This European Standard defines terms and specifies the general design characteristics of ladders.
It applies to portable ladders. It does not apply to step stools for which EN 14183 applies. It does also not apply to ladders designed for specific professional use such as fire brigade ladders, roof ladders and mobile ladders.
DIN EN 131-1:2007 history
2019DIN EN 131-1:2019-11 Ladders - Part 1: Terms, types, functional sizes; German version EN 131-1:2015+A1:2019