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378. Regulation of the Federal Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology, which amends the cable car inspection ordinance 2013
On the basis of § 49 (4) of the Cable Car Act 2003 (SeilbG 2003), BGBl. I n ° 103/2003, as last amended by the Federal Law BGBl. I n ° 40/2012, shall be arranged:
The Ordinance on the Recurring Inspection and the Complementary Checks of Cable Cars (cable car inspection regulation 2013-SeilbÜV 2013), BGBl. II No 375/2013, shall be amended as follows:
1. § 1 (3) reads:
" (3) Cable car inspection bodies within the meaning of this Regulation shall be provided by the Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economics for the recurring inspection of cable cars in accordance with the Accreditation Act 2012, BGBl. I n ° 28/2012, in the version of the Federal Law BGBl. I n ° 40/2014, accredited inspection bodies, which are independent of the cable car companies and the manufacturers of the cable cars. "
2. § 1 (4) reads:
"(4) As far as personal names are mentioned in this Regulation only in male form, they shall refer to women and men in the same way."
3. § 2 para. 2 reads:
" (2) Cable car inspection posts shall be used for periodic inspections. In the case of non-public cableways, these periodic inspections may also be carried out by qualified persons after the initial implementation, in accordance with Appendix 3 of this Regulation shall be carried out in an alternating sequence by means of cableway inspection posts. In the case of drag lifts with a lower cable guide, the manufacturers of the systems can replace the cable car inspection posts. "
4. § 3 (4) reads:
" (4) For non-public cableways existing at the date of entry into force of this Regulation, where no inspection within the meaning of Sections 1 to 4, 6 and 7 of the rope BÜV 1995 system shall be carried out within five years prior to the entry into force of this Regulation by a The first periodic review after the entry into force of this Regulation shall be carried out by the Rope Authority or by the Authority:
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in the case of drag lifts with a lower rope guide, |
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which have been approved by the industrial authorities until 31 December 1989, within one year, |
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approved after 31 December 1989 on a commercial basis or which has been approved in accordance with Article 21 of the Tractor Lift Ordinance 2004 (Trawl Ordinance 2004), BGBl. II. No 464/2004, as amended, until 31 March 2016, |
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in the case of towing lifts with high rope guidance, |
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approved by 31 December 1972 on a commercial basis until 31 March 2017, |
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in the period of 1. Jänner 1973 to 31 December 1981 have been approved by the industrial authorities until 31 March 2018, |
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which, after 31 December 1981, have been approved by the industrial authorities or approved by the public authorities or which have been approved in accordance with Article 21 of the Ttractor Regulation in 2004, until 31 March 2019; |
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in the case of material cable cars with factory traffic or limited public transport until 31 March 2016. |
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The time limits for the next periodic reviews shall be expected from the date of this review. "
(5) The following paragraph 12 is added to § 3 (11):
" (12) For the complementary verifications referred to in point 2.1 Z 12 of the Appendix 2 This Regulation, which relates to funicular railways and material webs of this type, may be extended to the time limits laid down in paragraphs 10 and 11. This extension shall be submitted to the Authority at the latest two months before the end of each period, on presentation of a concept drawn up or examined by an accredited inspection body. The concept must be based on the outcome of the supplementary review on at least one test object. "
6. § 4 (2) reads:
" (2) The functional tests carried out in accordance with Article 50 of the rope bG 2003, which correspond to section 3 of Appendix 1 to this Regulation, in the course of operating procedures for the supply and conversion of installations and of inspections carried out in accordance with § 50 of the rope BG 2003, shall apply in the following: to take account of periodic reviews if they have not taken place for more than two years before. In the same way, in the course of recurring tests according to § 8 (1) (2), (9) and (18) of the Labour Ordinance (AM-VO), BGBl. II No 164/2000, as amended by the BGBl Regulation. II No 21/2010, to take into account functional tests carried out by a person pursuant to Section 7 (3) or (4) of the AM Regulation. "
7. § 6 (9) reads:
"(9) If the final report of the Authority is not submitted within six weeks of the due date, it shall cease the operation of the cableway operation until the final report has been made, unless paragraph 10 applies."
