National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 12385‑5:2021+A1:2025, incorporating corrigendum November 2021. It supersedes BS EN 12385‑5:2021, which is withdrawn.

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The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee MHE/1, Chains and fittings.

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

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication has been prepared in good faith, however no representation, warranty, assurance or undertaking (express or implied) is or will be made, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by BSI in relation to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of this publication. All and any such responsibility and liability is expressly disclaimed to the full extent permitted by the law.

This publication is provided as is, and is to be used at the recipient’s own risk.

The recipient is advised to consider seeking professional guidance with respect to its use of this publication.

This publication is not intended to constitute 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 30 April 2021.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 February 2021 and includes Corrigendum 1 issued by CEN on 10 November 2021 and Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 28 October 2024.

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, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and United Kingdom.

European foreword

This document (EN 12385‑5:2021+A1:2025) 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 October 2025, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 2025.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document includes the corrigendum EN 12385‑5:2021/AC:2021 issued by CEN on 10 November 2021, which replaces typical examples for ropes "6 x 9 W" with "6 x 19 W" in Table 6 and "6 x 6 WS" with "6 x 36 WS" in Table 9.

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This document includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 28 October 2024.

This document supersedes EN 12385‑5:2021+AC:2021.

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EN 12385‑5:2021+A1:2025 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 12385‑5:2021+AC:2021:

added in 5.3.3.2 in list item b) rope with fibre core/steel core 1570;
added in 5.3.3.3 rope grade 1960;
added rope grade 1960 in Table 8;
deletion of Annex ZA, covering the Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU;
deletion of Annex ZB, covering the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.

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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 4: Stranded ropes for general lifting applications;
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.

Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.

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

Introduction

This document is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100.

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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.

When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B standards, the provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards for wire ropes that have been designed and produced according to the provisions of this type C standard.

1 Scope

This document specifies the particular materials, manufacturing and testing requirements for stranded ropes for suspension, compensating and governor duties for traction drive and hydraulic lifts moving between guides and similar applications.

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

This document 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 6 to 10.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 List of 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 12385-5:2021+A1:2025

Steel wire ropes. Safety - Stranded ropes for lifts

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Published:

31 May 2025