BS-EN-818-3-1999

|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN818-3:1999TheEuropeanStandardEN818-3:1999hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS53.020.30NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWShortlinkchainforliftingpurposesÐSafetyÐPart3:MediumtolerancechainforchainslingsÐGrade4LicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,TueNov0705:39:19GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorCommittee,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsCommitteeandcomesintoeffecton15September1999©BSI09-1999ISBN0580325628BSEN818-3:1999AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN818-3:1999.ItsupersedesBS4942-3:1981whichiswithdrawn.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeMHE/1,Chainsandfittings,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Ðaidenquirerstounderstandthetext;ÐpresenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;ÐmonitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitledªInternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndexº,orbyusingtheªFindºfacilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to13andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.LicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,TueNov0705:39:19GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDEN818-3NORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMMay1999ICS53.020.30EnglishversionShortlinkchainforliftingpurposes—Safety—Part3:Mediumtolerancechainforchainslings—Grade4Chaînesdelevageàmaillonscourts—Sécurité—Partie3:Chaînesdetolérancemoyennepourélinguesenchaînes—Classe4KurzgliedrigeRundstahlkettenfürHebezwecke—Sicherheit—Teil3:MitteltolerierteRundstahlkettenfürAnschlagketten—Güteklasse4ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon16April1999.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.CENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComitéEuropéendeNormalisationEuropäischesKomiteefürNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1999CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN818-3:1999ELicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,TueNov0705:39:19GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIPage2EN818-3:1999©BSI09-1999ContentsPageForeword30Introduction41Scope42Normativereferences43Termsanddefinitions54Hazards55Safetyrequirements56Verificationofsafetyrequirements87Marking108Manufacturer’scertificate109Instructionsforuse10AnnexA(informative)Calculationofdimensions,workingloadlimitsandmechanicalproperties10AnnexB(informative)Massofchain12AnnexC(informative)Designationsystemforchain(mediumtolerance)—Grade413AnnexZA(informative)RelationshipofthisEuropeanStandardwithEUDirectives13LicensedCopy:sheffieldunsheffieldun,na,TueNov0705:39:19GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIPage3EN818-3:1999©BSI09-1999ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC168,Chains,ropes,webbing,slingsandaccessories—Safety,theSecretariatofwhichisheldbyBSI.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyNovember1999,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyNovember1999.ThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedunderamandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandtheEuropeanFreeTradeAssociation,andsupportsessentialrequirementsofEUDirective(s).ForrelationshipwithEUDirective(s),seeinformativeannexZA,whichisanintegralpartofthisstandard.AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Be