BS EN 1176-4 is applicable to cableways whereby children travel on or along a cable by the use of gravity.
This standard specifies additional safety requirements for cableways intended for permanent installation for use by children.
Contents:
Foreword
1Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Safety requirements
4.1 General
4.2 Framework and fixing points for the cable
4.3 Calculation of forces acting on the cable of a cableway
4.4 Stops
4.5 Traveller
4.6 Suspension assembly
4.7 Cableways arranged in parallel
4.8 Grips
4.9 Seats
4.10 Speed
4.11 Free height of fall
4.12 Ground clearance
4.13 Cable height
4.14 Falling space and impact area
5 Test report
6 Information to be provided by the supplier/manufacturer
7 Marking
Annex A (normative) Method for the determination of performance of stops
A.1 Principle
A.2 Apparatus
A.3 Procedure
Annex B (normative) Method for the determination of the maximum speed of the traveller
B.1 Principle
B.2 Apparatus
B.3 Procedure
Annex C (informative) A–deviations