1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 360:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Retractable type fall arresters The European Standard EN 360:2002 has the status of a British Standard ICS 13.340.99 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBS EN 360:2002 This Bri
2、tish 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 39967 2 National foreword This British Standard is th
3、e official English language version of EN 360:2002. It supersedes BS EN 360:1993 which is withdrawn.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: A list of organizations represented on this
4、committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using t
5、he “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity fro
6、m legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the
7、UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 10, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date
8、 CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN360 May2002 ICS13.340.99 SupersedesEN360:1992 Englishversion Personalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheight Retractabletypefallarresters Equipementdeprotectionindividuellecontreleschutesde hauteurAntichutesrappelautomatique PersnlicheSchu
9、tzausrstunggegenAbsturz Hhensicherungsgerte ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon15March2002. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalrefe
10、rencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagement
11、Centrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIO
12、N COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2002CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN360:2002EEN360:2002(E) 2 Contents page Foreword3 1 Scope 4 2 Normativereferences 4 3 Termsan
13、ddefinitions. .4 4 Requirements .5 4.1 Designandergonomics . .5 4.2 Materialsandconstruction .5 4.3 Locking .5 4.3.1 Lockingafterconditioning 5 4.3.2 Lockingafteroptionalconditioning. 5 4.4 Staticstrength. .5 4.5 Dynamicperformance . 6 4.6 Optionalrequirementconcerningendurance. 6 4.7 Corrosionresis
14、tance .6 4.8 Markingandinformation. 6 5 Testmethods 6 5.1 Lockingtestafterconditioning . .6 5.1.1 Apparatus .6 5.1.2 Method 6 5.2 Staticstrengthtest 7 5.2.1 Apparatus .7 5.2.2 Method 7 5.3 Dynamicperformancetest 7 5.3.1 Apparatus .7 5.3.2 Method 7 5.4 Endurancetest .7 5.4.1 Apparatus .7 5.4.2 Method
15、 7 5.5 Corrosiontest .7 6 Marking .7 7 Informationsuppliedbythemanufacturer 8 8 Packaging .8 AnnexZA (informative) ClausesofthisEuropeanStandardaddressingessentialrequirementsorother provisionsofEUDirectives .9 Bibliography 10EN360:2002(E) 3 Foreword ThisdocumentEN360:2002hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalC
16、ommitteeCEN/TC160“Protectionagainstfalls fromaheightincludingworkingbelts“,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDIN . ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextor byendorsement,atthelatestbyNovember2002,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatt
17、helatest byNovember2002. ThisdocumentsupersedesEN360:1992.Thisneweditioncontainstheoldtextofthestandardandincorporates someurgentamendmentsthatareintendedtogiveadditionalinformationandclarifyinconsistencies.A comprehensiverevisionofthestandardwillfollowatalaterstage. Thisdocumenthasbeenpreparedunder
18、amandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandtheEuropean FreeTradeAssociation,andsupportsessentialrequirementsofEUDirective(s). ForrelationshipwithEUDirective(s),seeinformativeannexZA,whichisanintegralpartofthisdocument. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsof
19、thefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain, Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.EN360:2002(E) 4 1Scope ThisEuropeanStandardspecifiesthere
