1、BRITISH STANDARD Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Retractable type fall arre s ters The European Standard EN 360:2002 has the status of a British Standard ICs 13.340.99 BS EN 360:2002 WkNb A%“ U- rn% E rn NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW
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5、bligations. 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 Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an i
6、nside 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. I Date I Comments O BSI 4 July 2002 ISBN O 580 39967 2 EUROPEAN STAND
7、ARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 360 May 2002 ICs 13.340.99 Supersedes EN 360:1992 English version Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Retractable type fall arresters Equipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur - Antichutes rappel automatique Pers
8、nliche Schutzausrstung gegen Absturz - Hhensicherungsgerte This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 March 2002. CEN members are bound to comply with the CENKENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without
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11、nd, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels O 2002 CEN All rights of exploitatio
12、n in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 360:2002 E EN 360:2002 (E) Contents page Foreword 3 1 2 3 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 5 5.1 5.1 . 1 5.1.2 5.2 5.2.1 5.2.2 5.3 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.4 5.4.1 5.4.2 5.5 6 7 8 Scope 4 Normative references 4
13、 Terms and definitions 4 Requirements . 5 Design and ergonomics 5 Materials and construction . 5 Locking after conditioning 5 Locking after optional conditioning . 5 Static strength 5 Dynamic performance . 6 Optional requirement concerning endurance . 6 Corrosion resistance . 6 Marking and informati
14、on . 6 Locking . 5 Test methods 6 Locking test after conditioning 6 Apparatus . 6 Method 6 Static strength test 7 Apparatus . 7 Method 7 Apparatus . 7 Method 7 Endurance test . 7 Apparatus . 7 Method 7 Dynamic performance test 7 Corrosion test . 7 Marking . 7 Information supplied by the manufacturer
15、 8 Packaging . 8 Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or other provisions of EU Directives . 9 Bibliography 2 EN 360:2002 (E) Foreword This document EN 360:2002 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 160 “Protection against falls from a
16、height including working belts“, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2002, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at th
17、e latest by November 2002. This document supersedes EN 360:1992. This new edition contains the old text of the standard and incorporates some urgent amendments that are intended to give additional information and clarify inconsistencies. A comprehensive revision of the standard will follow at a late
18、r stage. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European 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 documen
19、t. According to the CENKENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, No
20、rway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. 3 EN 360:2002 (E) 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the requirements, test methods, marking, information supplied by the manufacturer and packaging for retractable type fall arresters. Retractable type fall arresters conformin
21、g to this European Standard are sub-systems constituting one of the fall arrest systems covered by EN 363, when combined with a full body harness specified in EN 361. Other types of fall arresters are specified in EN 353-1 and EN 353-2. Energy absorbers are specified in EN 355. 2 Normative reference
22、s This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these
23、publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references, the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including amendments). EN 354:2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Lanyards. EN 355:2002
24、, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Energy absorbers. EN 362, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Connectors. EN 363:2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Fall arrest systems. EN 364: 1992, Personal protective equipment ag
25、ainst falls from a height - Test methods. EN 365, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - General requirements for instructions for use and for marking. 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 retractable
26、type fall arrester fall arrester with a self-locking function and an automatic tensioning and return facility for the lanyard, .e. the retractable lanyard. An energy dissipating function may be incorporated in the device itself or an energy absorber may be incorporated in the retractable lanyard EN
27、3631 3.2 retractable lanyard connecting element of a retractable type fall arrester. A retractable lanyard may be of wire rope, webbing or synthetic fibre rope and may be longer than 2 m EN 3631 3.3 energy absorber element or a component of a fall arresting system, which is designed to dissipate the
28、 kinetic energy developed during a fall from a height EN 3631 3.4 braking force maximum force F, in kilonewtons measured at the anchor point or the anchor line during the braking period of the dynamic performance test EN 3631 4 EN 360:2002 (E) 3.5 arrest distance vertical distance H in metres measur
29、ed at the mobile load bearing point of the connecting sub-system from the initial position (onset of the free fall) to the final position (equilibrium after the arrest), excluding the displacements of the full body harness and its attachment element EN 3631 4 Requirements 4.1 Design and ergonomics T
30、he general requirements for the design and ergonomics are specified in 4.1 of EN 363:2002. A retractable type fall arrester may comprise a drum around which the retractable lanyard reels or unreels, or a return pulley with counterweights. 4.2 Materials and construction The retractable lanyard shall
