EN17-8 Winding Testing Equipment -HUST TONY
EN71-8 Winding Testing Equipment
Entrapment of clothing and hair
a) Slides, fireman’s poles and roofs shall be constructed so that hazardous situations in which clothing or
hair can be entrapped are not created. Such situations may be created by:
1) gaps or V-shaped openings in which parts of clothing can become entrapped while, or immediately
before, the user is undergoing a forced movement;
2) protrusions; and
3) spindles/rotating parts.
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Trial Objective
Toggle test
Principle
A toggle test device is moved along the direction of a forced movement in order to establish if there is a
potential entrapment hazard.
Apparatus
Toggle test device as shown in Figure 22 a) comprising of:
toggle, as shown in Figure 22 b), made of polyamide (PA) (e.g. nylon) or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE),
both of which have been found to be suitable materials;
chain, as shown in Figure 22 c);
collar, detachable and with good slip;
pole.
Features
Technical Specifications
The dimensions meet the standards as shown in the picture.
Standards
EN71-8
