This part of EN 12929 specifies the safety requirements for general requirements for cableway installations
designed to carry persons. These requirements are applied to the various types of installations and their
environment.
This document defines general technical characteristics and prescribes design principles and general safety
requirements.
It does not deal with details of operation and maintenance, nor with calculations and detailed requirements for
the manufacture of components.
This Part 1 does not deal with special requirements applicable to bicable reversible aerial ropeways without
carrier truck brakes, which are the subject of Part 2.
It includes requirements relating to the prevention of accidents and the protection of workers.
It does not apply to cableways for the transportation of goods, nor to inclined lifts.
1.2 General principles
1.2.1 Stringent safety requirements are of the utmost importance for the design, construction, installation,
maintenance and operation of cableway installations designed to carry persons.
The design, construction, installation, maintenance and operation of cableways shall only be entrusted to
contractors and experts who have the necessary knowledge and experience and who can ensure careful
execution of the installation and proper management of the operation.
All the components shall be calculated exactly, be of a good mechanical and electrical design and be
manufactured from adequate, defect-free materials possessing the required characteristics.
1.2.2 All components shall be kept in working order and in good condition. Reference is also made to prEN
1709 and prEN 12397.
1.2.3 In addition to the European Standards specific to cableway installations, the relevant European
specifications shall be used for the design, construction, installation, maintenance and operation of cableways.
1.2.4 This document takes into account, in certain cases, the carele (...abbreviated)
Diese ÖNORM legt die allgemeinen Bestimmungen fest, die für alle Seilbahnsysteme gelten (ein zweiter Teil dieser ÖNORM wird ergänzende Anforderungen enthalten, die für Zweiseil-Pendelbahnen ohne Tragseilbremse gelten). Sie legt allgemeine Merkmale, die Grundsätze der Planung und allgemeine Sicherheitsanforderungen fest. Diese ÖNORM gilt für den Bau und Betrieb von Seilbahnen und Schleppaufzügen, sie behandelt jedoch keine Einzelheiten für den Betrieb und für die Instandhaltung sowie weder Berechnungen noch detaillierte Bestimmungen über die Ausführung der Bauteile. Sie enthält auch Anforderungen zur Unfallverhütung und zum Arbeitnehmerschutz.