This document specifies safety requirements for electrical devices, apart for those in drive systems, for cableway installations designed to carry persons. This standard is applicable to the various types of installations and takes into account their environment.
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is not covered in this document; cableways and their components should comply with general requirements for EMC.
For electrical devices which are parts of drive systems, the requirements of those sections of EN 13223 listed in its scope as relating to drive systems should be observed.
This standard contains requirements for prevention of accidents and protection of workers.
This standard does not apply to cableways for transportation of goods or to inclined lifts.
BS EN 13243:2004 Referenced Document
EN 1709 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Precommissioning inspection, maintenance, operational inspection and checks*， 2024-04-18 Update
EN 1908 Safety requirements of cableway installations designed to carry persons - Tensioning devices*， 2015-07-01 Update
EN 1909 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Recovery and evacuation*， 2017-01-01 Update
EN 418 Safety of machinery; emergency stop equipment, functional aspects; principles for design
EN 954-1 Safety of Machinery - Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems - Part 1: General Principles for Design
BS EN 13243:2004 history
2015BS EN 13243:2015 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Electrical equipment other than for drive systems
2004BS EN 13243:2004 Safety requirements for cableways installation designed to carry persons - Electrical equipment other than for drive systems