National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 12385‑4:2002+A1:2008. It supersedes BS EN 12385‑4:2002 which is withdrawn.

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The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee MHE/2, Wire ropes.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 October 2002

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 November 2001, includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 14 February 2008 and includes Corrigendum 1 issued by CEN on 19 October 2005.

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 CEN Management Centre 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 CEN Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Foreword

This document (EN 12385‑4:2002+A1:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 168, “Chains, ropes, webbing, slings and accessories – 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of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2008.

This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2008-02-14 and includes Corrigendum 1 issued by CEN on 19 October 2005.

This document supersedes EN 12385‑4:2002.

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The modifications of the related CEN Corrigendum have been implemented at the appropriate places in the text and are indicated by the tags .

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 Directive(s), see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this document.

The other Parts of EN 12385 are:

Part 1: General requirements
Part 2: Definitions, designation and classification
Part 3: Information for use and maintenance
Part 5: Stranded ropes for lifts
Part 6: Stranded ropes for mine shafts
Part 7: Locked coil ropes for mine shafts
Part 8: Stranded hauling and carrying-hauling ropes for cableway installations designed to carry persons
Part 9: Locked coil carrying ropes for cableway installations designed to carry persons
Part 10: Spiral ropes for general structural applications

Part 1 provides the general requirements of Parts 4 to 10.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Introduction

This Part of this European Standard has been prepared to be a harmonized standard to provide one means of complying with the essential safety requirements of the Machinery Directive.

This Part of this European Standard is a type C standard as stated in EN 292.

For the purposes of the Certificate referred to in clause 7, this Part assumes a working load limit based on a safety factor of 5. The safety factor and the required minimum breaking force of the rope for a given application is the responsibility of the manufacturer of the machine of which the rope forms a part.

During the preparation of this standard, it was assumed that a negotiation would take place between the purchaser and the manufacturer concerning the intended purpose of the rope.

Although tables of breaking forces and masses are provided for a number of the more common classes, diameters and rope grades, this Part of this standard is not limited to those given, providing all of the other requirements are met.

Specifiers, purchasers and users should recognise that some ropes are specially designed by the manufacturer to meet particular lifting machinery requirements.

1 Scope

This Part of this European Standard specifies the particular materials, manufacturing and testing requirements for ropes for general lifting applications.

The particular hazards covered by this Part are identified in Clause 4.

This Part of this European Standard does not establish requirements for information for use other than those given in clause 7 of Part 1. Neither does it cover the requirements for ropes fitted with terminations.

Minimum breaking force values for the more common classes, sizes and grades of rope are provided in tables 5 to 17.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Hazards

5 Safety requirements and/or measures

5.1 General

5.2 Materials

5.3 Rope manufacture

5.4 Diameter

5.5 Breaking force

5.6 Designation and classification

6 Verification of safety requirements and/or measures

6.1 General

6.2 Lubricant

6.3 Lubrication

6.4 Construction

6.5 Rope grade

7 Information for use

Bibliography

BS EN 12385-4:2002+A1:2008

Steel wire ropes. Safety - Stranded ropes for general lifting applications

Current, Under Review

Published:

30 Oct 2002