The European community has extensive collections of standards for both mountaineering equipment and for personal protective equipment (PPE) used in industry. Most of these are listed below.

Mountaineering	standards	PPE	standards
EN 564	Accessory cords	EN 341	Descenders
EN 565	Webbing	EN 353-1	Fall arrestors, rigid line
EN 566	Slings	EN 353-2	Fall arrestors, flexible line
EN 567	Rope clamps (ascenders)	EN 354	Lanyards
EN 568	Ice anchors	EN 355	Energy absorbers
EN 569	Pitons	EN 358	Work-positioning belts & lanyards
EN 892	Dynamic ropes	EN 360	Retractable fall arrestors
EN 893	Crampons	EN 361	Full body harness
EN 958	Energy absorbing systems (via ferrata)	EN 362	Connectors
EN 959	Rock anchors	EN 363	Fall arrest systems
EN 12270	Chocks	EN 364	Test methods
EN 12275	Karabiners	EN 365	Instructions and marking
EN 12276	Frictional anchors	EN 795	Anchor devices
EN 12277	Harnesses	EN 813	Sit harnesses
EN 12278	Pulleys	EN 1891	Low stretch kernmantel ropes
EN 12492	Helmets
EN 13089	Ice tools
EN 15151	Descenders