National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 1907:2017. It supersedes BS EN 1907:2005, which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee MCE/20, Aerial ropeways.

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 December 2017.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 May 2017.

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, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.

European foreword

This document (EN 1907:2017] 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 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of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2018, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2018.

This document supersedes EN 1907:2005.

This document forms part of a standards programme adopted by the CEN Technical Board (CEN/BT) in relation to safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons.

This programme comprises the following standards:

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 (all parts], Safety requirements for passenger transportation by rope — 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 — Precommissioning inspection, maintenance, 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 assurance;

Together these form a series of standards regarding design, manufacture, erection, maintenance and operation of all installations for cableway installations designed to carry persons.

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 document specifies general terms used in the European standards on safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons.

The document concerns terms which are

part of the vocabulary specific to these installations;
scientific, technical or in everyday use and have a particular meaning in this field or for which definition in more detail seems necessary.

Terms which are specific to standards which are listed in the foreword are defined in each of these standards.

This document does not apply to installations for the transportation of goods, nor to elevators.

In the application of this document, the following terms are used, defined and given the reference numbers below.

2 General terms

3 Types of cableway installations

4 Ropes and end fixings

5 Supports and guides for ropes and carriers

6 Carriers, tow-hangers and their grips

7 Stations, line structures and tow-tracks

8 Drive systems and brakes

9 Recovery and evacuation

10 Operating and inspection

11 Miscellaneous

Bibliography

BS EN 1907:2017

Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Terminology

Current

Published:

31 Dec 2017