1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 361:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Full body harnesses The European Standard EN 361:2002 has the status of a British Standard ICS 13.340.99 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBS EN 361:2002 This British Standar
2、d, 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 39966 4 National foreword This British Standard is the official E
3、nglish language version of EN 361:2002. It supersedes BS EN 361:1993 which is withdrawn.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 committee ca
4、n 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 the “Search”
5、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 from legal obli
6、gations. 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 UK. Summary
7、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 publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUR
8、OPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN361 May2002 ICS13.340.99 SupersedesEN361:1992 Englishversion PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightFull bodyharnesses Equipementdeprotectionindividuellecontreleschutesde hauteurHarnaisdantichute PersnlicheSchutzausrstunggegenAbsturz Auffanggurte ThisEuropeanStanda
9、rdwasapprovedbyCENon15March2002. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicat
10、iontotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersareth
11、enationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG Mana
12、gementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2002CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN361:2002EEN361:2002(E) 2 Contents page Foreword3 1 Scope 4 2 Normativereferences 4 3 Termsanddefinitions. .4 4 Requirements .7 4.1 Designandergonomics . .
13、7 4.2 Materialsandconstruction .7 4.3 Staticstrength. .7 4.4 Dynamicperformance . 7 4.5 Additionalelements. 7 4.6 Markingandinformation. 8 5 Testmethods 8 5.1 Staticstrengthtest 8 5.1.1 Apparatus .8 5.1.2 Method 8 5.2 Dynamicperformancetest 8 5.2.1 Apparatus .8 5.2.2 Method 8 6 Marking .8 7 Informat
14、ionsuppliedbythemanufacturer 9 8 Packaging .9 AnnexZA (informative) ClausesofthisEuropeanStandardaddressingessentialrequirementsorother provisionsofEUDirectives .10 Bibliography 11EN361:2002(E) 3 Foreword ThisdocumentEN361:2002hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC160“Protectionagainstfalls froma
15、heightincludingworkingbelts“,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDIN. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextor byendorsement,atthelatestbyNovember2002,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatest byNovember2002. Thisdocumentsupersedes
16、EN361:1992.Thisneweditioncontainstheoldtextofthestandardandincorporates someurgentamendmentsthatareintendedtogiveadditionalinformationandclarifyinconsistencies.A comprehensiverevisionofthestandardwillfollowatalaterstage. ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedunderamandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandthe
17、European FreeTradeAssociation,andsupportsessentialrequirementsofEUDirective(s). ForrelationshipwithEUDirective(s),seeinformativeannexZA,whichisanintegralpartofthisdocument. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthisEu
18、ropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain, Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.EN361:2002(E) 4 1Scope ThisEuropeanStandardspecifiestherequirements,testmethods,marking,informationsuppl
19、iedbythe manufacturerandpackagingforfullbodyharnesses.Othertypesofbodysupport,specifiedinotherEuropean Standards,e.g.EN358,EN813orEN1497,maybeincorporatedintothefullbodyharness.Fallarrestsystems arespecifiedinEN363. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,prov
