BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN12385-7:2002Steelwireropes—Safety—Part7:LockedcoilropesformineshaftsTheEuropeanStandardEN12385-7:2002hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS77.140.65 BSEN12385-7:2002ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorPolicyandStrategyCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon30October2002©BSI30October2002ISBN058040658XNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN12385-7:2002.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeMHE/2,Wireropes,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to14,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightdatedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN12385-7October2002ICS77.140.65EnglishversionSteelwireropes-Safety-Part7:LockedcoilropesformineshaftsCâblesenacier-Sécurité-Partie7:Câblesclosd'extractionpourpuitsdemineDrahtseileausStahldraht-Sicherheit-Teil7:VerschlosseneSpiralseilefürSchachtförderanlagendesBergbausThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon28March2002.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2002CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN12385-7:2002EEN12385-7:2002(E)2ContentspageForeword......................................................................................................................................................................3Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................41Scope..............................................................................................................................................................42Normativereferences....................................................................................................................................43Termsanddefinitions....................................................................................................................................44Listofhazards................................................................................................................................................45Safetyrequirementsand/ormeasures........................................................................................................56Verificationofsafetyrequirementsand/ormeasures................................................................................77Informationforuse........................................................................................................................................8AnnexA(normative)Propertiesofwiresforguideropesbeforeropemaking......................................................9AnnexB(informative)Minimumbreakingforces....................................................................................................11AnnexC(informative)Informationwhichshouldbeprovidedwithanenquiryororder...................................13EN12385-7:2002(E)3ForewordThisdocument(EN12385-7:2002)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC168,