What is BS EN 13243 - Safety requirements for electrical devices on cableway installations about?
BS EN 13243 is a European standard on safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons that discusses electrical equipment other than for drive systems to minimise the hazards for workers.
BS EN 13243 outlines safety requirements for electrical devices (including application software, apart from those in drive systems) on cableway installations designed to carry persons.
BS EN 13243 applies to the various types of cableway installations and considers their environment.
For electrical devices which are part of drive systems, the requirements of those sections listed in the scope of EN 13223 as relating to drive systems should be observed.
BS EN 13243 contains requirements for the prevention of accidents and protection of workers without prejudice to the application of national regulations. National regulations of a legal nature regarding building or regulations or that are designed to protect particular groups of people remain unaffected.
Note 1: BS EN 13243 does not apply to complex electronics and embedded software.
Note 2: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is not covered in BS EN 13243; cableways and their components should comply with general requirements for EMC.
Note 3: BS EN 13243 does not apply to cableway installations for the transportation of goods by rope or lifts.
Who is BS EN 13243 - Safety requirements for electrical devices on cableway installations for?
BS EN 13243 on safety requirements for electrical devices on cableway installations is useful for:
- Electrical device manufacturers
- Test centres
- Regulatory authorities
Why should you use BS EN 13243 - Safety requirements for electrical devices on cableway installation?
Safety functions are the procedures that identify the occurrence of certain conditions or operations that together make up a hazardous situation. These procedures initiate processes that reduce the risks involved particularly by stopping the installation. A safety function starts with an assessment of the conditions and physical parameters (input unit) in the cableway and ends with the initiation of the process (output unit) or completion of the procedure initiated. Electrical safety devices are the components used to implement all the operations of a safety function.
BS EN 13243 guideline assists you with general requirements, special regulations, electrical power, equipment, safety functions, operating devices, testing devices, the transmission of commands, telecommunication equipment, maintenance, technical documents, requirements for ski-tows, fire protection, and fire fighting for safety requirements for electrical devices on cableway installations designed to carry persons.
BS EN 13243 supports you with proper guidelines on safety requirements for electrical devices on cableway installations designed to carry persons to minimise the hazards for workers.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 13243:2015 supersedes EN 13243:2004, which is withdrawn. BS EN 13243:2015 has made some technical changes compared to EN 13243:2004. These include:
- In section 1, additions have been added concerning worker protection and the transported persons
- In section 1, the reference to relevant publications, e.g., EN 61508 (all parts) has been added for complex electronics and embedded software
- In section 3, terms and definitions have been removed because the reference to EN 1907 is sufficient
- In 4.1.3, the process to determine the requirements for electrical equipment has been added by means of through a schematic representation of the process for risk reduction
- In 4.2.2, the risk categories have been revised about to the current principles