1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 353-2:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Part 2: Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line The European Standard EN 353-2:2002 has the status of a British Standard ICS 13.340.99 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED
2、 BY COPYRIGHT LAWBS EN 353-2:2002 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Health and Environment Sector Policy and Strategy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 4 July 2002 BSI 4 July 2002 ISBN 0 580 39970 2 Nat
3、ional foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 353-2:2002. It supersedes BS EN 353-2:1993 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PH/5, Industrial safety belts and harnesses, which has the responsibility to
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7、opean developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 11 and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since p
8、ublication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN3532 May2002 ICS13.340.99 SupersedesEN3532:1992 Englishversion PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightPart 2:Guidedtypefallarrestersincludingaflexibleanchorline Equipementdeprotectionindividuellecontreleschu
9、tesde hauteurPartie2:Antichutesmobilesincluantsupport dassurageflexible PersnlicheSchutzausrstunggegenAbsturzTeil2: MitlaufendeAuffanggerteeinschlielichbeweglicher Fhrung ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon12March2002. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatet
10、heconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,Germ
11、an).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Iceland,Ireland,
12、Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2002CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldw
13、ideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN3532:2002EEN3532:2002(E) 2 Contents page Foreword3 1 Scope 4 2 Normativereferences 4 3 Termsanddefinitions. .4 4 Requirements .5 4.1 Designandergonomics . .5 4.2 Materialsandconstruction .5 4.3 Locking .6 4.3.1 Lockingafterconditioning 6 4.3.2 Lockingafteroptionalc
14、onditioning. 6 4.4 Staticstrength. .6 4.4.1 Anchorline . 6 4.4.2 Guidedtypefallarresterincludinglanyardandconnector. 6 4.5 Dynamicperformance . 6 4.6 Corrosionresistance .6 4.7 Markingandinformation. 7 5 Testmethods 7 5.1 Lockingtestafterconditioning . .7 5.1.1 Apparatus .7 5.1.2 Method 7 5.2 Static
15、strengthtest 7 5.2.1 Apparatus .7 5.2.2 Method 7 5.3 Dynamicperformancetest 8 5.3.1 Apparatus .8 5.3.2 Method 8 5.4 Corrosiontest .8 6 Marking .8 7 Informationsuppliedbythemanufacturer 8 8 Packaging .9 AnnexZA (informative) ClausesofthisEuropeanStandardaddressingessentialrequirementsorother provisio
16、nsofEUDirectives .10 Bibliography 11EN3532:2002(E) 3 Foreword ThisdocumentEN3532:2002hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC160“Protectionagainstfalls fromaheightincludingworkingbelts“,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDIN. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicatio
17、nofanidenticaltextor byendorsement,atthelatestbyNovember2002,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatest byNovember2002. ThisdocumentsupersedesEN3532:1992.Thisneweditioncontainstheoldtextofthestandardandincorporates someurgentamendmentsthatareintendedtogiveadditionalinformationandclar
18、ifyinconsistencies.A comprehensiverevisionofthestandardwillfollowatalaterstage. ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedunderamandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandtheEuropean FreeTradeAssociation,andsupportsessentialrequirementsofEUDirective(s). ForrelationshipwithEUDirective(s),seeinformativeannexZA,which
19、isanintegralpartofthisdocument. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway
