NF EN ISO 14122-4
Safety of machinery - Permanent means of access to machinery - Part 4 : fixed ladders
ISO 14122-4:2004 applies to all machinery (stationary and mobile) where fixed means of access are necessary.The purpose of the standard is to define the general requirements for safe access to machines mentioned in ISO 12100-2. ISO 14122-1 gives advice about the correct choice of access means when the necessary access to the machine is not possible directly from the ground level or from a floor.The standard applies to fixed ladders which are a part of a machine.It may also be applied to ladders fixed to that part of the building where the machine is installed, providing the main function of that part of the building is to provide a means of access to the machine.It also applies to ladders which are not permanently fixed to the machine and which may be removed, moved to the side or pivoted (swivel-mounted) for some operations of the machine (e.g. changing tools in a large press).
ISO 14122-4:2004 applies to all machinery (stationary and mobile) where fixed means of access are necessary.
The purpose of the standard is to define the general requirements for safe access to machines mentioned in ISO 12100-2. ISO 14122-1 gives advice about the correct choice of access means when the necessary access to the machine is not possible directly from the ground level or from a floor.
The standard applies to fixed ladders which are a part of a machine.
It may also be applied to ladders fixed to that part of the building where the machine is installed, providing the main function of that part of the building is to provide a means of access to the machine.
It also applies to ladders which are not permanently fixed to the machine and which may be removed, moved to the side or pivoted (swivel-mounted) for some operations of the machine (e.g. changing tools in a large press).
La présente norme fixe les prescriptions relatives à la conception, à l'installation et aux essais des échelles métalliques fixes munies ou non d'une crinoline.
ISO 14122-4:2004 applies to all machinery (stationary and mobile) where fixed means of access are necessary. The purpose of the standard is to define the general requirements for safe access to machines mentioned in ISO 12100-2. ISO 14122-1 gives advice about the correct choice of access means when the necessary access to the machine is not possible directly from the ground level or from a floor. The standard applies to fixed ladders which are a part of a machine. It may also be applied to ladders fixed to that part of the building where the machine is installed, providing the main function of that part of the building is to provide a means of access to the machine. It also applies to ladders which are not permanently fixed to the machine and which may be removed, moved to the side or pivoted (swivel-mounted) for some operations of the machine (e.g. changing tools in a large press).
- Avant-propos3
- Introduction4
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1Domaine d'application 4
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2Références normatives 4
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3Termes et définitions 5
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4Prescriptions de sécurité 9
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4.1Prescriptions générales 9
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4.2Résistance des échelles fixes 10
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4.3Conditions pour l'installation d'un dispositif de protection contre les chutes 14
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4.4Échelle 15
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4.5Crinolines 18
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4.6Antichute mobile sur support d'assurage rigide 18
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4.7Aires de départ et d'arrivée - Paliers 19
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5Vérification des prescriptions de sécurité 24
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5.1Généralités 24
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5.2Essais des échelles fixes à deux montants 24
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5.3Essais de la crinoline 25
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5.4Essais des échelles fixes à un montant 26
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5.5Essai des points d'ancrage 28
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6Instructions pour l'assemblage et l'utilisation 29
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6.1Instructions pour l'assemblage 29
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6.2Instructions pour l'utilisation des échelles avec antichute 29
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6.3Marquage aux points d'entrée et de sortie 29
- Annexe ZA (informative) Relation entre la présente Norme européenne et les exigences essentielles de la Directive EU Machine 98/37/CE, amendée par la Directive 98/79/CE30
- Bibliographie31
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