BRITISH STANDARD BS EN ISO = pe 14122-8:2001 +A1:2010 Safety of machinery — Permanent means of access to machinery — Part 3: Stairways, stepladders and guard-rails [No COPING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCHPT AS PERMIVTD BY COPYRIGHT LAW[BS EN ISO 1412-5: }O1+A1:2010 ast 200 National foreword “This Bath Standard isthe UK implementation of EN ISO 14122-82001+41:2010. Ie tdenieal to 180 14122-32001 ‘ncorporating amendenent 1-200 1tpereden BS BN ISO 141223:2001 which i withdraw. ‘The start and finish of txt intodced or altered by amendment is indicated tn'the tox hy tags. Tage indicating chamges tn ISO tox cary the number of the 180 amendment. For example text altered by 180 amendment tedicated by Bd Recommendations on tho design aspects of industrial typo stairs, walkways, forms, fixed ladders and companion way ladders not addressed by thie Eeandard can bo found in BS 5386-3. Requirements for industeal type metal Rooring, walkways and stair trond that nee ot eddroscd by this ctandard ‘an be found in B8 4980-1 to-5, which cover the following — Part 1: Specification for open bar gratings: — Part 2: Specification for expanded metal grating panel; — Part 8: Specification for cold farmed planks; — Part &: Speieaton for gles reinforced plate open bar eating — Part 8: Specification for sli plates insect, aluminium and glass reinforced plastics (GRP). ‘The UK participation a its preparation was entrusted by Technical Commutice 1208, Stair and walkwaye, to Subcommittee F208 Stairs and walkways Industral stair. Alt of ergunizations copeesented on thio subcommittee can be ‘tained an requat to it secretary ‘This publication des not purport to inelude all the neseesary provisions of contract Users are responsible frie correct application Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from Tegal obligations ‘Amendmentskorrigenda inrued since publication Dae Comments S31 August 2010 | Implementation of 180 amendment 1:2000 with CEN endorsement AL2OIOEUROPEAN STANDARD EN ISO 14122-3:2001+A1 NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM ‘Api 2010 kes 1a110 Englieh version Saiety of machinery - Permanent means of access to machinery = Part 3: Stairs, stepladders and guardrails (ISO 14122-3:2001-+A1:2010) ‘Shai emis Moyne deca Ferman at ‘Shee vn Maton Crate 2agtnge 2s “Sahcr Beaes easly Sted tac noir igen at's Fgpe append ‘Woe iso es Satna 20 nga tas Sahat 0) “Ts Epi Sandra epee ty CEN on 4 Feta 200, ‘cements eter ony wh te CENCENELEC hn agin on spate conte ye Evepon eae es an stasis Upto ant bey cons corre ben SIE otal on sqsstn oe Wanogumont Cotes any XN mers ‘is Ercpean tenets in te fs von (Ege, rome. Geran Avorn aye lguage made yarn Tidebeietnty ef GE mania ts tung at ectobe Monapenen Coweta ene sa woo cameras evn sar ats tat lon Cres Repl, Denna Fr nc, Germany, so, ‘Soni Snetnrheretads,NomayPomaa Span Ses Stafang ar Uta gi eB ‘Cour eunowern 0 Nonwautaation Manager an de Stas 6.1080 Bes 2200 Ata eapeton may o aryay moan esr al No 2190 tea. 9zOAASAOIBEPage 2 BS EN ISO 14122-3:2001+A1:2010, EN 180 14122-32001+A112010 (E) 1 2 Normative 18 NC08 nnn 3. Terms and detinitons. 4 General satty requirements concerning materials and dimensions. 5 Safety requirements applicable to Salen © Safety requirments applicable to stop ladders. 7 is 2 Safety requirements applicable 10 guae 36. nennnn Horizontal guar Guardrail of tr and sop ner. 13 Structural requirements. 8, Yrticnton of st requirements. 81 General 82. Testing of guard tls crnncnnernen 821 Preloadingd nn 822 Stanchion measurement 823 Handrail measurement 9 Assembly instructions nnn 10 Information for use — Instruction handbook. rn ‘Annex ZA scrmatve) lationship of this European standard with EU drei wren Bibliography. ssn a)Page 3 BS EN ISO 141223:2001+A1:2010, EN 180 14122-3:2001+A1:2010 (E) Foreword ‘The text of EN ISO 14122-22001 has boon prepared by Technical Commit CENTC 114 “Safely of machinery’ tho secstariat of which fs held by OIN, in cotaboraton wit Teceical Committ ISOTC 198 "Safty oh machinery” ‘This Euopean Standard shal be given the sats of «national standard ether by publication ofan ident teat | by endorsement a he latest by November 2001, an conficing aon Standards shall be witrawn athe faost by Novembor 2001 ‘This Ewopean Standard hae