1、November 2010 Translation by DIN-Sprachendienst.English price group 11No part of this translation may be reproduced without prior permission ofDIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e. V., Berlin. Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin, Germany,has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen).I
2、CS 13.340.60!$l1W“1731452www.din.deDDIN EN 354Personal fall protection equipment LanyardsEnglish translation of DIN EN 354:2010-11Persnliche Schutzausrstung gegen Absturz VerbindungsmittelEnglische bersetzung von DIN EN 354:2010-11Equipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur Lo
3、ngesTraduction anglaise de DIN EN 354:2010-11SupersedesDIN EN 354:2002-09See start of applicationwww.beuth.deDocument comprises pagesIn case of doubt, the German-language original shall be considered authoritative.11.10 18DIN EN 354:2010-11 A comma is used as the decimal marker. Start of application
4、 The start of application of this standard is 1 November 2010. National foreword This standard includes safety requirements. This standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 160 “Protection against falls from height including working belts” (Secretariat: DIN, Germany). The responsible G
5、erman body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Persnliche Schutzausrstung (Personal Protective Equipment Standards Committee), Working Committee NA 075-03-01 AA Persnliche Schutzausrstung gegen Absturz. Amendments This standard differs from DIN EN 354:2002-09 as follows: a) Clause 1
6、“Scope” has been extended: lanyards conforming to this European Standard are used as connecting elements or components in all personal fall protection systems (not only in fall arrest systems); b) Clause 3 “Terms and definitions” has been revised: the definitions of “3.1 lanyard”, “3.6 lanyard lengt
7、h”, “3.2 termination” and “3.4 connector” have been modified and new terms “3.3 personal fall protection system” and “3.5 length adjustment device” have been included; c) Subclauses 4.1 “Design and ergonomics” and 4.2 “Materials” have been revised; d) Subclause 4.3 “Terminations” has been added; e)
8、Subclause 4.4 “Slippage for lanyards with length adjustment device” has been added; f) Subclause 4.6 “Dynamic strength for lanyards with a length adjustment device” has been added; g) Subclause 4.7 “Corrosion resistance” has been added; h) Clause 5 “Test methods” has been restructured and a number o
9、f new subclauses have been added; i) Subclauses relating to 5.7 “Static strength test” and 5.8 “Dynamic strength test for lanyards with a length adjustment device” have been modified; j) Subclause 5.9 “Corrosion resistance test” has been added; k) Figures 1 to 5 for the description of the test proce
10、dures have been included; l) Clause 6 “Marking” has been revised; m) Clause 7 “Information supplied by the manufacturer” has been revised; n) Annex ZA (informative) “Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC” has been adapted to the new str
11、ucture of the standard. Previous editions DIN 23310: 1953-02 DIN 7471: 1958-04, 1966-10, 1976-05, 1985-07 DIN EN 354: 1993-02, 2002-09 2 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 354 July 2010 ICS 13.340.60 Supersedes EN 354:2002English Version Personal fall protection equipment - Lanyard
12、s Equipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur - Longes Persnliche Schutzausrstung gegen Absturz - Verbindungsmittel This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 June 2010. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditi
13、ons for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three
14、official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Aus
15、tria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUR
16、OPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2010 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 354:2010: EEN 354:2010 (E)
17、2 Contents Page Foreword 31 Scope 42 Normative references 43 Terms and definitions .44 Requirements .54.1 Design and ergonomics 54.2 Materials .54.3 Terminations 54.4 Slippage for lanyards with length adjustment device64.5 Static strength 64.6 Dynamic strength for lanyards with a length adjustment d
18、evice .64.7 Corrosion resistance .64.8 Marking and information .65 Test methods 65.1 General 65.2 Conditioning .75.2.1 General conditioning .75.2.2 Conditioning to wet and cold .75.2.3 Conditioning to very cold .75.3 Examination of design 75.4 Examination of materials 75.5 Examination of termination
19、s 85.6 Slippage test for lanyards with a length adjustment device .85.7 Static strength test 85.7.1 Apparatus .85.7.2 Method 85.7.3 Static test for lanyard with a length adjustment device after the dynamic test 95.8 Dynamic strength test for lanyards with a length adjustment device 95.8.1 Apparatus
20、.95.8.2 Test procedure 105.9 Corrosion resistance test 126 Marking 127 Information supplied by the manufacturer 128 Packaging 13Annex A (informative) Significant technical changes between this European Standard and the previous edition EN 354:2002 14Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this E
21、uropean Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC . 16Figures Figure 1 Measurement of the lanyard length . 7Figure 2 Example of a lanyard with more than two terminations, showing the terminations to be tested 9Figure 3 Bowline knot . 10Figure 4 Test lanyard 10Figure 5 Dynami
22、c strength test for lanyards with a length adjustment device 11DIN EN 354:2010-11 EN 354:2010 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 354:2010) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 160 “Protection against falls from height including working belts”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This E
23、uropean Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2011, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2011. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the
24、elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes EN 354:2002. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the Europea
25、n Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s). For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. Annex A provides details of significant technical changes between this European Standard and the previous edi
26、tion EN 354:2002. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary
27、, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. DIN EN 354:2010-11 EN 354:2010 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the requirements, test methods, markin