31、be a wire rope, a webbing or a synthetic fibre rope. The material of a retractable lanyard shall conform to 4.2.2 and 4.2.3 of EN 354:2002. It shall be confirmed by the static strength test specified in 5.2 that the internal end of the retractable lanyard is suitably secured to the device. The exter
32、nal end of the retractable lanyard shall be suitably terminated. Energy absorbers not integrated in the retractable lanyard shall conform to EN 355. Energy absorbers integrated in the retractable lanyard shall conform to EN 355, but need not be tested in accordance with 5.2 of EN 3552002. Connectors
33、 for retractable type fall arresters shall conform to EN 362 and shall incorporate a swivel function. 4.3 Locking 4.3.1 Locking after conditioning When conditioned as described in 5.1.2.1 and tested as described in 5.1.2.3 with a minimum test mass of 5 kg, the retractable type fall arrester shall in
34、 each case lock and remain locked until released. 4.3.2 Locking after optional conditioning If the marking on the retractable type fall arrester and the information supplied by the manufacturer (see clauses 6 and 7) claims a feature concerning the use under specific conditions (see 5.1.2.2), the loc
35、king function of the retractable type fall arrester shall be tested accordingly. When conditioned as described in 5.1.2.2 and tested as described in 5.1.2.3 with a minimum test mass of 5 kg, the retractable type fall arrester shall in each case lock and remain locked until released. 4.4 Static stren
36、gth Retractable type fall arresters with a retractable lanyard made from synthetic fibre rope or webbing shall sustain a force of at least 15 kN when tested as described in 5.2. Retractable type fall arresters with a retractable lanyard made from wire rope shall sustain a force of at least 12 kN whe
37、n tested as described in 5.2. 5 EN 360:2002 (E) 4.5 Dynamic performance When tested as described in 5.3.2 with a rigid steel mass of 100 kg, the braking force F, shall not exceed 6 kN and the arrest distance Hshall not exceed 2 m. 4.6 Optional requirement concerning endurance If the marking on the r
38、etractable type fall and the information supplied by the manufacturer (see clauses 6 and 7) claims the feature concerning endurance, the retractable type fall arrester shall be tested as described in 5.4 with a total of 1 O00 relative movements. 4.7 Corrosion resistance After tested as described in
39、5.5 the elements of the retractable type fall arrester shall be examined. Where necessary to gain visual acces to the internal elements, the device shall be dismantled. The test is classed as a failure if any corrosion is evident that could affect the function of the device. (White scaling or tarnis
40、hing is acceptable.) 4.8 Marking and information Marking of the retractable type fall arrester shall be in accordance with clause 6. Information shall be supplied with the retractable type fall arrester in accordance with clause 7. 5 Test methods 5.1 Locking test after conditioning 5.1 .I Apparatus
41、5.1.1.1 Apparatus for conditioning The conditioning apparatus shall conform to 4.8 of EN 364:1992. 5.1 .I .2 Apparatus for the locking test The locking test apparatus shall consist of an anchor point and a minimum test mass of 5 kg according to 5.1 1.6.2 of EN 364:1992. 5.1.2 Method 5.1.2.1 Conditio
42、ning The conditioning to heat, to cold and to wet is described in 5.1 1 of EN 364:1992. 5.1.2.2 Optional conditioning The conditioning to dust and to oil is optional and described in 5.1 1 of EN 364:1992. 5.1.2.3 Locking test The locking test shall be conducted as described in 5.1 1.6.2 of EN 364:19
43、92. 6 EN 360:2002 (E) 5.2 Static strength test 5.2.1 Apparatus The static strength apparatus shall conform to 4.1 of EN 364:1992. 5.2.2 Method The static strength test shall be conducted as described in 5.7.4 of EN 364:1992. 5.3 Dynamic performance test 5.3.1 Apparatus The dynamic performance test a
44、pparatus shall conform to 4.4,4.5 and 4.6 of EN 364:1992. 5.3.2 Method The dynamic performance test shall be conducted as described in 5.7.2 of EN 364:1992. 5.4 Endurance test 5.4.1 Apparatus The endurance test apparatus shall conform to 4.9 of EN 364:1992. 5.4.2 Method The endurance test shall be c
45、onducted as described in 5.12.2 of EN 364:1992. 5.5 Corrosion test The corrosion test shall be conducted as described in 5.13 of EN 364:1992 for a minimum period of 24 h. 6 Marking Marking on the retractable type fall arrester shall conform to 2.2 of EN 3651992 and any text shall be in the languages
46、 of the country of destination. In addition to conforming to 2.2 of EN 3651992 the marking shall include the following: a) on the retractable type fall arrester, a pictogram to indicate that users shall read the information supplied by the manufacturer (see figure); the specific conditions under whi
47、ch a retractable type fall arrester may be used, e.g. vertical, horizontal or inclined; b) c) the model/type identification mark of the retractable type fall arrester; 7 EN 360:2002 (E) d) the number of this European Standard, .e. EN 360. 7 Information supplied by the manufacturer The information su
48、pplied by the manufacturer shall be provided in the languages of the country of destination. It shall conform to 2.1 of EN 3651992 and in addition shall include at least advice or information as follows: the specific conditions under which the retractable type fall arrester may be used, e. g. vertic
49、al, horizontal or inclined; the characteristics required for a reliable anchor point; the correct way of connecting to a reliable anchor point, to a full body harness and to other components of a fall arrest system; on how to ensure the compatibility of any components to be used in conjunction with the retractable type fall arrester, e.g. by reference to other European Standards; if a complete system is supplied, that components of any complete system shall not be substituted; the correct way of operating the retractable type fall arrester; the necessar