20、quirements,testmethods,marking,informationsuppliedbythe manufacturerandpackagingforretractabletypefallarresters.Retractabletypefallarrestersconformingtothis EuropeanStandardaresubsystemsconstitutingoneofthefallarrestsystemscoveredbyEN363,whencombined withafullbodyharnessspecifiedinEN361.Othertypesof
21、fallarrestersarespecifiedinEN3531andEN3532. EnergyabsorbersarespecifiedinEN355. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.These normativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetext,andthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.For da
22、tedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropean Standardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferences,thelatesteditionofthe publicationreferredtoapplies(includingamendments). EN354:2002, Personalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheigh
23、tLanyards. EN355:2002, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightEnergyabsorbers. EN362, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightConnectors. EN363:2002, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightFallarrestsystems. EN364:1992, Personalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheig
24、htTestmethods. EN365, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightGeneralrequirementsforinstructionsforuse andformarking. 3 Termsanddefinitions ForthepurposesofthisEuropeanStandard,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply. 3.1 retractabletypefallarrester fallarresterwithaselflockingfunctionandanau
25、tomatictensioningandreturnfacilityforthelanyard,i.e.the retractablelanyard.Anenergydissipatingfunctionmaybeincorporatedinthedeviceitselforanenergyabsorber maybeincorporatedintheretractablelanyardEN363 3.2 retractablelanyard connectingelementofaretractabletypefallarrester.Aretractablelanyardmaybeofwi
26、rerope,webbingor syntheticfibreropeandmaybelongerthan2mEN363 3.3 energyabsorber elementoracomponentofafallarrestingsystem,whichisdesignedtodissipatethekineticenergydeveloped duringafallfromaheightEN363 3.4 brakingforce maximumforce F max inkilonewtonsmeasuredattheanchorpointortheanchorlineduringtheb
27、rakingperiodofthe dynamicperformancetestEN363EN360:2002(E) 5 3.5 arrestdistance verticaldistance Hinmetresmeasuredatthemobileloadbearingpointoftheconnectingsubsystemfromthe initialposition(onsetofthefreefall)tothefinalposition(equilibriumafterthearrest),excludingthedisplacements ofthefullbodyharness
28、anditsattachmentelementEN363 4Requirements 4.1 Designandergonomics Thegeneralrequirementsforthedesignandergonomicsarespecifiedin4.1ofEN363:2002. Aretractabletypefallarrestermaycompriseadrumaroundwhichtheretractablelanyardreelsorunreels,ora returnpulleywithcounterweights. 4.2 Materialsandconstruction
29、 Theretractablelanyardshallbeawirerope,awebbingorasyntheticfibrerope.Thematerialofaretractable lanyardshallconformto4.2.2and4.2.3ofEN354:2002. Itshallbeconfirmedbythestaticstrengthtestspecifiedin5.2thattheinternalendoftheretractablelanyardis suitablysecuredtothedevice. Theexternalendoftheretractable
30、lanyardshallbesuitablyterminated. EnergyabsorbersnotintegratedintheretractablelanyardshallconformtoEN355.Energyabsorbersintegratedin theretractablelanyardshallconformtoEN355,butneednotbetestedinaccordancewith5.2ofEN355:2002. ConnectorsforretractabletypefallarrestersshallconformtoEN362andshallincorpo
31、rateaswivelfunction. 4.3Locking 4.3.1Locking after conditioning Whenconditionedasdescribedin5.1.2.1andtestedasdescribedin5.1.2.3withaminimumtestmassof5kg,the retractabletypefallarrestershallineachcaselockandremainlockeduntilreleased. 4.3.2 Lockingafteroptionalconditioning Ifthemarkingontheretractabl
32、etypefallarresterandtheinformationsuppliedbythemanufacturer(seeclauses6 and7)claimsafeatureconcerningtheuseunderspecificconditions(see5.1.2.2),thelockingfunctionofthe retractabletypefallarrestershallbetestedaccordingly . Whenconditionedasdescribedin5.1.2.2andtestedasdescribedin5.1.2.3withaminimumtes