boon propared under a manda gvan to CEN by the Eutpean Commission and the ‘EXopean Feo Trade Assocation, and suppors essential equroments of FU Directives). Forroationsip wih EU Ditectve() 268 formative Annex ZA, whic ean ntgral part fthis tana ‘According 19 the CENICENELEG Internal Regulation, the national standards organizations of the folowing 1200 mm, thon respectively 1.5 shal be distibuted simutancously ver each of {aD mm 100 hm arose sppied st the most wslavowable points spaced at intervals of 600 mm whore one toundary isthe leading ede othe nosing. “The defection betwoon the structure and the stops under an unlatoed load shal ot excbed 1/200" ofthe span 5. Safety requirements applicable to stairs 541 Gong,g andi, hy shall met the formula (1) 8009+ 2n< 880 (@imersions in mn) oPage 10 BS EN ISO 14122-6:2001+A1:2010 EN ISO 14122-8:2001+A1:2010 (E) 52. The overlap, ofthe stop shal be > 10 mm and shal aply equal to landings ed Hers. 152 __On the same tg the rio shal be constant wherever possible, Inthe case whore ifs not possible to ‘maintain th height of ta isa botwoon to lel of departure and te lower step, maybe todiced bya max ‘115 itis seg, may be reused or example nthe cae of cortan mobile machines. 54 The uppermost step shal be level withthe landing (ee Figure 3) NOTE Tho pnp of maining ging he tp ot [eth lat cop's agra cae of ead, a Y7/ -[F on fa spot and change of going at he aig wien Figure 8 — Positioning ofthe uppermost step 155. Hesdoom, esha be 2500 mm minim, 15. Clearance, shallbe 1900 mm minim. 157 _Unioss there are oxcopional cicurstances, the clear width ofa star shall be € minimum of 600 mm but Preterbly 800mm. Whon the staway ie usualy subject 'o the passage ot crossing of several persone Emutaneoly, tho wih shal bo increaeod to 1000 mm The widtno he tak, When designated as an oscapo way shall moe! ho requirements of apreprateregulalons NOTE When uses by ho rk assessment ar rostcons oot the machinery of oncemen. the toe wh may be — te working plato reused ony ocala the eons made ony fora short tao. 58 Tho climbing height H of individual fights hall not exceed 2000 mm, athewwse a landing & deemed ovessaryboore earning on to anethor Right. The lengih ofthe laning, shal beat least 800 mm and nary ‘aso oqul toa greater than tho wih ofthe sar. Oniy i the caso of a Sng fight (eo 3.1.2) eal te emBan) height nt excoed 4000 rm. 59 For requirements lated to quardals for tas, see 72 6 Safety requirements applicable to step ladders, {641 The minima step dept, shallbe 80 mm 162. Themaximum ea shall be 250 mm {63 Tho overlap, of sop oF tho landing shal be = 10 mm,Page 11 BS EN ISO 14122-3:200111'2010 EN 150 14122-3:2001+A1'2010 (E) 64 Tho clar with between stingers or quardalls shall be witin i oferably 600, rango of 480 mm ‘© 800 mm but 65. On the siglo tg. the rae shall bo conslat wherever possi. Inthe case where i isnot possible to fnantain tho height ofthe ise Between the level of Sopartre and the Ws slp, may ba reducedby @ maximum [Fie30 ts poe, tray bo moronend for anample nthe case of cotain matte machines 68. Headoom,e shalbe 2300 mm minimum, 67 Clearance ¢, shal be 850 mm minimum 68 The citing height Ho ¢ sng ght hal pot oxeoed 3000 mm. NOTE Forms, sdatona slay measures sous condos 7 Safety requirements applicable to guard-rails 7A Horizontal guardrails Dimensions in miimotes 1 Upstans Figure 4— Example ofa horizontal guardrail 744 _ Aguada shal bo insalod neat tho dangerous areas whore thee is tsk of sinking or of passage ‘ugh or ecm nly antenna nan rato 00 742. Whon the height ofthe posse al exceeds 500 mm, a guaral shal be installed. 743. Aguardzail shal bo provided when the gop between a patorm athe stcwe af @ michne or wali {Grater han 200 moi the protection ofthe sivtue fe not equal! to a guarrall Howovora too plate shall ‘Seprovied when tno gap between the platiorm and adning soctare greater than 80 mm. “74 The minimum height ofthe gual shal bo 1100 mm,Page 12 BS EN IS0 14122.22001+A1:2010, EN ISO 14122-9:2001+A1:2010 (E) 7:15 The quadall shall inctice at last ono intermediate knoora or any ther equialent protection. The clear {pace betwoon th hancrall andthe knoeral az well 88 tween the knaeral andthe be plate, sha hot oxcwed 500mm 7.18 When vorical uprights are used instead ofa knoeral he clear horizontal stance between hose upights halve 180 mm maxim, 74.7 _Rtoo-pate wih a minimum upetand of 100 mm shall be paced 10.mm maxim tom the walking level and he edge of the patirm (see Figure 4). 