20、,Portugal,Spain, Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.EN3532:2002(E) 4 1Scope ThisEuropeanStandardspecifiestherequirements,testmethods,marking,informationsuppliedbythemanufacturer andpackagingforguidedtypefallarrestersincludingaflexibleanchorlinewhichcanbesecuredtoanupperanchor point.Guidedtypefall
21、arrestersincludingaflexibleanchorlineconformingtothisEuropeanStandardaresub systemsconstitutingapartofoneofthefallarrestsystemscoveredbyEN363.Othertypesoffallarrestersare specifiedinEN3531orEN360.EnergyabsorbersarespecifiedinEN355. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundat
22、edreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.These normativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetext,andthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.For datedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropean Standardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.For
23、undatedreferences,thelatesteditionofthe publicationreferredtoapplies(includingamendments). EN354:2002, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightLanyards. EN355:2002, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightEnergyabsorbers. EN361, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightF
24、ullbodyharnesses. EN362, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightConnectors. EN363:2002, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightFallarrestsystems. EN364:1992, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightTestmethods. EN365:1992, Personalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromah
25、eightGeneralrequirementsforinstructionsfor useandformarking. 3 Termsanddefinitions ForthepurposesofthisEuropeanStandard,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply. 3.1 guidedtypefallarresterincludingaflexibleanchorline subsystemconsistingofaflexibleanchorline,aselflockingguidedtypefallarresterwhichisattac
26、hedtotheflexible anchorlineandaconnectororaconnectorterminatedlanyard.Anenergydissipatingfunctionmaybeinstalled betweenthefallarresterandtheanchorlineoranenergyabsorbermaybeincorporatedinthelanyardorinthe anchorlineEN363 3.2 guidedtypefallarrester fallarresterwithaselflockingfunctionandaguidefacilit
27、y.Theguidedtypefallarrestertravelsalongananchorline, accompaniestheuserwithoutrequiringmanualadjustmentduringupwardordownwardchangesofpositionandlocks automaticallyontheanchorlinewhenafalloccursEN363 3.3 flexibleanchorline connectingelementspecifiedforasubsystemwithaguidedtypefallarrester.Aflexiblea
28、nchorlinemaybea syntheticfibreropeorawireropeandisintendedtoforsecuringtoanupperanchorpointEN363EN3532:2002(E) 5 3.4 energyabsorber elementoracomponentofafallarrestsystem,whichisdesignedtodissipatethekineticenergydevelopedduringa fallfromaheightEN363 3.5 lanyard connectingelementorcomponentofafallar
29、restsystem.Alanyardmaybeofsyntheticfibrerope,wirerope,webbing orchainEN363 3.6 lengthoflanyard lengthL l inmetresfromoneloadbearingpointtotheotherloadbearingpointmeasuredinanunloaded,buttaut conditionofthelanyardEN363 3.7 lengthofenergyabsorberincludinglanyard totallength L t inmetresfromoneloadbear
30、ingpointtotheotherloadbearingpointmeasuredinanunloaded,buttaut conditionoftheenergyabsorberincludinglanyardEN363 3.8 brakingforce maximumforce F max inkilonewtonsmeasuredattheanchorpointortheanchorlineduringthebrakingperiodofthe dynamicperformancetestEN363 3.9 arrestdistance verticaldistance Hinmetr
31、esmeasuredatthemobileloadbearingpointoftheconnectingsubsystemfromtheinitial position(onsetofthefreefall)tothefinalposition(equilibriumafterthearrest),excludingthedisplacementsofthefull bodyharnessanditsattachmentelementEN363 4Requirements 4.1Designandergonomics Thegeneralrequirementsforthedesignande
