detected 2026-09-04 MODIFIED+16 −13§
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Section 4.1.2 was reworded from a statement that it is not possible to prevent all risk of cable derailment into a conditional clause that speaks of if it is not possible to prevent all risk of cable derailment, before continuing with the same requirement that measures be taken to retrieve cables and shut down the installation without risk to persons.
Cited: Annex II, v1 · Annex II, v2
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32016R0424 → 02016R0424-20160331
ANNEX II
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Purpose
This Annex sets out the essential requirements, including maintainability and operability, applicable to the design, construction and entry into service of cableway installations, and applicable to subsystems and safety components.
2. General requirements
2.1. Safety of persons
The safety of … 1,024 unchanged words … shall be taken in line with the latest technological developments:
to avoid cables or their attachments breaking,
to cover their minimum and maximum stress values,
to ensure that they are safely mounted on their supports and prevent derailment,
to enable them to be monitored.
4.1.2. It If it is not possible to prevent all risk of cable derailment; derailment, measures shall be taken to ensure that cables can be retrieved and the cableway installations shut down without risk to persons in the event of derailment.
4.2. Mechanical installations
4.2.1. Drives
The drive system of a cableway installation shall be of a suitable … 986 unchanged words … and constructed in such a way as to prevent persons required to work or move in them from falling. Should the construction not be adequate, they shall also be provided with anchorage points for personal protective equipment to prevent falls.