33、tmassof5kg,the retractabletypefallarrestershallineachcaselockandremainlockeduntilreleased. 4.4 Staticstrength Retractabletypefallarresterswitharetractablelanyardmadefromsyntheticfibreropeorwebbingshallsustaina forceofatleast15kNwhentestedasdescribedin5.2. Retractabletypefallarresterswitharetractable
34、lanyardmadefromwireropeshallsustainaforceofatleast12kN whentestedasdescribedin5.2.EN360:2002(E) 6 4.5Dynamic performance Whentestedasdescribedin5.3.2witharigidsteelmassof100kg,thebrakingforce F max shallnotexceed6kN andthearrestdistance Hshallnotexceed2m. 4.6 Optionalrequirementconcerningendurance I
35、fthemarkingontheretractabletypefallandtheinformationsuppliedbythemanufacturer(seeclauses6and7) claimsthefeatureconcerningendurance,theretractabletypefallarrestershallbetestedasdescribedin5.4witha totalof1000relativemovements. 4.7 Corrosionresistance Aftertestedasdescribedin5.5theelementsoftheretract
36、abletypefallarrestershallbeexamined.Where necessarytogainvisualaccestotheinternalelements,thedeviceshallbedismantled.Thetestisclassedasa failureifanycorrosionisevidentthatcouldaffectthefunctionofthedevice.(Whitescalingortarnishingis acceptable.) 4.8Markingandinformation Markingoftheretractabletypefa
37、llarrestershallbeinaccordancewithclause6. Informationshallbesuppliedwiththeretractabletypefallarresterinaccordancewithclause7. 5Test methods 5.1 Lockingtestafterconditioning 5.1.1Apparatus 5.1.1.1 Apparatusforconditioning Theconditioningapparatusshallconformto4.8ofEN364:1992. 5.1.1.2 Apparatusforthe
38、lockingtest Thelockingtestapparatusshallconsistofananchorpointandaminimumtestmassof5kgaccordingto5.11.6.2 ofEN364:1992. 5.1.2Method 5.1.2.1Conditioning Theconditioningtoheat,tocoldandtowetisdescribedin5.11ofEN364:1992. 5.1.2.2Optional conditioning Theconditioningtodustandtooilisoptionalanddescribedi
39、n5.11ofEN364:1992. 5.1.2.3Locking test Thelockingtestshallbeconductedasdescribedin5.11.6.2ofEN364:1992.EN360:2002(E) 7 5.2 Staticstrengthtest 5.2.1Apparatus Thestaticstrengthapparatusshallconformto4.1ofEN364:1992. 5.2.2Method Thestaticstrengthtestshallbeconductedasdescribedin5.7.4ofEN364:1992. 5.3 D
40、ynamicperformancetest 5.3.1Apparatus Thedynamicperformancetestapparatusshallconformto4.4,4.5and4.6ofEN364:1992. 5.3.2Method Thedynamicperformancetestshallbeconductedasdescribedin5.7.2ofEN364:1992. 5.4Endurance test 5.4.1Apparatus Theendurancetestapparatusshallconformto4.9ofEN364:1992. 5.4.2Method Th
41、eendurancetestshallbeconductedasdescribedin5.12.2ofEN364:1992. 5.5 Corrosiontest Thecorrosiontestshallbeconductedasdescribedin5.13ofEN364:1992foraminimumperiodof24h. 6Marking Markingontheretractabletypefallarrestershallconformto2.2ofEN365:1992andanytextshallbeinthe languagesofthecountryofdestination
42、.Inadditiontoconformingto2.2ofEN365:1992themarkingshallinclude thefollowing: a) ontheretractabletypefallarrester,apictogramtoindicatethatusersshallreadtheinformationsuppliedby themanufacturer(seefigure); b) thespecificconditionsunderwhicharetractabletypefallarrestermaybeused,e.g.vertical,horizontalo
43、r inclined; c) themodel/typeidentificationmarkoftheretractabletypefallarrester;EN360:2002(E) 8 d) thenumberofthisEuropeanStandard,i.e.EN360. 7 Informationsuppliedbythemanufacturer Theinformationsuppliedbythemanufacturershallbeprovidedinthelanguagesofthecountryofdestination.It shallconformto2.1ofEN36
44、5:1992andinadditionshallincludeatleastadviceorinformationasfollows: a) thespecificconditionsunderwhichtheretractabletypefallarrestermaybeused,e.g.vertical,horizontal orinclined; b) thecharacteristicsrequiredforareliableanchorpoint; c) thecorrectwayofconnectingtoareliableanchorpoint,toafullbodyharnessandtoothercomponentsof af
