BRITISH STANDARDShort link chain for lifting purposes SafetyPart 1. General conditions of acceptanceThe European Standard EN 818-1 : 1996 has the status of aBritish StandardICS | BS EN818-1 : 1996|NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWCommittees responsible for thisBritish StandardThe preparation of this British Standard was entrusted to Technical CommitteeMHE/1, upon which the following bodies were represented:British Cable Makers Confederation British Chain Manufacturers Association British Forging Industry AssociationBritish Iron and Steel Producers AssociationBritish Ports AssociationBritish Railways BoardCastings Technology InternationalCorporation of Trinity HouseDepartment of Trade and Industry National Physical LaboratoryDrop Forging Research AssociationEngineering Equipment and Material Users Association Federation of Users of Construction Equipment and Cranes Federation of Wire Rope Manufacturers of Great Britain Health and Safety ExecutiveInstitution of Incorporated Executive EngineersLifting Equipment Engineers AssociationLloyds Register of Shipping National Association of Lift Makers Ministry of DefenceThis British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Engineering Sector Board, was published under the authority of the Standards Board and comes into effect on15 November 1996BSI 1996The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard:Committee reference MHE/1Draft for comment 92/80473 DCISBN 0 580 26262 6Amd. No.DateText affectedAmendments issued since publicationBS EN 818-1 : 1996ContentsPage Committees responsible Inside front cover National foreword ii Foreword 2Text of EN 818-13BSI 1996iNational forewordThis British Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee MHE/1 and is the English language version of EN 818-1 : 1996, published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It supersedes BS 4942 : Part 1 : 1981 which is withdrawn.EN 818-1 : 1996 was produced as a result of international discussions in which theUnited Kingdom took an active part.Cross-referencesThe British Standards corresponding to the European Standards referred to in the text are identical in number and title with those given in clause 2, with the exception of the following for which no corresponding British Standards exist:prEN 818-6Short link chain for lifting purposes Safety Part 6: Chain slings Instructions for use and maintenanceprEN 1050Safety of machinery Risk assessmentCompliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.EUROPEAN STANDARDEN 818-1NORME EUROPE ENNEEUROPA ISCHE NORMApril 1996ICS Descriptors: Lifting chains, welded chains, chain links, steels, safety, accident prevention, hazards, mechanical properties, tests, acceptance testing, marking, certificationEnglish versionShort link chain for lifting purposes SafetyPart 1 General Conditions of acceptanceChaines de levage a maillons courts Se curite Partie 1 : Conditions ge ne rales de re ceptionKurzgliedrige Rundstahlketten fu r Hebezwecke Sicherheit Teil 1: Allgemeine AbnahmebedingungenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 1996-03-07. 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 Central Secretariat 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 Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gree