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BS EN 355:2002

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Energy absorbers

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

04-07-2002

£142.00
Excluding VAT
Summarise this standard

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
   4.1 Design and ergonomics
   4.2 Materials and construction
   4.3 Static preloading
   4.4 Dynamic performance
   4.5 Static strength
   4.6 Marking and information
5 Test methods
   5.1 Static preloading test
        5.1.1 Apparatus
        5.1.2 Method
   5.2 Dynamic performance test
        5.2.1 Apparatus
        5.2.2 Method
   5.3 Static strength test
        5.3.1 Apparatus
        5.3.2 Method
6 Marking
7 Information supplied by the manufacturer
8 Packaging
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
         addressing essential requirements or other provisions
         of EU Directives
Bibliography

Specifies the requirements, instructions for use, test methods, packaging and marking for energy absorbers. also includes detailed definitions.

Committee
PH/5
DevelopmentNote
Together with BS EN 353-1, BS EN 353-2, BS EN 360, BS EN 362, BS EN 363, BS EN 364 AND BS EN 365, supersedes BS 5062-1(1985) Together with BS EN 354, BS EN 358, BS EN 361, BS EN 362, BS EN 363, BS EN 364 and BS EN 365, supersedes BS 1397(1979) Supersedes 97/542911 DC (07/2002)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This European Standard specifies the requirements, test methods, marking, information supplied by the manufacturer and packaging for energy absorbers. Energy absorbers conforming to this European Standard are used as elements or components either integrated in a lanyard, an anchor line or a full body harness or in combination with one of them.

Combinations of an energy absorber and a lanyard are sub-systems constituting one of the fall arrest systems covered by EN 363, when combined with a full body harness specified in EN 361.

Fall arresters are specified in EN 353-1, EN 353-2 and EN 360.

Standards Relationship
EN 355:2002 Identical
I.S. EN 355:2002 Identical
NF EN 355 : 2002 Identical
NS EN 355 : 2ED 2002 Identical
NEN EN 355 : 2002 Identical
NBN EN 355 : 2002 Identical
DIN EN 355:2002-09 Identical
UNE-EN 355:2002 Identical

£142.00
Excluding VAT