British Standards for Working at Height
Horizontal anchorage devices are grouped within BS EN 795
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BS EN 795:2012 |
Protection Against Falls from a Height Anchor Devices – Requirements and Testing |
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Type A1 Single Point Anchors e.g. Eye Bolt |
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Type B Temporary Anchors e.g. Tripods and Beam Clamp |
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Type C Horizontal Flexible Cable Systems e.g. Xenon |
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Type D Horizontal Rails e.g. MultiRail |
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Type E Dead Weight Anchorages e.g Weight Angle |
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BS 7883:2019 |
Code of Practice for the Design, Selection, Installation, Use and Maintenance of Anchor Devices Conforming to BS EN 795 |
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BS EN 353-1:2014 |
Guided Type Fall Arresters Vertical travelling device locking onto a rail as result of a fall. E.g GlideLoc and PivotLoc |
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BS EN 353-2:2002 |
Guided Type Fall Arresters Vertical travelling device working on a wire cable or a rope, locking in the event of a fall. E.g Vi-Go |
Personal fall protection equipment
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BS EN 354:2010 |
Lanyards. E.g Restraint lanyards |
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BS EN 355:2002 |
Lanyards against falls from a height. |
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BS EN 358:2018 |
Work positioning systems, a combination of components to make up a system. (Not to be used for fall arrest) |
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BS EN 360:2002 |
Retractable Type Inertia reel blocks (NOT retractable 2.4m car seat belt style lanyards), previously called “fall arrest blocks” |
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BS EN 361:2002 |
Full body support harness (Not including belts) |
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BS EN 362:2004 |
Karabiners, hooks and other connectors |
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BS EN 363: 2018 |
Height Safety Kits, e.g a combination of a harness together with a lanyard and an energy absorber |
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BS EN 364:1993 |
Detail of test methods to be carried out by an accredited test house, to confirm the products compliance with the requirements of the standard |
Additional Standards
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BS EN 365:2004 |
General requirements instructions for marking products with user instructions inspection periods and retesting |
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BS EN ISO 14122-4:2016 |
Permanent means of access to machinery - Fixed ladders |
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BS EN 14396:2004 |
Fixed ladders for manholes |
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BS 4211:2005+A1:2008 |
Specification for ladders for permanent access to chimneys, other high structures, silos and bins. |
