Ladders
Part 7:Mobileladderswithplatform
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National foreword
ISBN 978 0 580 76348 9
ICS 97.145
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This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 131-7:2013.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee B/512 Ladders.
obtained on request to its secretary. A list of organizations represented on this mittee can be
This publication does not purport to include all the necessaryprovisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.
@ The British Standards Institution 2013. Published by BSI StandardsLimited 2013
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.
This British Standard was published under the authority of theStandards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 August 2013.
EN131-7
English Version
Ladders-Part7:Mobileladderswithplatform
Echelles - Partie 7: Echelles mobiles avec plate-forme
Leitern - Teil 7: Mobile Podestieiterm
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 May 2013.
CEN members are bound to ply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references conceming such national standards may be obtained on aplication to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
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Contents
Foreword. .31 Scope. ..32 Terms and definitions Normative references. .33 4 Requirements.. ... .34.1 General.4.2 4.3 Materials Surface finishes. ..6 ..64.4 4.5 Stabiliser... Ballast... ...5 Dimensional requirements.5.1 5.2 Ascending legs Supporting legs..5.3 5.4 Platform and toeboard Working area. ... ..5.5 Wheels and castors.... .95.6 5.7 Handrails. Prevention of falls: Guardrails Middle rails ... 106 Testing. 116.1 6.2 General. Torsion test of steps rungs wide rungs. 11 116.3 6.4 Bending test for steps rungs widerungs.. Platform and plete product test. 12 116.5 6.6 Protection bendingtest... Side handrail testing.. 14 146.7 Stability test. 146.8 6.9 Test forproducts equipped withspring whees. Stiffness test. 16 176.10 6.11 Test of opening restraint devices Kick-up test of the platform. 18 186.12 Bottom stile end test. Test of hooks. 18 186.14 6.13 Feet pull test... 186.16 6.15 Testmethod for plastic ladders Marking durability.. 18 187 Marking User and safety instruction7.1 7.2 Marking... User Instruction. 19 19Bibliography. 20
Foreword
This document (EN 131-7:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 93 “Ladders" thesecretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shallbe 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 atthe latest by January 2014.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patentrights. 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 inClause 2 and in the Bibliography.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations the national standards organizations of the followingRomania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey and the United Kingdom. Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal
1Scope
m sape e no s uisp e e ss pe s suep pps on splatform. It applies to mobile ladders with a working platform with a maximum area of 1 m² and a maximuma maximum bined load of the user and any tools equipment and materials platform height of 5 m to be used only by one person at the time. The maximum load is 150 kg which includes
portable ladders for fire service use according to EN 1147 to loft ladders according to EN 14975 to step insulating ladders according to EN 50528. stools according to EN 14183 to Stairs stepladders and guard-rails according to EN ISO 14122-3 and to
2Normativereferences
The following documents in whole or in part are normatively referenced in this document and areindispensable for its application. For dated references only the edition cited applies. For undated references the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 131-2 Ladders - Part 2: Requirements testing marking
EN 131-3 Ladders - Part 3: User Instructions
3Termsand definitions
For the purposes of this document the following terms and definitions apply.
