O.I.T.A.F. - International Organization for Transportation by Rope

O.I.T.A.F.'s

technical recommendations, studies and statistics


Technical recommendations
Technical studies of the work committee
Statistics of ropeways

 

oback.GIF (302 bytes) Technical recommendations:


The secretary's office published the following tecnical recommendations:
(there are available only for members of the O.I.T.A.F.)

Book No. 1

 

Technical recommendation for the construction of bicable reversible tramways for transport (2nd edition 1965)
available in German, French, Italian and English
Book No. 2 / Part 1 Technical recommendations for the construction and operation of continuos motion monocable ropeways with fixed grips for passenger transport (revised edition 1989).

available in German, French, Italian and English

Book No. 2 / Part 2 Technical recommendations for the construction and operation of continuos motion monocable ropeways with detachable grips for passenger transport (edition 1968)

available in German, French, Italian and English

Book No. 3 The magnet inductive inspection of wire ropes (edition 1965)
available in German and Italian
   
Book No. 4 General recommendations for the lubrication of steel ropes for ropeway installations (edition 1970)
available in German, French, Italian and English
Book No. 5 Technical recommendations for the construction of unidirectional motion bicable ropeways with automatic coupling cabins intended for the transportation of passengers (edition 1975)
available in German, French and Italian.
Book No. 6 Part 1 : Automatism and remote controls of ropeways (edition 1976) available in German, French and Italian
Book No. 7 Studies and experiments on rescue equipment for rescuing passengers on ropeways:
Part 1 : construction and use
Part 2 : inspection
available in German, French and Italian
Book No. 8

Recommendations for the construction and The operation of material handling uni-directional and reversible ropeway installations, cable cranes and material handling funiculars (edition 2006)
available in German, French, Italian and English.

Book No. 9 Ropeway transport conditions (edition 1989)
available in German, French, Italian and English.
Book No. 9bis Transportation of children less than 1,25 m high with chairlifts (edition 2006)
available in German, French, Italian and English
Book No.10 International technical recommendations for the construction and operation of T-bar lifts (edition 1992).
available in German, French, Italian and English
Book No. 11 Recommendations for the construction and operation of non-public ropeways for transportation of people and goods (edition 1996)
available in German, French, Italian and English.
Book No. 12 Technical recommendations for the construction and operation of ropeways for transportation of goods with payloads up to 2000 kg (edition 1998)
available in German, French, Italian and English.
Book No. 13 Technical recommendations for braces on the winch of ropeways installations (edition 1991)
available in German, French and Italian.
Book No. 14 International recommendations for the construction and operation of passenger ropeways. Part 8: Operation (edition 1966)
available in French and Italian.
Book No. 16 Technical recommendations for the design and construction of conveyors intended as a boarding help for chairlifts
(edition 2000)
available in German, French, Italian and English.
Book No. 17 Report about the state of investigation in the field of steel ropes
Part. 1: Achievements in wire rope production
Part. 2: Achievements in operation of wire ropes
Prepared in 1978/79 by professor Z. Kawecki and Prof. J. Stachurski.
available in English.
Book No. 18 Recommendations for the design and construction of double monocable aerial ropeways with regard to their specific features
(edition 2001)
Book No. 19 Legal Glossary of ropeways
available in German, French, Italian, English, Slovenian, Spanish and Catalan.
(edition 2003)
Book No. 20

Recommendation relating to fire prevention and control requirements to be met in operation and during maintenance of ropeways installations
available in German, French, Italian and English
(edition 2005)

Book No. 21 Guide to re-lubrication of ropes for ropeway
available in German, French, Italian and English
(edition 2007)
Book No. 22-1

Recommendations for the definition of essential safety aspects of unidirectional aerial ropeways
(edition 2007)
The German and the French versions of the document are already available. The translation of the English and the Italian version is under way.

Book No. 22-2 Essential safety aspects which have to be given due consideration in a safety analysis of components of unidirectional aerial ropeways.
(edition 2007)
The German and the French versions of the document are already available. The translation of the English and the Italian version is under way.
Book No. 23

Environmental protection responsibilities of transportation by rope
edition 2008 available in German, French, Italian and English

Book No. 24

Recommendation relating to Relocation of existing ropeway installations designed to carry persons (high rope ski tows, fixed grip and detachable grip unidirectional ropeway installations).
edition 2008 available in German, French, Italian and English

 

oback.GIF (302 bytes) Technical studies of the work committee:

Work committee No IV: Legal, administrative, economic and statistical matters

Legal glossary of ropeways - book No. 19 of the O.I.T.A.F. 
The glossary giving the definitions of terms in German, French, Italian, English, Slovenian, Spanish and Catalan produced by Mrs. Helga Wagner, lawyer (VdS - Germany), and the committee no. 4

 

oback.GIF (302 bytes) Publication of statistics::

a) International ropeway statistic (as per December 31, 1986)
Countries:
Andorra, Germany, Finland, France, Hong-Kong, Italy, Japan, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and USA.

b) International ropeway statistic (as per December 31, 1988)
Countries:
Andorra, Australia, Germany, Finland, France, Hong-Kong, Italy, Japan, Norway, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and USA.

c) International ropeway statistic (as per December 31, 1991)
Countries: Andorra, Australia, Germany, Finland, France, Hong-Kong, Italy, Japan, Norway, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and USA.

d) International ropeway statistic (as per December 31, 1994)
Countries: Andorra, Australia, Germany, Finland, France, Hong-Kong, Italy, Japan, Norway, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and USA.

e) International ropeway statistic (as per January 1, 1998)
Countries:
Andorra, Australia, Bulgaria, China, Germany, Finland, France, Georgie, Italy, Japan, Norway, Austria, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Czech Republic, Hungary and USA.
and with the Global statistik 1999 of 99 countries

f) International ropeway statistic (reference year from 2006 to 2008)
Countries:
Andorra, Austria, Australia, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Finland, France, Georgie, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway,  Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and USA.
This statistic with technical and operational data are available at:
ISR - Bohmann, Druck und Verlag Ges. m.b.H. und Co.KG, Leberstrasse 122, A -1110 Vienne.
Cost: 60,00 Euro + shipment expenses
Tel. ++43-1-740950; Fax ++43-1-74095537;
e-mail: isr.zv@bohmann.co.at