7.4.8 The detance betwoon the axes of the stanchions is prefered to be fried Yo 1800 mm. But, this Aistace is exceeded, spec atonton shal be pld i the stanchion anchodngsvengh and the fang devices Dinonsonsinmiimeros 15 in 20 max Figure 5— Clear space between two gard rail segments 7.19 Inthe case o an rterupted handal to prevent hané raps the clear space between the two segments ‘Should not be less than 7Smm and not greeter tan 120 nm (ose Figure 5). tere fa large opening, cal ‘osng gale shal bo used, 7.1.10. Where accoss tough tho guar ras requiod,a slt-osing gato shal be used. A gale shall have the Fandvas‘ang Kneeralpoatoned at the same love as ta ol tho guaa tat ht extend fo (or ext Secon ot the ladoor, coo EN TSO 14122-4 ‘Any gas shall bo selclosng and shall bo dasgned to opan onto the platform o Hor and to ose aginst fim ‘Sop to prevent users pushing gaint them and fling ough the opening. Gales sha ba subject he same leasing eto as guar ras, T..11. The ends of he hana shall be designed in such a manver as oeliinae ary rk of harm caused by sharp egos of he product or by eatching of th usrs cthing.Page 13 [BS EN ISO 14122-8.2001-+A1-2010 EN 180 14122-3:20014A1:2010 (E) 7.2. Guard-ralls of stairs and step ladders Dimensions in mitimetes Figure 6 — Example of stair guardrail and its continuation tothe horizontal guardail 72.4 _Actac sal have at fast one andra tho sti with & greater or equal to 1200-mm, there shal be two andralle, Slop ladders shall always have wo Mandal 7.22 A guardrail shal be fted whenever the height to ln exceeds 500 mm, and when there is a latoral {sce adjscont to tho sting wich is greater than 200 mm, in ordr to proude rotation on the side ofthe sa hore this gap east 7.23 The voice hight ofthe handrail on asta shl be Between 900 mm and 1000 mm above the nasing on the sep of ta ight and be a minimomn of 1100 mm above the walking level on the landing. The shape ofthe hanarat should Have a Gameter between 25 mm to 50 mm or an equlalet secon te prowide a good ip fr the handPage 14 BS EN ISO 14122.3:2001+41:2010 EN 180 14122-320014A1:2010 (E) 724 The dstanco (Simonson x) rom th pichne ona step ladder othe cntaine ofthe handel shoul be 85 shown in Piguo 7, with the handal orwmencng rom a last the stanco of 1000 mm messurd veteally ‘om the baton ofthe tad abl ves inate dmonsons. Dimensions in mietios Figure 7— Positioning of a handrall ona step ladder ‘Toble 1 Example of dstances from the pitching on a stop ladder to the centetine of the handrail ° x (Degree) (om 0 250 reorane 200, 70 180 % 00Page 15, 85 EN ISO 14122.3:20014412010 EN 180 14122:3:2001+A1:2010 (E) 7.25 _Thequarcaon a sta shal noe atleast akreeral or any equvalnt device. Tho coarspacobotweon| the hand and tho kreerai, well a8 Between the kneerail and the sting, shall not excoed S00 mm (See Ft). Dimensions in miimetos Figures 7.28 _Thelegihof he hana shal be clear of obstacles within a dstance of 100 mm, excep on the underside {hihe handel for the mounting ot stanchion supports (soe Figure) Minimum gap between the handrail and any obstacle 7.3 Structural requirements “The quar hall poor. without any percevable permanent deformation, an unfacored horizontal applied ‘ont Toad gual othe serve oad, apped fst othe fop a the stanchion, on at Ine east favourabo pot along {he hand n both cases, the maim loades dalton shall ot xed 30m. ‘The minimum service fad Fay = 300 Nim x maximum distance, in meters, betwen the axes of two siecessive stanchions (Ln Figure 8) NOTE+ Fayshouldbe nreases accorcng tote cantons tuo wiout xeon te above equ otcn va NOTE2 _tisessni io et he rng he quarts under actor ade shoul be aque 0 vith haces of hy steal parmanas demas. 8 Verification of safety requirements 1 General “Te salty eqvements ofthis standard may be veiled by measurements inspection, calelaton andr testing When tering ls chosen, the testing procedure doscrbod inthis cause shal be used.Page 16 BS EN IS0 141223:2001+A1:2010, EN ISO 14122-3:2001+A1!2010 (E) 8.2 Testing of guardrails ‘An untactored load F is apple tothe handal hotzontally,progesshvly and wihout shock, atthe heght ot ‘oo mn ‘Tho dellecons (M1, 2) ar ton along the conte tne by detection gauges postioned herizontly as shown in Figure 8 Dimensions in miimetes Ann 1100 Pian view Section AA Figure 9— Position of the deflection gauges 24 Pretending ‘An untacored load of 0.25 x Fis appiod 1 the guaréal as shown In Flgue 9 for + minute perpencuer to a ‘Sancho hon the guardrails uloadod ‘The das ar recat to x00. 