8. The following paragraph 10 is added to Section 6 (9):
" (10) If the cable car inspection body or the competent person is entitled to correct the deficiencies in accordance with paragraph 7 on time and due to the suspension, restriction or withdrawal of the accreditation, due to expel or dismisation as The Authority shall have to complete these tasks because of the inability to supervise operations managers, for the purpose of frenching, supervising or extinguishing the power of civil engineering, for the purpose of frenching or fining industrial property, or for inability to work. "
9. In Annex 1, Section 1, the following paragraph shall be inserted before the last paragraph:
" The inspection of towed lifts presupposes that the movable equipment for the handling of operations, such as demarcation, control equipment, signage, safety equipment for crossing points and for fallen users, facilities, shall also be subject to the following conditions: In the catchment area of the towing devices after the exit (zB stop greens), are mounted ready for operation. For the inspection of drag lifts with a lower rope guide, the operating snow conditions are also required. "
Appendix 1, Section 2, third paragraph shall read:
" Trassenbereich, Bauwerke und Verkehrswege
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the terrain in the local area of the cable car for obvious disruptions which could endanger the cable car; |
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the route to changes which limit the clearance of the cable car, to the proper condition of wind speed detection devices, or the direction of the wind and the ability to be able to be kept for a rescue; |
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| in the case of towed lifts, in addition to the proper condition of the track for the towed track, for the completeness and proper condition of the safety equipment for crossing points and for skirted users, and for the proper condition of the equipment in the catchment area of the towing devices after the exit (zB strike greens); |
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| in the case of towing lifts with a lower rope guide, in addition to the proper state of the towed track and to the required cable height in the course of the track, to the end of the stopping distance after the over-travel securing means; |
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the station structures in the proper condition; of these structures, the cable tensioning forces are derived, in any case from walkable areas and from firmly laid ladders from hand-close; |
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the track structures in the proper condition, of which at least one characteristic bearing, the cable tensioning forces or Transport loads of the cable car (e.g. carrying support, hold-down support, swap-load support, bridge), in any case from walk-in areas and from firmly laid ladders from hand-close; |
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the transport routes for the persons transported (entrants and exits respectively); Railway platforms, access and exits, waiting areas, ski slopes) including facilities for protection against crashes and safety lines after entry for open vehicles on the proper condition; |
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the demarches, the control facilities and the signage in the stations and on the route to be complete and proper; " |
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11. Annex 1, Section 2, eighth paragraph shall read:
" Safety facilities
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geometrically adjustable safety devices for proper adjustment; " |
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12. Appendix 1, Section 3, tenth paragraph:
" In the review report, the tested components and functions and the results of the tests shall be carried out, with at least the following numerical values to be recorded:
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in the case of towing lifts with a lower rope guide, the number of in-house rotations of the conveyor rope during the driveway; |
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the stopping distances or -times of electrical and mechanical braking from the greatest driving speed with the main drive and, if need be, auxiliary drive in the case of an empty cable car, which is loaded on one side and with the exception of the towing lift; in the case of mechanical braking, shall take account of both the separate and joint effects of the mechanical braking systems, provided that their combined effect is not excluded, and of the failure of the braking systems to be taken into account; |
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the response values for the initiation of the control operation and of the safety devices for the monitoring of the clamping forces of hydraulic clamping devices; |
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the opening and closing forces and the opening hours (times from the opening to the beginning of the opening) of automatic barrier systems for the control of access to the entrance; |
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the closing forces on the door edges of automatically power-operated vehicle doors; |
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in the case of cable cars in continuous circulation, except for towed lifts, compliance with the minimum pull-out force in accordance with the documents relating to the installation of at least three clamps, in the case of cable cars in the shuttle operation or pulsating circulation of at least one clamp, on the rope; |
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| in the case of cable cars with couplable clamps, with the exception of towing lifts, in addition to the pull-off force or the measurement value for the spring force of at least one clamp and, if appropriate, a test clamp on the terminal testing device; |
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| in the case of different years of construction of the clamps or of the clamp components which are relevant for the pull-off force, these tests shall take into account all years of construction; |
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the response and/or Adjustment values of the devices for the monitoring of the spring force of couplable clamps on at least one device. " |
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In Annex 1, Section 3, the following paragraph shall be inserted before the last paragraph:
"In the determination of the numerical values, the manufacturer's test specifications shall be taken into account."
14. Annex 1, Section 3, last paragraph reads:
"The numerical values determined shall be assessed in the review report on the basis of the specified values in accordance with the documents referred to in Section 1 and the test specifications of the manufacturers."