20、isionsfromotherpublications.These normativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetext,andthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.For datedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropean Standardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreference
21、s,thelatesteditionofthe publicationreferredtoapplies(includingamendments). EN358, Personalprotectiveequipmentforworkpositioningandpreventionoffallsfromaheight Beltsforwork positioningandrestraintandworkpositioninglanyards. EN362:1992, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightConnectors. EN3
22、63:2002, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightFallarrestsystems. EN364:1992, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightTestmethods. EN365:1992, PersonalprotectiveequipmentagainstfallsfromaheightGeneralrequirementsforinstructionsfor useandformarking. EN813, Personalprotectiveequi
23、pmentforpreventionoffallsfromaheightSitharnesses. EN892, MountaineeringequipmentDynamicmountaineeringropesSafetyrequirementsandtestmethods. 3 Termsanddefinitions ForthepurposesofthisEuropeanStandard,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply. 3.1 fullbodyharness bodysupportprimarilyforfallarrestpurposes,i
24、.e.acomponentofafallarrestsystem.Thefullbodyharnessmay comprisestraps,fittings,bucklesorotherelements,suitablyarrangedandassembledtosupportthewholebodyof apersonandtorestrainthewearerduringafallandafterthearrestofafallEN363. 3.2 primarystraps/secondarystraps primarystrapsarethosestrapsofafullbodyhar
25、nesswhichareintendedbythemanufacturertosupportthebody orexertpressureonthebodyduringthefallofapersonandafterthearrestofthefall.Theotherstrapsare secondarystraps 3.3 attachmentelement specificconnectingpointforcomponentsorsubsystemsEN361:2002(E) 5 Key 1Shoulderstrap 2Secondarystrap 3Sitstrap(Primarys
26、trap) 4Thighstrap 5Backsupportforworkpositioning 6Adjustmentelement 7Fallarrestattachmentelement 8Buckle 9Attachmentelementforworkpositioning a) Marking,seeclause6 b) Markingwithcapitalletter“A” Figure1Exampleofafullbodyharnesswithbackattachmentforfallarrestandattachmentforwork positioningEN361:2002
27、(E) 6 Key 1Shoulderstrap 2Frontattachment 3Thighstrap(Primarystrap) 4Adjustmentelement 5Backattachment 6Buckle a) Marking,seeclause6 b) Markingwithcapitalletter“A” Figure2ExampleofafullbodyharnesswithfrontattachmentandbackattachmentforfallarrestEN361:2002(E) 7 4Requirements 4.1 Designandergonomics T
28、hegeneralrequirementsforthedesignandergonomicsarespecifiedin4.1ofEN363:2002. 4.2 Materialsandconstruction Webbingandsewingthreadsofafullbodyharnessshallbemadefromvirginfilamentormultifilamentsynthetic fibressuitablefortheirintendeduse. Thebreakingtenacityofthesyntheticfibreshallbeknowntobeatleast0,6
29、N/tex. Threadsusedforsewingshallbephysicallycompatiblewiththewebbing,andthequalityshallbecompatibleto thatofthewebbing.Theyshall,however,beofacontrastingshadeorcolourinordertofacilitatevisualinspection. Afullbodyharnessshallcomprisestrapsorsimilarelementswhichareplacedinthepelvicareaandonthe shoulde
30、rs,e.g.asshowninFigure1.Thefullbodyharnessshallfitthewearer.Meansofadjustmentmaybe provided. Strapsshallnotmigratefrompositionandshallnotloosenbythemselves. Thewidthofprimarystrapsshallbeatleast40mmandofsecondarystrapsatleast20mm. Itshallbevisuallyconfirmedduringthestaticstrengthtestspecifiedin5.1th
31、atthosestrapswhichsupportthetorso dummyorexertpressureonthetorsodummyareprimarystraps. Thefallarrestattachmentelement(s)maybeplacedsoastolie,duringtheuseofthefullbodyharness,abovethe centreofgravity,infrontofthechestand/oratthebackand/oratbothshouldersofthewearer. Thefullbodyharnessmaybeincorporated
