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CEN
CEN/TC 136 Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment
European Norm
97.220.40 Outdoor and water sports equipment
This document specifies requirements, test methods, marking and information to be supplied for autobelay devices, intended to protect against falls during recreational use in a climbing structure. An autobelay device is a movable personal fall protection system for single person use.
This document does not specify requirements for descender devices or retractable fall arresters that are used for descending/climbing in mountaineering, rescue, rope access, fall arrest or work positioning systems.
NOTE 1 A climbing structure is e.g. a ropes course, a climbing gym.
NOTE 2 An autobelay device which enables the user to belay and descent himself and which conforms to this document is personal protective equipment (PPE).
NOTE 3 For mountaineering standards, see Annex D.
Legislation related to this standard
Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC
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