Appendix 1, Section 5, last paragraph reads:
" In the review report, the dates for the subsequent additional verifications and the dates of the last such verifications and, where appropriate, the last official authorities, which are relevant for the establishment of these dates, shall be: seil-technical and electrotechnical recurrent inspections. "
Appendix 2, Section 2.1 reads:
" 2.1 ropeway technical equipment and components which have not been subjected to conformity assessment procedures in accordance with the terms of the cable car 2003
The additional verifications shall include:
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Inspection of the main transmission, hydraulic devices for the power transmission of drives (main drive, auxiliary drive, emergency drive, lift drive), hydraulic and pneumatic devices for the brakes for the drives and hydraulic systems Facilities of cable tensioning devices and of catch brakes; for the first time within 10 years or 20 000 operating hours after the first commissioning of the components or equipment, then at the latest every 5 years or 10 000 operating hours. |
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Non-destructive testing of the mechanical brakes for the main drive, of which the safety brakes in the dismantled state; at the latest every 10 years. |
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Non-destructive testing of the conveying or traction pulleys; for the first time within 15 years or 30 000 operating hours after the first entry into service of the components, and then at the latest every 10 years or 20 000 operating hours. |
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Non-destructive testing of the shafts and axles of conveyor or traction cable pulleys with one-sided or only on one side, full-load bearing on both sides, which are subjected to bending stress by the rope tensioning force; for the first time within 15 Years or 30 000 operating hours after the first entry into service of the components, then within 10 years or 20 000 operating hours after the initial examination, and then at the latest every 5 years or 10 000 operating hours. |
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| In the case of cable pulleys without a catching device, the test shall be carried out in the developed state of the shafts or axles. Apart from the extension of a shaft or axle, a non-destructive testing of all critical areas of the component can also be carried out in the assembled state and the deadlines for the next non-destructive testing by means of a Risk growth calculation shall be established. Based on the size of the fault, which is still detectable with the test method used, this calculation has to determine the theoretical residual life of the component under the operating stress until the critical crack propagation is carried out. The resulting time limits for the next non-destructive tests shall not exceed the theoretical residual service life and shall be in the case of uncertainties in the acceptance of the material properties and the operating stress shall be reduced accordingly. The sensitivity of the test procedure, the crack growth calculation and the determination of the time limits for the next non-destructive testing shall be included in the documentation of the review referred to in Section 3. |
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Non-destructive testing of the axles of at least two selected (e.g. the most stressed) rope pulleys with one-sided storage, the loads of which change due to the crossing of the vehicles, with pendulumcable cars and material cable cars for the first time within 15 years or 30 000 operating hours after the first entry into service of the components, and then at the latest every 10 years or 20 000 operating hours. If deficiencies are identified in the course of a test, this test shall be extended to further selected and, if necessary, all rope pulleys of the type of construction concerned. |
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Non-destructive testing of all axes of one selected (e.g. the highest claimed) load-bearing roller battery, holding-down roller battery and AC-load battery, each with force equalization between the cable pulleys; for the first time within 15 years or 30 000 operating hours after the first entry into service of the components, and then at the latest every 10 years or 20 000 operating hours. If deficiencies are identified in the course of a test, this test shall be extended to further selected and, if necessary, all the role batteries of the type of design concerned. |
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Non-destructive testing of at least 20 percent each, but at least two pieces of the couplable clamps at least every 5 years. |
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| The test objects shall be selected in accordance with the principle of rotation in such a way that each coupling terminal of the cableway shall be checked once at the latest every 25 years or 50 000 operating hours. If deficiencies are found in the course of a test, this test shall be extended to all terminals. |
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Non-destructive testing of at least 10 percent each, but at least two of the fixed terminals at: |
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Group runways and chairlifts for the first time within 10 years or 20 000 operating hours, then at the latest every 5 years or 10 000 operating hours; |
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Towed lifts at the latest every 10 years or 20 000 operating hours. |
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| The test objects shall be selected on the basis of the rotation principle. If defects are found during an examination, this test shall be extended to all fixed terminals of the cableway. |
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Non-destructive testing of at least 20% in each case, but at least one piece of the suspension (including the hanger head and, where applicable, the cabin suspension and the pavement bolt) for cableways, except in the case of chairlifts; for the first time within 15 years or 30 000 operating hours after the first commissioning of the components, and then at the latest every 10 years or 20 000 operating hours. |
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| The test objects shall be selected on the basis of the rotation principle. If deficiencies are found in the course of a test, this test shall be extended to all the length of the cableway. |