32、withinagarment. Itshallbepossibletocarryoutavisualinspectionofthewholefullbodyharness,evenifthefullbodyharnessis incorporatedwithinagarment.Allsecuringbuckles(i.e.bucklesotherthanthoseusedprimarilyforadjustmentof fit)shallbedesignedinsuchawaythattheycanonlybeassembledinacorrectmanneror,iftheyarecapa
33、bleof beingassembledinmorethanoneway,thateachmethodofassemblyshallconformtothestrengthand performancerequirements. Metallicfittingsshallconformtothecorrosionprotectionrequirementsspecifiedin4.4ofEN362:1992. 4.3 Staticstrength Whentestedateachattachmentelementasdescribedin5.1.4.2ofEN364:1992withaforc
34、eof15kNandas describedin5.1.4.3ofEN364:1992withaforceof10kN,thefullbodyharnessshallnotreleasethetorsodummy. 4.4Dynamic performance Whentestedateachfallarrestattachmentelementasdescribedin5.2withatorsodummyof100kgmass,thefull bodyharnessshallwithstandtwosuccessivedroptestswithanadjustedfreefalldistan
35、ceof4m(onedroptest withthetorsodummyfeetfirstandonedroptestwiththetorsodummyheadfirst)withoutreleasingthetorso dummy.Aftereachdroptest,thetorsodummyshallbearrestedinaheaduppositionandtheanglebetweenthe longitudinalaxisofthedorsalplaneofthetorsodummyandtheverticalshallbeamaximumof50. 4.5 Additionalel
36、ements Ifafullbodyharnessisadditionallyequippedwithelementsfortheuseofthefullbodyharnessinawork positioningorrestraintsystem,theseelementsshallconformtoEN358and/orEN813.EN361:2002(E) 8 4.6 Markingandinformation Markingofthefullbodyharnessshallbeinaccordancewithclause6. Informationshallbesuppliedwith
37、thefullbodyharnessinaccordancewithclause7. 5Test methods 5.1 Staticstrengthtest 5.1.1Apparatus Thestaticstrengthtestapparatusshallconformto4.1and4.2ofEN364:1992. 5.1.2Method Thestaticstrengthtestshallbeconductedasdescribedin5.1.4ofEN364:1992. 5.2 Dynamicperformancetest 5.2.1Apparatus Thedynamicperfo
38、rmancetestapparatusshallconformto4.2,4.4and4.6ofEN364:1992. 5.2.2Method Thedynamicperformancetestshallbeconductedasdescribedin5.1.2ofEN364:1992. Inadditionto5.1.2.1ofEN364:1992,thesinglemountaineeringropeusedfortestingshallconformtoEN892,and shallbeknowntohaveanimpactforceof(91,5)kNinthefirstimpactf
39、orcetest. 6Marking Markingonthefullbodyharnessshallconformto2.2ofEN365:1992andanytextshallbeinthelanguagesofthe countryofdestination.Inadditiontoconformingto2.2ofEN365:1992themarkingshallincludethefollowing: a) onthefullbodyharness,apictogramtoindicatethatusersshallreadtheinformationsuppliedbythe ma
40、nufacturer(seefigure); b) acapitalletter“A”ateachfallarrestattachmentelement; c) themodel/typeidentificationmarkofthefullbodyharness; d) thenumberofthisEuropeanStandard,i.e.EN361.EN361:2002(E) 9 7 Informationsuppliedbythemanufacturer Theinformationsuppliedbythemanufacturershallbeprovidedinthelanguag
41、esofthecountryofdestination.It shallconformto2.1ofEN365:1992andinadditionshallincludeatleastadviceorinformationasfollows: a) thecorrectwaytoputonthefullbodyharness; b) thespecificconditionsunderwhichthefullbodyharnessmaybeused; c) thecharacteristicsrequiredforareliableanchorpoint; d) onhowtoconnectt
42、oareliableanchorpoint,toaconnectingsubsystem,e.g.anenergyabsorber,lanyard andconnector,andtoothercomponentsofafallarrestsystem; e) whichattachmentelementsofthefullbodyharnessshallbeusedinafallarrestorinaworkpositioning system; f) onhowtoensurethecompatibilityofanycomponentstobeusedinconjunctionwitht
43、hefullbodyharness, e.g.byreferencetootherEuropeanStandards; g) thatconsiderationshouldbegiventothenecessaryminimumclearancebelowthefeetoftheuserinorder toavoidcollisionwiththestructureorgroundinafallfromaheightandthatspecificadvicewillbegiven withthesubsystem,e.g.energyabsorberorfallarrester; h) thematerialsfromwhichfullbodyharnessismade; i) onlimitationsofthematerialsintheproductorhazardswhichmayaffectitsperformance,e.g.temperature, theeffectofsharpedges,chemicalreagents,electricalconductivity,cutting,abrasion,UVdegradation
