Ladders; (HS: 392690, 442190, 732690, 761699); (ICS: 97.145)

SI 1847 part 1 - Ladders: Terms, types, functional sizes (5 pages in Hebrew and 26 pages in Hebrew); SI 1847 part 6.1 - Ladders: Telescopic ladders (5 pages in Hebrew and 22 pages in Hebrew)

Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 1847 part 1, dealing with ladders, to be replaced with SI 1847 part 1 and SI 1847 part 6.1. This draft standard revision adopts the following European Standards accordingly with a few changes that appear in each standard's Hebrew section:

·         SI 1847 part 1 adopts European Standard EN 131-1: November 2015;

·         SI 1847 part 6.1 adopts European Standard EN 131-6: March 2015.

The major differences between the old standard and these new revised draft standards are due to the changes introduced and implemented in the adopted standards and includes the following:

·         Introduces in figures stabilizers and wider base width requirements for leaning ladders;

·         Adds to paragraph 3 of SI 1847 part 1 new terms for stabilizers: 3.48, 3.49 and 3.50;

·         Adds requirements for minimum base width for leaning ladders as specified in paragraph 4.2.1, Table 2 and Table 6 of SI 1847 part 1. This revision is being conducted under the expedite mechanism of the 13 Amendment to the Standards Law.