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Non-destructive testing of at least 10 percent, but at least two pieces of the hangings (including the walking head) at: |
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Chairlifts for the first time within 10 years or 20 000 operating hours, then at the latest every 5 years or 10 000 operating hours; |
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Towed lifts at the latest every 10 years or 20 000 operating hours. |
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| The test objects shall be selected on the basis of the rotation principle. If deficiencies are found in the course of a test, this test shall be extended to all the length of the cableway. |
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Non-destructive testing of at least 5 percent each, but at least two pieces of the drives in the dismantled state for circulation cable cars; for the first time within 5 years after the first commissioning of the components, then at least once a year. |
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| The test objects shall be selected in accordance with the principle of rotation in such a way that each drive of the cable car is checked once at the latest every 15 years or 30 000 operating hours. If defects are detected during an audit, this check is to be extended to all drives. |
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Non-destructive testing of the drives (including the cable fittings or the attachments on the traction rope) and the catch brakes in the case of suspension cable cars and material cable cars of this type, as well as the running gears and the catch brakes for funicular railways and material cable cars of this type in a dismantled state, at the latest every 10 years or 20 000 operating hours. |
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Determination of the spring or clamping forces of the catch brakes; for the first time within 15 years or 30 000 operating hours after the first commissioning of the components, and then at the latest every 10 years or 20 000 operating hours. |
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The time limit reached in each case shall be decisive for the periods of verification specified in operating hours and years. The operating hours for the supplementary verifications shall be those times in which the cable car carries persons or loads or both together. The operating hours may be determined in a simplified manner in the case of circulatory cable cars whose vehicles are detachably connected to the cable in such a way that the values read out by the operating hour counter are reduced in a flat-rate manner by 15%.
In the case of low-rope drag lifts, no additional checks and, in the case of towing lifts with a high rope guidance, shall be carried out only with the complementary checks in accordance with Z 6, 8 and 10.
For the supplementary verifications according to Z 1, the manufacturers of the test items or qualified specialist companies and for the supplementary verifications according to Z 2 to 13 are to be used to attract accredited inspection bodies.
For the supplementary verifications according to Z 4 to 12, with the exception of those from all-round hot-dip galvanised lengths (including the cowling head) and with the exception of those according to Z 6 for towed lifts, the non-destructive testing shall be in the form of a Visual inspection alone is not sufficient.
The complementary verifications according to Z 2 to 12 shall have to take into account the test specifications of the manufacturers for the test items. "
17. The following Appendix 3 is added to Annex 2:
" Appendix 3
Persons skilled in the art according to § 49 paragraph 2 rope bG 2003
1. General
Persons skilled in the art must have an upright liability insurance with sufficient cover.
2. Tdrag lifts
The following persons shall be considered as competent persons:
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Responsible managers or managers-alternates of public cable cars which have carried out this function in the case of towing lifts to the extent of at least three consecutive operating saisons; |
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The following persons are listed in the directory according to § 20 SeilbG 2003: |
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civil engineer within the limits of their power; |
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Persons for the department "rope-technical and general mechanical engineering" or "seilbahntechnische und allgemeine Bautechnik"; |
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Persons for the department "technical and general electrical engineering, control and safety technology" with at least two years of practical experience in the design, construction or operation of cableways according to § 2 Z 1 and 2 rope bG 2003 in the fields of "rope-technical and general mechanical engineering" or "seiltran technical and general construction technology"; |
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The manufacturer of the respective drag lift. |
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3. Non-public cableways, excluding towing lifts
The following persons shall be considered as competent persons:
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Responsible managers or managers-alternates of public cableways of the same type, which have exercised this function in the course of at least three consecutive operating saisons. Persons shall not exercise this function in the cable car intended for inspection; |
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The following persons are listed in the directory according to § 20 SeilbG 2003: |
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civil engineer within the limits of their power over the technical and operational aspects of the seil |
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civil engineer within the scope of their power to address electrical and security concerns; |
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Persons for the department "rope-technical and general mechanical engineering" or "seilbahntechnische und allgemeine Bautechnik" concerning the technical and operational aspects of the rope railway; |
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Persons for the department "cable railway technology and general electrical engineering, control and safety technology" with regard to electrical and safety concerns; |
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The manufacturer of the respective cable car. " |
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