8.22 Stanchion measurement ‘An unfctored load Fs applied as shown in Figure 10 for 1 minuto. ‘The deflection 1 measured during the loading shal not excoud 90mm. Ther bono presivable permanent deformation, ater unloading the service lea,Page 17 BS EN ISO 14122-82001+81:2010 EN 180 14122-3:20014A1:2010 (E) Dimensions in mimeros rary £ A ed = A Figure 10 Stanchion measurement 823 Handrall measurement An unactred lad Fe applied as shown in Figue 11 ‘Tha moasured deletion 12 dung the loacng shal not exceed 90 mm. “Tere shal be no percevabie pormanentdefomation ae unloading Fp o- as faa] 1100 Plan view Section A-A Figure 11 —Handrail measurementPage 20 BS EN 150 14122-8:2001+A1:2010 EN 180 14122-3:2001+A1:2010 (E) ‘9. Assembly instructions ‘Ainformatin onthe correct assembly shal be conan in the aseombl instructions. n particular, infomation on {he matnedet fing shal be Included. 10 Information for use — Instruction handbook 1 he insruston nanbook of the machinery shal state clearly what are the access means provided by the ‘manufacturer ofthe machinery in accordance wah 6.1 ¢) of EN ISO 12100-22003.Page 19 [BS EN ISO 14122-8:2001+A1-2010 EN ISO 14122-32001 4A:2010 (6) Annex ZA (informative) Relationship of this European standard with EU directives “This document has been prepared under a mandat given to CEN bythe European Commission and he European roe Tado Assocaon tnd supports assontilreqaroments of EU Deectve(s) Machinery Die=tve 9857/EC, amonded by Doctve S87REC, in parcar cause 1.6.2 "Access 1o operating poutln and sendrg. pois” and 1546 “Rak of sipping. ‘rpping of faling” of the essential safely Foauiremonts oi nox ‘Complance wih this document prowdes ane means of conforming wth he specie essential roquiremonts ofthe Diecve concomned and associated EFTArogulatos. WARNING: Other requtements and other EU Drectves may be appleabe to the product(s) fang within the 00pe of this documonPage 20. BS EN ISO 14122.3:2001+A1-2010, EN ISO 14122-3:2001+A1:2010 (E) Bibliography \n comping his standard, the folowing have been taken nt account EN 131-2:1903! Lacors — Requirements, Test, Mankings EN 294 (80 12852) Safety of machinery — Safety distances ogrovent danger zones being reached bythe upper limbs EN 349 (80 12854) Safoy of machinary — Minimum gaps te avo using of parts ofthe human boxy EN 358-1 Personal pretoctive equipment against fas om a height — Guided ype fal aroctrs ona gd anchorage ine EN 064 Personal protective equiment agaist fas om a height — Test methods N47 Setar of machinory — Human body dimensions — Pan 1 : Principles or determining the dimensions ‘exued or apeninge fr whe bady accesso machinery EN 547.2 Safely of machinery — Human body dimensions — Part 2: Principle for determining the dmonsions ‘exied for aocess openings EN 547-5 Safely of machinery — Human body inonsions — Part: Antwopometric data EN 795 Protection agains ale hm a height Anchorage devices — Requirements and testing EN 11 (I80 19858) Safely of machinery — Safty cetancos te prevent danger zanes boing reached by the lower limbs 1 Text dolotoa NSO 141222 Safely of machinery — Permanent means of access te machinery — Past 2: Working plats ‘and waliays 19 Tort otto BEN IS0 1612141, Safety of machinery — Rik assessment — Patt Princes EN1S0 141224, Safty f machinry — Pormanant means of access fo machinery — Part 4: Fixed ladders EN 1093-1-1, Eurocode 2: Design of soo stuctres — Part 1-1: Gonera rules and nis for udngsBS EN ISO 14122-32001 +A1:2010 SI Group Headquarter $89 Chiswick High Rood, London, WaaiAL, UK. “Tet vas (0p 8966 9001 ax r4 (020 8096 1002 www bsgroap coms Sandards BSI - British Standards Institution [SI isthe independent national boty eexponsble for preparing British Standards Ie presente the UK view on standard in Furope ada the international level Tee scarparsted by foyal Chater. 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