British Standards Institution

Source:: CEN
Committee:: SW/136/5 - Sports, Playground and other Recreational Equipment - Mountaineering Equipment
Categories:: Fall protection | Equipment. Outdoor and water sports
Number of comments:: 0

Scope

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.

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1. Proposal (Complete)

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2. Draft (Complete)

Draft start date:

25/10/2023

3. Public Comments

Public Comments start date:

21/03/2024

Public Comments end date:

14/05/2024

4. Comment Resolution

Comment Resolution start date:

28/05/2025

5. Approval

6. Publication

Publication start date:

15/08/2025

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BS EN 18039 Mountaineering equipment - Autobelay devices for recreational use - Safety requirements and test methods

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