28、g, information supplied by the manufacturer and packaging for lanyards. Lanyards conforming to this European Standard are used as connecting elements or components in personal fall protection systems (i.e. restraint systems, work positioning systems, rope access systems, fall arrest systems and resc
29、ue systems). 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 362, Perso
30、nal protective equipment against falls from a height Connectors EN 363:2008, Personal fall protection equipment Personal fall protection systems EN 364:1992, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Test methods EN 365, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Gener
31、al requirements for instructions for use, maintenance, periodic examination, repair, marking and packaging EN 892, Mountaineering equipment Dynamic mountaineering ropes Safety requirements and test methods EN ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres Salt spray tests (ISO 9227:2006) ISO 18
32、35, Short link chain for lifting purposes Grade M (4), non-calibrated, for chain slings etc. ISO 2232, Round drawn wire for general purpose non-alloy steel wire ropes and for large diameter steel wire ropes Specifications 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms
33、and definitions given in EN 363:2008 and the following definitions apply. 3.1 lanyard flexible connecting element or component of a personal fall protection system with at least two terminations, with or without a length adjustment device NOTE 1 This includes round slings. NOTE 2 A lanyard may be ma
34、de, for example, from synthetic fibre rope or webbing, wire rope or chain. 3.2 termination part of a lanyard for connecting to other elements or components of a personal fall protection system NOTE A termination may be, for example, a spliced eye, a sewn loop, or a metal ring. 3.3 personal fall prot
35、ection system assembly of components for protection against falls from a height, including a body holding device and an attachment system, which can be connected to a reliable anchorage point DIN EN 354:2010-11 EN 354:2010 (E) 5 NOTE Excludes systems for professional and private sports activities. 3
36、.4 connector openable device used to connect components, which enables the user to assemble a system in order to link himself/herself directly or indirectly to an anchor 3.5 length adjustment device element of a lanyard to vary its length 3.6 lanyard length length in meters from one load bearing poi
37、nt to the other load bearing point, measured in an unloaded but taut condition of the lanyard 4 Requirements 4.1 Design and ergonomics 4.1.1 Lanyards shall be made from smoothly finished materials and shall not have sharp edges or burrs that may cause injury to the user, or that may cut, abrade or o
38、therwise cause damage to the lanyard itself. 4.1.2 When checked in accordance with 5.3.3, lanyards with a length adjustment device shall be adjustable. 4.1.3 Length adjustment devices shall not allow unintentional opening and shall not allow unintentional change in length. 4.1.4 Lanyards with a leng
39、th adjustment device shall be fitted with an end stop which shall prevent unintentional detachment of the length adjustment device from the lanyard. 4.1.5 Connectors incorporated in lanyards shall conform to EN 362. 4.1.6 The lanyard length, when measured in accordance with 5.3.4, shall be within 5%
40、 of the length given on the marking of the lanyard. 4.2 Materials 4.2.1 Materials which may come into contact with the skin of a user shall not be known to, or suspected to, adversely affect user hygiene or health, e.g. cause irritating or sensitization effects, during normal use of the lanyard. 4.2
41、.2 Fibre ropes, webbing and sewing threads for lanyards shall be made from virgin filament or multifilament synthetic fibres suitable for their intended use. The breaking tenacity of the synthetic fibres shall be known to be at least 0,6 N/tex. 4.2.3 Wire ropes for lanyards shall be made from steel.
42、 The ferrules of terminations shall be made from ductile metallic material. Wire ropes that are not made from stainless steel shall be galvanized in accordance with ISO 2232. 4.2.4 Chains shall conform to the requirements for chains for at least 6 mm chains given in ISO 1835. Egg-shaped or similar e
43、nd links and all connecting links shall be compatible with the chain in all respects. 4.3 Terminations 4.3.1 Lanyards shall be terminated in such a manner that they can be connected to other personal fall protection equipment directly or by an appropriate connector. DIN EN 354:2010-11 EN 354:2010 (E
44、) 6 4.3.2 Spliced terminations on ropes shall be secured to prevent the splice from coming open in use and the materials used for securing shall be compatible with the rope material. 4.3.3 Threads used for sewing shall be of a contrasting shade or colour in order to facilitate visual inspection. 4.3
45、.4 When using a knot for forming a termination, the knot shall be secured so that it cannot be opened without the use of a tool. After the static strength test in accordance with 5.7, the tail end of the knot shall have a minimum length of 100 mm. 4.3.5 Ends of the lanyard shall be prevented from un
46、ravelling. 4.3.6 Eye terminations of wire rope lanyards shall not be manufactured with U-bolt clamps. 4.4 Slippage for lanyards with length adjustment device When tested in accordance with 5.6, the slippage of the lanyard through the length adjustment device shall not be more than 50 mm. 4.5 Static
47、strength 4.5.1 When tested in accordance with 5.7, lanyards including any textile material or textile lanyard elements, e.g. synthetic fibre ropes or webbing, shall sustain a force of at least 22 kN. 4.5.2 When tested in accordance with 5.7, lanyards made entirely of metallic elements shall sustain
48、a force of at least 15 kN. 4.6 Dynamic strength for lanyards with a length adjustment device When tested in accordance with 5.8, the lanyard shall retain the test mass clear of the ground. Afterwards, the same lanyard shall, when tested in accordance with 5.7.3, withstand a test force of (3 0,3) kN,
49、 or an equivalent mass, applied for a period of (3 25,00+) min. 4.7 Corrosion resistance Lanyards with metallic elements shall be tested in accordance with 5.9. All metallic elements of the lanyard shall not show evidence of corrosion of the base metal and lanyards shall still function in accordance with 4.1.3. The presence of tarnishing and white scaling is acceptable. NOTE 1 Care should be taken by the manufacturer not to combine different metals in such
