DIN EN 17064 2019-01 PDF

Full title and description

DIN EN 17064:2019-01 — Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons — Prevention and fight against fire. This is the German-language adoption (Deutsche Fassung) of EN 17064:2018 and specifies safety principles for the prevention of, and fight against, fire in passenger cableway installations, addressing design, operability, maintainability, operation and maintenance instructions, and measures for evacuation and firefighting where applicable.

Abstract

This European standard (adopted as DIN EN 17064:2019-01) supplements existing cableway standards by setting out requirements and guidance specifically on fire prevention and firefighting for passenger cableways. It describes fire-related safety principles for materials, systems, layout, detection/alarms, evacuation provisions, emergency procedures and documentation, and clarifies that it applies only to passenger cableway installations (not to goods ropeways or lifts).

General information

• Status: Current / active (German adoption of EN 17064:2018).
• Publication date: January 2019 (DIN edition: 2019-01). The underlying European text is EN 17064:2018.
• Publisher: DIN — Deutsches Institut für Normung (German adoption of the CEN/EN standard).
• ICS / categories: Primary ICS 45.100 (Cableway equipment); also relevant to fire protection classifications (e.g., 13.220.20 in some national listings).
• Edition / version: DIN EN 17064:2019-01 — Deutsche Fassung EN 17064:2018 (edition date Jan 2019).
• Number of pages: 28–29 pages (national publications list 28 or 29 pages depending on national formatting).

Scope

This standard establishes safety requirements that apply to prevention of and fight against fire in cableway installations designed to carry persons. It defines fire-safety principles covering design, operability and maintainability of installations, together with requirements for operation and maintenance instructions, evacuation and firefighting measures. It supplements other applicable standards and does not apply to cableway installations for the transportation of goods nor to lifts.

Key topics and requirements

• Fire prevention principles for design and selection of materials and components in passenger cableway installations.
• Requirements for detection, alarm and emergency communication systems appropriate to cableway layouts.
• Operational and maintenance measures to reduce fire risk and ensure continued firefighting capability.
• Evacuation provisions, access for rescue and firefighting, signage and procedures for passenger removal.
• Interfaces to other standards and normative references (material fire performance, electrical safety, signage, emergency lighting, batteries/backup power).

Typical use and users

Used by cableway designers and manufacturers, installation and commissioning engineers, cableway operators and maintenance teams, notified bodies and conformity assessment organisations, fire-safety engineers, and national regulatory authorities responsible for cableway safety. It is applied when designing, certifying, operating and maintaining passenger cableway systems to demonstrate compliance with fire-safety expectations.

Related standards

This document supplements existing cableway standards and references a range of normative standards on fire behaviour of materials, electrical safety, emergency lighting and signage (examples include referenced EN standards such as EN 1021, EN 1838, EN 13501-1 and others listed in the normative references). It also follows the framework of CEN work on cableway safety and replaces/updates earlier CEN/TR guidance documents (e.g., CEN/TR 14819 parts). The standard aligns with EU Regulation 2016/424 on cableway installations where applicable.

Keywords

cableway; passenger cableways; ropeway; fire prevention; fire fighting; evacuation; safety requirements; EN 17064; DIN EN; operability; maintenance; emergency procedures.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: DIN EN 17064:2019-01 is the German adoption of EN 17064:2018 and sets fire-prevention and firefighting safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers fire-safety principles for design, material selection, detection and alarm, evacuation and firefighting interfaces, operational and maintenance instructions, and documentation specific to passenger cableways. It supplements existing cableway standards and does not apply to goods ropeways or lifts.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Cableway manufacturers, designers, operators, maintenance personnel, fire-safety engineers, conformity assessment bodies and national regulators use the standard during design, installation, certification and operation of passenger cableway systems.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The DIN adoption was published in January 2019 as the Deutsche Fassung of EN 17064:2018 and is listed as current in national catalogs. In our searches there was no indication of a later EN replacement or DIN superseding edition published up to the time of this check (status verified against national listings). Users should check national standards bodies or CEN for any updates after February 24, 2026.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is part of the family of CEN standards and technical reports addressing cableway safety (it supplements and updates earlier CEN/TR guidance such as CEN/TR 14819 parts and is linked by normative references to numerous EN standards covering materials, fire testing and related safety topics).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: cableway, passenger, fire prevention, firefighting, evacuation, safety requirements, EN 17064, DIN EN.