STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE ‘TEST PROCEDURE FOR LADDERS LATERAL DEFLECTION TEST Dons SAOASOFOs Revise o-02, | Eee da nan [Pact 10 20 30 40 50 aA 52 53 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 1 Purpose Establish and maintain a procedure for testing the Lateral Deflection of the ladders as per the applicable standards, Scope This procedure is applicable to all types of portable and fixed ladders viz, Wind ladders, Domestic and Commercial Ladders. Responsibilities Conducting the tests ~ Quality Supervisors/ Quality Head, Approval of Test Results - Quality Head Terms and Definitions Ladder ~ Device incorporating steps or rungs on which a person may ascend or descend. (Note: Step stools are explicitly excluded from this definition. (Ref: DIN EN 131-1) Reference Standards EN ISO 1412244: Safety of Machinery, permanent means of access machinery Part 4 — Fired Ladder DIN EN 131-2: Ladders — Requirements, testing, marking DIN EN 131-1: Ladders - Terminology, types, functional sizes Test Equipment Required Load Test Rig Support ~one fixed and one wih olers Hydraulic Power Pack Load Cet Dial Gauges with Magnetic stands (in 100mm long) ~2 Nos Measuring tape / Steel scale Loading Bar — equal othe outer width the ladder Plunger Connector wih a base of 100mm length and 50mm width. Stop waich Tost Frequency One in 1000 ladders Prepared by: We . Approved by: RC Date: 241-2016 Dai: 24.un 2016STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE at) ‘TEST PROCEDURE FOR LADDERS LATERAL DEFLECTION TEST | Doe Wo: SA-0A-S0P-05 Revision No: 0 | Effective date: 24.1 2016 Page 2013 80 at 82 83 84 85 86 864 862 Methodology Before starting the tests, ensure thatthe measuring gauges to be used have valid calbration and don't have any errors. Uncertainty of Measurement shal be ensured as below: £1 mm for longitudinal measurements; 5mm for the measurement of the distance between the supports and the overhanging length; 1° for the measurement of angles; + 1 % for static forces and torque. Following test conditions shall be complied with ) The ladder shall be placed horizontally on supports situated 200 mm from each end of the adder. 'b) The supports shall be cylindrical with diameters between 25 mm and 100 mm and one shall be free to rotate the other shall be fixed. ©). The test load shall be slowly applied in the middle of the ladder equally to both stiles over @ width of 100 mm white it has to be taken care that an applying by jerks Is avoided. The tests conducted as per DIN EN 131-2 standard shall be performed on one ladder and inthe order as listed below: Test 1 Strength test of stiles Test 2~ Bending test of stiles Test 3 Lateral deflection test ofthe ladder Test 4— Bottom stile end test Test 5- Vertical load on rungs, steps and platforms Test 6- Torsion test for rungs and steps Test 7- Torsion test on ladder length Ensure that before conducting the lateral deflection test, strength test and bending test must have been ‘conducted on the test sample in that order: Lateral Deflection Test ofthe ladder Test shall be conducted on al one-pice ladders as well as on each ascendable section of mutile-ioce ladders (standing ladders, sectional ladders, combination ladders, extending ladders) and the supporting legs of standing rung or step ladders, As such test piece shall be of the same size as per the design spectictons. The test shall be rested onthe Test Rig onthe supports with one end fixed and the other end fee as shown inthe Fig below: [Beene wae “Approved by Re Date: 24un 2016 Date: 24-1un2016STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE TEST PROCEDURE FOR LADDERS LATERAL DEFLECTION TEST Doe Nor SAO SOP.05 Revision No:02. | Effective date: 24Jun2016 Paget 863 864 865 866 867 868 869 86.10 87 ars 88 at 882 883 90 oa 92 ad : PP Fig 4: Lateral Deflection Test ‘The ladder shal be placed horizontally (lateral) on supports situated 200 mm from each end ofthe ladder. ‘The supports shall be cylindrical with diameters between 25 mm and 100 mm and one shall be free to rotate the other shall be fixed, Pace the loading bar on center ofthe lower stile covering the width ofthe ste fly. Load shall be applied in the center ofthe ladder equidistant from both the supports wih the plunger connector with a base plate of ‘width 50mm and length 100mm. Ensure that the dial gauge isin contact wih the stile from the bottom equidistant from both the support. Note the inital reading ofthe dial gauge. ‘Apply a preload of 100 N (or 10Kg) load for one minute and then remove the load. Weit for a minut after removing of load and note the reading inthe dial gauge. The position of the adder after removal ofthis load Shall be taken as the datum for measurement ‘Then again apply the test load of 250N (or 25Kg) fora least one minute. \Wait for one minute after application of load and then take the reading (in load condition) in dal gauge. Difference between datum reading and the final reading gives the actual lateral deflection of the ladder. ‘Acceptable Limits: ‘The acceptable maximum limit (fs) for lateral deflection 2s @ function of distance between the supports (1 shall be calculated as below fac 0,005 x (), in mm, Note: inthe formula shall be mentioned in mm Reporting of Test Results: Update the test details n ladder testing log book. Repor the test results in the Ladder Test Report 'mrespective of test results, test report shall have the actual loads applied, time and deflecton observed as. per the test procedure mentioned above. Records Ladder Testing Log Book Ladder Test Report Prepared by: RE SS ‘Approved by: Re Date: 24.un 2016 Date: 24-Jun-2076