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This European Standard specifies safety requirements for mechanical devices for installations for passenger transportation by rope. This standard is applicable to the various types of installations and takes into account their environment. This document applies to the design, production, installation, maintenance and operation of mechanical devices for cableways and draglifts for passenger transport. It also contains specifications relating to accident prevention and the protection of employees. It does not apply to installations for the transportation of goods, nor to included lifts.

Status
Withdrawn
Publication Date
19-Oct-2004
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22-Sep-2026
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23-Sep-2026
Directive
Not Harmonized00/9/EC - Cableway installations designed to carry persons
OJ Ref: C, C 100, C 230 OJ Date: 20-Sep-2005
 

Not Harmonized2000/9/EC - Cableway installations designed to carry persons
OJ Ref: C, C 100, C 230 OJ Date: 26-Apr-2005

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Frequently Asked Questions

EN 13223:2004 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Drive systems and other mechanical equipment". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies safety requirements for mechanical devices for installations for passenger transportation by rope. This standard is applicable to the various types of installations and takes into account their environment. This document applies to the design, production, installation, maintenance and operation of mechanical devices for cableways and draglifts for passenger transport. It also contains specifications relating to accident prevention and the protection of employees. It does not apply to installations for the transportation of goods, nor to included lifts.

This European Standard specifies safety requirements for mechanical devices for installations for passenger transportation by rope. This standard is applicable to the various types of installations and takes into account their environment. This document applies to the design, production, installation, maintenance and operation of mechanical devices for cableways and draglifts for passenger transport. It also contains specifications relating to accident prevention and the protection of employees. It does not apply to installations for the transportation of goods, nor to included lifts.

EN 13223:2004 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 45.100 - Cableway equipment. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

EN 13223:2004 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 13223:2015, ISO 6336-6:2006, ISO 6336-2:2006, ISO 1083:2004, ISO 185:1988, ISO 6336-5:2003, ISO 6336-3:2006, ISO 6336-1:2006, EN 12927:2019, EN 1907:2005, EN ISO 15611:2024, EN 13796-1:2017, EN ISO 15612:2018, EN 748:2013, EN 13796-3:2017+A1:2022. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.

EN 13223:2004 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 00/9/EC, 2000/9/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/300. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Drive systems and other mechanical equipmentPrescriptions de sécurité pour les installations a câbles transportant des personnes - Entraînements et autres dispositifs mécaniquesSicherheitsanforderungen für Seilbahnen für den Personenverkehr - Antriebe und weitere mechanische EinrichtungenTa slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 13223:2004SIST EN 13223:2005en45.100Cableway equipmentICS:SLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 13223:200501-januar-2005

EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 13223October 2004ICS 45.100 English versionSafety requirements for cableway installations designed to carrypersons - Drive systems and other mechanical equipmentPrescriptions de sécurité pour les installations à câblestransportant des personnes - Entraînements et autresdispositifs mécaniquesSicherheitsanforderungen für Seilbahnen für denPersonenverkehr - Antriebe und weitere mechanischeEinrichtungenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 August 2004.CEN members are bound to comply 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 concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the officialversions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2004 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 13223:2004: E

Effects of safety devices and functions, excluding ski-tows.48 Annex B (normative)
Effects of safety devices and functions for ski tows.53 Annex C (informative)
Technical documentation.56 Annex ZA (informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 2000/9/EC relative to cableway installations designed to carry persons.58 Bibliography.61

For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 288, Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials. EN 1709, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Pre-commissioning inspection, maintenance and operational checks. prEN 1907:2004, Safety requirements for passenger transportation by rope – Terminology. EN 1908:2004, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Tensioning devices. EN 1909, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Recovery and evacuation. ENV 1993-1-1, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1-1: General – General rules and rules for buildings. EN 10025, Hot-rolled products of non alloy structural steels - Technical delivery conditions. EN 10083, Quenched and tempered steels. EN 10204, Metallic materials - Types of inspection documents. 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. EN 12927-1, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Ropes - Part 1: Selection criteria for ropes and their end fixings. EN 12927-2, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Ropes - Part 2: Safety factors. EN 12927-3, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Ropes - Part 3: Long splicing of 6 strand hauling, carrying-hauling and towing ropes.

nickel, titanium and their alloys (beam
welding excluded) - Quality levels for
imperfections (ISO 5817:2003). ISO 185, Grey cast iron – Classification. ISO 1083, Spheroidal graphite cast iron - Classification. ISO 6336, Calculation of load capacity of spur and helical gears.

monitors the information provided by one position monitor on the position of the carrier compared with a second position monitor 3.18.3 zero position check check made to confirm that the position monitors are in the starting positions when the carriers are in the station 3.19 minimum speed the minimum speed is a lower speed limit which, if fallen below, leads to the cableway being stopped

prEN 13796-1, prEN 13796-2, prEN 13796-3, apply to all cableway installations. 4.2 Safety principles The safety principles formulated in EN 12929-1 apply. For the electrical equipment of the drive system, the safety principles of EN 13243 are applicable. In addition, the following hazard scenarios and safety measures apply for the scope of this document. 4.2.1 Hazard scenarios The following events may lead to hazardous situations which may be avoided or limited by the safety requirements of this document: a) derailment of ropes; b) obstruction of the operating movement of ropes due to obstruction by mechanical devices or hooking over parts of the installation; c) damage to or failure of drive and braking devices and support and guiding elements of ropes due to wear, heat, corrosion or fatigue; d) failure of drive and braking devices and support and guiding elements of ropes and other mechanical devices in stations and on the line due to inadequate dimensioning; e) reduction of the force transmission from the drive sheave to the haulage rope or carrying hauling rope; f) reduction of the frictional force of the braking device; g) hooking or falling of carriers at line support structures and in stations; h) collision of carriers or between a carrier and an obstacle when entering into, exiting from and passing through stations; i) faulty attachment or detachment of carriers with detachable grips; j) excessive deceleration or acceleration of the haulage ropes and carrying hauling ropes and of the carriers; k) exceeding the maximum permissible speed;
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