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  Directive

Personal protective equipment Regulation ((EU) 2016/425)

  Last Official Journal reference

Thursday 3rd of September 2026

  Description:

Mountaineering equipment - Energy absorbing systems for use in klettersteig (via ferrata) climbing - Safety requirements and test methods

  Purpose

This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for energy absorbing systems (EAS) for use on suitable via ferrata (e.g. EN 16869:2017), for users weighing not less than 40 kg (total weight without equipment) and no more than 120 kg (total weight including the equipment). NOTE  This document is one of a package of standards for mountaineering equipment, see Annex A.

  Publication

Wednesday 14th of May 2025

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