National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 131‑7:2013.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee B/512, Ladders.

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 cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 August 2013.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 May 2013.

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-CENELEC 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-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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 United Kingdom.

Foreword

This document (EN 131‑7:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 93 “Ladders”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

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of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2014, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2014.

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.

This European Standard is one of a series about ladders. The other Standards of this series are listed in Clause 2 and in the Bibliography.

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, 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.

1 Scope

This European Standard defines terms and specifies the general design characteristics of mobile ladders with platform. It applies to mobile ladders with a working platform, with a maximum area of 1 m², and a maximum platform height of 5 m, to be used only by one person at the time. The maximum load is 150 kg which includes a maximum combined load of the user and any tools, equipment and materials

It does not apply to portable ladders according to EN 131‑1, to portable ladders according to EN 131‑4, to portable ladders for fire service use according to EN 1147, to loft ladders according to EN 14975, to step stools according to EN 14183, to Stairs, stepladders and guard -rails according to EN ISO 14122‑3 and to insulating ladders according to EN 50528.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Requirements

4.1 General

4.2 Surface finishes

4.3 Materials

4.4 Stabiliser

4.5 Ballast

5 Dimensional requirements

5.1 Ascending legs

5.2 Supporting legs

5.3 Platform and toe board

5.4 Working area

5.5 Wheels and castors

5.6 Prevention of falls: Guardrails, Middle rails

5.7 Handrails

6 Testing

6.1 General

6.2 Torsion test of steps, rungs, wide rungs

6.3 Bending test for steps, rungs, wide rungs

6.4 Platform and complete product test

6.5 Protection bending test

6.6 Side handrail testing

6.7 Stability test

6.8 Stiffness test

6.9 Test for products equipped with spring wheels

6.10 Kick-up test of the platform

6.11 Test of opening restraint devices

6.12 Test of hooks

6.13 Bottom stile end test

6.14 Feet pull test

6.15 Test method for plastic ladders

6.16 Marking durability

7 Marking, User and safety instruction

7.1 Marking

7.2 User Instruction

Bibliography

BS EN 131-7:2013

Ladders - Mobile ladders with platform

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 Aug 2013