32、rgonomicsarespecifiedin4.1ofEN363:2002. 4.2Materialsandconstruction Aflexibleanchor lineshallbeasyntheticfibreropeorawirerope.Thematerialofaflexibleanchorlineshallcomply with4.2.2or4.2.3ofEN354:2002. Flexibleanchorlinesshallbesecuredtoanupperanchor pointandshallbeeitherfittedwithanendstoporbe capabl
33、eofbeingfittedwithanendstoptopreventtheguidedtypefallarresterfromrunningofftheanchorline unintended. Guidedtypefallarrestersshallnotrelysolelyoninertiasensing.Ifaguidedtypefallarresterhasamanuallocking feature(i.e.afeaturewhichlockstheguidedtypefallarresterontheflexibleanchorline),thelowerendofthefl
34、exible anchorlineshallbesecured,e.g.byanattachedlowerterminationoranattachmentweight. Flexibleanchorwireropesshallhaveanattachedlowerterminationoranattachmentweightineverycase. Aguidedtypefallarrestershallbeequippedwithaconnectororaconnectorterminatedlanyardwithamaximum lengthof1mincluding,ifapplica
35、ble,anenergyabsorberandconnectors.Ifthefallarresterisonlyequippedwitha connector,itmaybepermanentlyattachedtothefallarresterorbedetachablefromthefallarrester.Ifthefallarrester isequippedwithalanyard,oneendofthelanyardshallbepermanentlyattachedtothefallarresterandtheotherend ofthelanyardshallbetermin
36、atedwithaconnector.Thelengthoflanyard L l shallbespecifiedbythemanufacturerEN3532:2002(E) 6 andbereportedintheinformationsuppliedbythemanufacturer(see7c).Alanyardmaybemadefromsyntheticfibre rope,webbing,wireropeorchain.Thematerialofalanyardshallconformto4.2.2,4.2.3or4.2.4ofEN354:2002. Aguidedtypefal
37、larrestermaybeequippedwithanopeningdevice.Iftheguidedtypefallarresterisequippedwithan openingdevice,itshallbesodesignedthatitcanonlybedetachedorattachedbyatleasttwoconsecutivedeliberate manualactions. AnenergyabsorberforasubsystemwithaguidedtypefallarrestershallconformtoEN355. Energyabsorbersintegra
38、tedinthelanyardshallconformtoEN355,butneednotbetestedinaccordancewith5.2 ofEN355:2002. ConnectorsforasubsystemwithaguidedtypefallarrestershallconformtoEN362. 4.3Locking 4.3.1Locking after conditioning Whentheguidedtypefallarresterandtheflexibleanchorlineareconditionedasdescribedin5.1.2.1andtestedas
39、describedin5.1.2.3withatestmassof5kg,theguidedtypefallarrestershallineachcaselockandremainlocked untilreleased. 4.3.2 Lockingafteroptionalconditioning Iftheinformationsuppliedbythemanufactureroftheguidedtypefallarrester(seeclause7)claimsafeature concerningtheuseunderspecificconditions(see5.1.2.2),th
40、elockingfunctionofthefallarrestershallbetested accordingly. Whenconditionedasdescribedin5.1.2.2andtestedasdescribedin5.1.2.3withatestmassof5kg,theguidedtype fallarrestershallineachcaselockandremainlockeduntilreleased. 4.4Staticstrength 4.4.1 Anchorline Whentestedasdescribedin5.2.2.1,textileanchorlin
41、esshallsustainaforceofatleast22kNandanchorwireropes shallsustainaforceofatleast15kN. 4.4.2 Guidedtypefallarresterincludinglanyardandconnector Whentestedasdescribedin5.2.2.2,theguidedtypefallarresterincludinglanyardandconnectorshallsustainaforce ofatleast15kN. 4.5Dynamicperformance Whentestedasdescri
42、bedin5.3witharigidsteelmassof100kg,thebrakingforce F max shallnotexceed6kNand thearrestdistanceHshallbe H2 L+1mwith L= L t foralanyardincludingenergyabsorber, L= L l foralanyard withoutenergyabsorberand L=lengthofaconnectorforadevicewithoutlanyardandenergyabsorber. 4.6Corrosionresistance Afterthetes
43、tdescribedin5.4hasbeencarriedout,thecomponentpartsoftheguidedtypefallarrestershallbe examined.Wherenecessarytogainvisualaccesstotheinternalcomponentparts,thedeviceshallbedismantled. Thetestisclassedasafailureifanycorrosionisevidentthatcouldaffectthefunctionofthedevice.(Whitescalingor tarnishingisacceptable.)EN3532:2002(E) 7 4.7Markingandinformation Markingoftheguidedtypefallarresterincludingaflexibleanchorlineshallbeinaccordancewithclause6. Informationshallbesuppliedwiththeguidedtypefallarresterincludingaflexibleanchori
