BS EN 131-7:2013
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Ladders – Mobile ladders with platform
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2013 | 24 |
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.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 5 | Foreword 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions |
| 6 | Table 1 — Terms and definitions |
| 8 | 4 Requirements 4.1 General 4.2 Surface finishes 4.3 Materials 4.3.1 General 4.3.2 Wood |
| 9 | 4.4 Stabiliser 4.5 Ballast 5 Dimensional requirements 5.1 Ascending legs 5.1.1 Ascending legs with angle 60 ≤ α ≤ 75 Table 2 — Dimensional requirements for ascending legs with angle 60 ≤ α ≤ 75 5.1.2 Ascending legs with angle 45 ≤ α < 60 Table 3 — Dimensional requirements for ascending legs with angle 45 ≤ α < 60 |
| 10 | 5.2 Supporting legs 5.3 Platform and toe board Table 4 — Dimensions of platform and toe board Figure 8 — Dimensions of platform and toe board 5.4 Working area |
| 11 | Table 5 — Dimensional requirements for the working area Figure 9 — Working area 5.5 Wheels and castors 5.6 Prevention of falls: Guardrails, Middle rails |
| 12 | Figure 10 — Side protection Table 6 — Dimensional requirements for guardrail 5.7 Handrails |
| 13 | Figure 11 — Positioning of a handrail on a step leader 6 Testing 6.1 General 6.2 Torsion test of steps, rungs, wide rungs 6.3 Bending test for steps, rungs, wide rungs |
| 14 | 6.4 Platform and complete product test 6.4.1 Platform test 6.4.1.1 Test for all platform sizes |
| 15 | Figure 12 — Platform test for platform area ≤ 0,5 m2 6.4.1.2 Platform Area > 0,5 m2 Figure 13 — Platform test for platform area > 0,5 m2 6.4.2 Complete product test |
| 16 | Figure 14 — Complete product test 6.5 Protection bending test 6.5.1 Tests on guardrails (principal guardrails and top handrail of the gate) 6.5.2 Test on middle rail (intermediate guardrail and the middle rail of the gate) 6.6 Side handrail testing 6.7 Stability test 6.7.1 Platform ≤ 0,5 m2 |
| 17 | Figure 15 — Stability test Figure 16 — Diagram of the platform 6.7.2 Platform > 0,5 m2 |
| 18 | Figure 17 — Stability test Figure 18 — Diagram of the platform 6.8 Stiffness test |
| 19 | Figure 19 — Stiffness test Figure 20 — Diagram of the platform 6.9 Test for products equipped with spring wheels |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | 7 Marking, User and safety instruction 7.1 Marking 7.2 User Instruction |
| 22 | Bibliography |
