 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 13107:2015/AC:2016, (Corrigendum) 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 other mechanical equipment
EN 13243:2015, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Electrical
equipment other than for drive systems
EN 13796-2:2017+A1:2022, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons —
Carriers — Part 2: Slipping resistance test for grips
EN 13796-3:2017+A1:2022, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons —
Carriers — Part 3: Fatigue testing
EN 17064:2018, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Prevention
and fight against fire
EN ISO 148-1:2016, Metallic materials — Charpy pendulum impact test — Part 1: Test method (ISO 148-1)
EN ISO 898:2013 (all parts), Mechanical properties of fasteners made of carbon steel and alloy steel
(ISO 898 series)
EN ISO 5817:2023, Welding — Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys (beam welding
excluded) — Quality levels for imperfections (ISO 5817)
EN ISO 9606-1:2012, Qualification testing of welders — Fusion welding — Part 1: Steels (ISO 9606-1)
EN ISO 9606-2:2004, Qualification test of welders — Fusion welding — Part 2: Aluminium and aluminium
alloys (ISO 9606-2)
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 1907:2017 and the following
apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for standardisation, which can be accessed at the following
addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
gravitational driving force
F
T
𝐹𝐹 = 𝑚𝑚 ×𝑔𝑔 ×𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝛼𝛼
𝑇𝑇
where
m = mass of the vehicle
-
g = 9,81 m.s ²
α = average incline of the track over the relevant section
Note 1 to this clause: For ropeways, this shall be the average of all angles of the rope (carrying hauling rope or
carrying rope) uphill and downhill from the carrier.
3.2
slipping resistance force
F
characterizes the resistance to slipping provided by a grip.
Note 1 to this clause: A distinction is made between the following slipping resistance forces when they occur:
F calculated slipping resistance force;
theo
Flab slipping resistance force determined experimentally in the laboratory on the rope;
Feff slipping resistance force measured on the rope on the installation.
3.3
pull-off resistance force
F
aus
characterizes the resistance provided by a fixed grip on the rope when a lifting force is exerted normal to
the rope axis in a vertical plane (see Figure 1)
Figure 1 — Pull-off resistance force
3.4
gripping force exerted by the jaws
F
kl
scalar sum of all the normal forces between the surface of the gripping jaws and the surface of the rope.
3.5
funicular railway or aerial ropeway vehicle compartment
passenger compartment, or part of a passenger compartment, whose walls or other delimiting devices
are capable of receiving the impact forces H and H defined in 6.2 exerted by the passengers
X1 Y1
4 Symbols and abbreviations
A reference area for force due to wind [m²]
ref
A force due to impact into buffer [N]
X
d rope diameter (nominal) [mm]
F slipping resistance force [N]
F pull-off resistance force [N]
aus
F slipping resistance force measured on the rope on the installation [N]
eff
F gripping force exerted by the jaws [N]
kl
F slipping resistance force determined experimentally in the laboratory [N]
lab
F calculated slipping resistance force [N]
theo
F force due to the springs of a fixed or detachable grip [N]
F
F action caused by the gradient of the ropes [N]
N
F force exerted by the springs of the onboard brake [N]
R
F force due to the support of a haulage rope [N]
S
F gravitational driving force [N]
T
F wind action [N]
W
F force transverse to the track [N]
Y
G self-weight of the carrier with all its accessories [N]
H longitudinal impact force due to persons [N or
X
N/m]
H transverse impact force due to persons [N or
Y
N/m]
M damping moment [N m]
Y
M torsional moment about the vertical axis [N m]
Z
N number of cycles [-]
O force to open and close a detachable grip [N]
G useful load [N]
Q force due to the action of the onboard brake [N]
F
R reaction force on a carrier when entering the station [N]
S force due to start-up [N]
U reaction force when passing round a sheave [N]
5 General requirements
5.1 Application of the Standard
The requirements of this European Standard apply to all lifts together with those of EN 1709:2019,
EN 1908:2015, EN 1909:2017, EN 12397:2017, EN 12408:2004, EN 12927:2019,
EN 12929:2015+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 13796-2:2017+A1:2022,
EN 13796-3:2017+A1:2022 and EN 17064:2018.
5.2 Safety Principles
5.2.1 General
The safety principles set out in EN 12929-1:2015+A1:2022 apply. In addition, the following hazard
scenarios and safety requirements relative to the scope of this European Standard shall be taken into
account.
5.2.2 Hazard Factors
The following events may lead to hazardous situations that can be avoided or limited by the safety
requirements of this document:
a) overloading of the carrier;
b) exceeding the limits of use permitted by the manufacturer;
c) damage caused by ageing, corrosion, wear, fatigue or deformation;
d) bumps and impacts (between multiple carriers, between carriers and persons, between carriers and
ropes, stations, line structures and external obstacles);
e) derailment and deropement when a carrier passes;
f) derailment or instability of a carrier;
g) failure of the haulage rope or carrying hauling rope where a grip is attached;
h) fault attachments or detachment of a grip;
i) inadequate resistance to slipping and pull-off of a rope grip;
j) faulty door operation (unexpected opening, slamming shut);
k) insufficient protection against persons and any item from the carrier falling;
l) inadequate positioning and difficult access for the maintenance and evacuation personnel;
m) fire;
n) in the event of prolonged stoppage, excessive temperature in enclosed carriers due to weather
conditions.
5.2.3 Safety Measures
The safety measures to be taken to eliminate the hazard scenarios listed in 5.2.2 are the following:
a) checking of the load or limiting the area available to each passenger and systematically informing the
passengers of the maximum authorized load;
b) establishment of an operating manual defining the limits of use;
c) requirements relating to design and manufacture, to the selection of materials, production checks,
type approval tests, pre-commissioning tests and checks during operation;
d) compliance with space envelopes, monitoring of the maximum permissible wind speed in operation,
damping devices on the outside of the carriers;
e) design to enable the free passage of grips in the rope-catchers;
f) requirements relating to the guiding and stability of the carriers;
g) adequate design of the grip to limit the risks of fatigue failure of the haulage rope or carrying hauling
rope;
h) monitoring the attachment and detachment of the carriers, catching a carrier not properly attached
to the rope;
i) monitoring during operation of the gripping force, or of a value representative of this force, of
detachable grips;
j) design of fixed g
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