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MCE/20 - Aerial ropeways

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Quality management and quality assurance | Ropeway construction | Services. Company organization, management and quality. Administration. Transport. Sociology. | Transport | Valves. General | Fire protection equipment | Transport. Rail | Lifts. Escalators | Railway engineering | Railways construction | Cableway equipment

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 242 and the preparation, revision and amendment of British Standards for aerial ropeways

Committee standards activity

In Progress (14)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
NWIP EN 930 REV Concerning the topic “wind”

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-08-27 		Proposal
NWIP EN 1909 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Recovery and evacuation

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Cableway equipment | Construction | Civil engineering | Ropeway construction

Proposal begins : 2023-04-12 		Proposal
NWIP EN 13796-1 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Carriers - Part 1: Grips, carrier trucks, on-board brakes, cabins, chairs, carriages, maintenance carriers, tow-hangers

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Construction | Civil engineering | Ropeway construction

Proposal begins : 2023-02-17 		Proposal
NWIP EN 13107 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Civil engineering works

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Construction | Civil engineering | Ropeway construction

Proposal begins : 2023-02-20 		Proposal
NWIP EN 12929-1 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - General requirements - Part 1: Requirements for all installations

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Cableway equipment | Construction | Civil engineering | Ropeway construction

Proposal begins : 2023-02-17 		Proposal
NWIP EN 12397 REV - Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Operation

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Railway engineering | Cableway equipment

Proposal begins : 2023-07-31 		Proposal
New Work Item Proposal EN 1909 revision - Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Recovery and evacuation

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-01-02 		Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - EN 17064 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Prevention and fight against fire

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-05-27 		Proposal
EN 1908 REV Safety requirements of cableway installations designed to carry persons - — Tensioning devices

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Railway engineering | Cableway equipment

Proposal begins : 2023-11-24 		Proposal
EN 13243 REV Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Electrical equipment other than for drive systems

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Railway engineering | Cableway equipment

Proposal begins : 2023-11-24 		Proposal
Published (19)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 1909:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Recovery and evacuation

Categories: Cableway equipment

Published standard begins : 2017-04-11 		Published standard
BS EN 1908:2015 Safety requirements of cableway installations designed to carry persons. Tensioning devices

Categories: Cableway equipment

Published standard begins : 2015-07-09 		Published standard
BS EN 1907:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Terminology

Categories: Valves. General

Published standard begins : 2017-12-08 		Published standard
BS EN 17639:2025 Safety of machinery. Cableway installations designed for the transport of material and specially designated persons. General safety requirements

Categories: Cableway equipment

Published standard begins : 2025-06-30 		Published standard
BS EN 1709:2019 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to transport persons. Precommissioning inspection and instructions for maintenance and operational inspection and checks

Categories: Cableway equipment

Published standard begins : 2019-05-09 		Published standard
BS EN 17064:2018 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Prevention and fight against fire

Categories: Fire protection equipment | Cableway equipment

Published standard begins : 2019-01-18 		Published standard
BS EN 15700:2023 Safety for conveyor belts for winter sport or tourist use

Categories: Cableway equipment | Lifts. Escalators

Published standard begins : 2023-09-21 		Published standard
BS EN 13796-3:2017+A1:2022 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Carriers. Fatigue tests

Categories: Cableway equipment

Published standard begins : 2023-11-17 		Published standard
BS EN 13796-2:2017+A1:2022 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Carriers. Slipping resistance tests for grips

Categories: Cableway equipment

Published standard begins : 2023-07-03 		Published standard
BS EN 13796-1:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Carriers. Grips, carrier trucks, on-board brakes, cabins, chairs, carriages, maintenance carriers, tow-hangers

Categories: Cableway equipment

Published standard begins : 2017-06-19 		Published standard
Withdrawn (30)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR 14819-2:2005 Safety recommendations for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Prevention and fight against fire. Other funicular railways and other installations

Categories: Fire protection equipment | Cableway equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2019-01-18 		Withdrawn
CEN/TR 14819-1:2004 CEN/TR14819-1 : 2004 Safety recommendations for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Prevention and fight against fire -. Funicular railways in tunnels

Categories: Fire protection equipment | Cableway equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2019-01-17 		Withdrawn
BS EN 1909:2004 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Recovery and evacuation

Categories: Cableway equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2017-04-11 		Withdrawn
BS EN 1908:2004 Safety requirements for cableways installations designed to carry person. Tensioning Devices

Categories: Cableway equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2015-07-09 		Withdrawn
BS EN 1907:2005 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Terminology

Categories: Railway engineering | Cableway equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2017-12-08 		Withdrawn
BS EN 1709:2004 Safety requirements for cableways for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Precommissioning inspection, maintenance and operational inspection and checks

Categories: Cableway equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2019-05-09 		Withdrawn
BS EN 15700:2011 Safety for conveyor belts for winter sport or leisure use

Categories: Cableway equipment | Lifts. Escalators

Withdrawn begins : 2023-09-21 		Withdrawn
BS EN 13796-3:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Carriers. Fatigue testing

Categories: Cableway equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2023-11-17 		Withdrawn
BS EN 13796-3:2005 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Carriers. Fatigue tests

Categories: Cableway equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2017-03-16 		Withdrawn
BS EN 13796-2:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Carriers. Slipping resistance tests for grips

Categories: Cableway equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2023-07-03 		Withdrawn