NORM

EN 13411-2
Edition: 2009-03-01

Terminations for steel wire ropes Safety

Part 2: Splicing of eyes for wire rope slings

Endverbindungen fr Drahtseile aus Stahldraht Sicherheit Teil 2: Spleien

von Seilschlaufen fr Anschlagseile
Terminaisons pour cbles en acier Scurit Partie 2: Epissures de boucles
pour lingues en cble d'acier

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ICS

21.060.70; 53.020.30

Identical (IDT) with

EN 13411-2:2001+A1:2008-10

Supersedes

NORM EN 13411-2:2001-12

responsible

ON-Committee ON-K 048

Steel wire ropes

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EUROPEAN STANDARD

EN 13411-2:2001+A1

NORME EUROPENNE
EUROPISCHE NORM

October 2008

ICS 21.060.70; 53.020.30

Supersedes EN 13411-2:2001

English Version

Terminations for steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 2: Splicing of

eyes for wire rope slings
Terminaisons pour cbles en acier - Scurit - Partie 2:
Epissures de boucles pour lingues en cble d'acier

Endverbindungen fr Stahldrahtseile - Sicherheit - Teil 2:

Spleien von Seilschlaufen fr Anschlagseile

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 April 2001 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 18 September 2008.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the
official versions.

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CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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EN 13411-2:2001+A1:2008 (E)

Contents

Page

Foreword..............................................................................................................................................................3
Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................4
1

Scope ......................................................................................................................................................4

Normative references ............................................................................................................................4

Terms and definitions ...........................................................................................................................4

Hazards ...................................................................................................................................................5

Table 1 Hazards and associated requirements...........................................................................................5

5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5

Splicing operation..................................................................................................................................5
General....................................................................................................................................................5
Number of tucks required .....................................................................................................................5
Direction of the load carrying tucks ....................................................................................................5
Ropes with a steel wire rope core........................................................................................................6
Protruding wires ....................................................................................................................................6

6
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5

Verification of the safety requirements ...............................................................................................6

Qualification of personnel ....................................................................................................................6
Number of tucks.....................................................................................................................................6
Direction of the tucks ............................................................................................................................6
Ropes with a steel wire rope core........................................................................................................6
Protruding wires ....................................................................................................................................6

Annex ZA (informative) !Relationship between this European standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC"
" .........................................................................................7
Annex ZB (informative) !Relationship between this European standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC"
" .....................................................................................8

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Bibliography ........................................................................................................................................................9

EN 13411-2:2001+A1:2008 (E)

Foreword
This document (EN 13411-2:2001+A1:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 168
Chains, ropes, webbing, slings and accessories - Safety, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
latest by December 2009.
This document supersedes EN 13411-2:2001.
This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2008-09-18.
The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags !".
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
!For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this
document."
The other Parts of this European Standard are:
Part 1:
Part 3:
Part 4:
Part 5:
Part 6:
Part 7:

Thimbles for steel wire rope slings

Ferrules and ferrule-securing
Metal and resin socketing
U-bolt wire rope gripped termination
Asymmetric wedge socket
Symmetric wedge socket

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According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.