1、BRITISH STANDARD Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Full body harnesses The European Standard EN 361:2002 has the status ofa British Standard ICs 13.340.99 BS EN 3 6 1 :2002 WkNb A%“ U- rn% E rn NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW $ present t
2、o 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. - A list of organizations represented on this committee can be o
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4、y ofthe BSI Electronic Catalogue or ofBritish Stan dards 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 ofitself confer immunity from legal obligations.
5、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 inside front
6、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. I Date I Comments O BSI 4 July 2002 ISBN O 580 39966 4 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NOR
7、M EN 361 May 2002 ICs 13.340.99 Supersedes EN 361 :I 992 English version Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Full body harnesses Equipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur - Harnais dantichute Persnliche Schutzausrstung gegen Absturz - Auffanggurte Thi
8、s 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 any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical reference
9、s concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its
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11、pain, 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 exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN nati
12、onal Members. Ref. No. EN 361:2002 E EN 361 :2002 (E) Contents page Foreword 3 1 2 3 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 5 5.1 5.1 . 1 5.1.2 5.2 5.2.1 5.2.2 6 7 8 Scope 4 Normative references 4 Terms and definitions 4 Requirements . 7 Design and ergonomics 7 Materials and construction . 7 Static strength 7 Dy
13、namic performance . 7 Additional elements . 7 Marking and information . 8 Test methods 8 Static strength test 8 Apparatus . 8 Method 8 Dynamic performance test 8 Apparatus . 8 Method 8 Marking . 8 Information supplied by the manufacturer 9 Packaging . 9 Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this Europea
14、n Standard addressing essential requirements or other Bibliography 11 provisions of EU Directives . 10 2 EN 361 :2002 (E) Foreword This document EN 361:2002 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 160 “Protection against falls from a height including working belts“, the secretariat of which
15、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 the latest by November 2002. This document supersedes EN 361
16、: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 later stage. This document has been prepared under a mandate g
17、iven 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 document. According to the CENKENELEC Internal Regulations, the n
18、ational 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, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United
19、Kingdom. 3 EN 361 :2002 (E) 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the requirements, test methods, marking, information supplied by the manufacturer and packaging for full body harnesses. Other types of body support, specified in other European Standards, e. g. EN 358, EN 813 or EN 1497, may be in
20、corporated into the full body harness. Fall arrest systems are specified in EN 363. 2 Normative references 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 public
21、ations are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these 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 am
22、endments). EN 358, Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height - Belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards. EN 362: 1992, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Connectors. EN 363:2002, Personal protective
23、 equipment against falls from a height - Fall arrest systems. EN 364: 1992, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Test methods. EN 365: 1992, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - General requirements for instructions for use and for marking. EN 81 3, Pers
24、onal protective equipment for prevention of falls from a height - Sit harnesses. EN 892, Mountaineering equipment - Dynamic mountaineering ropes - Safety requirements and test methods. 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1
25、full body harness body support primarily for fall arrest purposes, i.e. a component of a fall arrest system. The full body harness may comprise straps, fittings, buckles or other elements, suitably arranged and assembled to support the whole body of a person and to restrain the wearer during a fall
26、and after the arrest of a fall EN 3631. 3.2 primary strapslsecondary straps primary straps are those straps of a full body harness which are intended by the manufacturer to support the body or exert pressure on the body during the fall of a person and after the arrest of the fall. The other straps a
27、re secondary straps 3.3 attachment element specific connecting point for components or sub-systems 4 EN 361 :2002 (E) 1 ? Key 1 Shoulder strap 2 Secondary strap 3 Sit strap (Primary strap) 4 Thigh strap 5 Back support for work positioning 6 Adjustment element 7 Fall arrest attachment element 8 Buckl
28、e 9 Attachment element for work positioning a) Marking, see clause 6 b) Marking with capital letter “A Figure 1 - Example of a full body harness with back attachment for fall arrest and attachment for work positioning 5 EN 361 :2002 (E) 1 Shoulder strap 2 Front attachment 3 Thigh strap (Primary stra
29、p) 4 Adjustment el em ent 5 Back attachment 6 Buckle a) Marking, see clause 6 b) Marking with capital letter “A Figure 2 - Example of a full body harness with front attachment and back attachment for fall arrest 6 EN 361 :2002 (E) 4 Requirements 4.1 Design and ergonomics The general requirements for
30、 the design and ergonomics are specified in 4.1 of EN 363:2002. 4.2 Materials and construction Webbing and sewing threads of a full body harness shall be made from virgin filament or multifilament synthetic fibres suitable for their intended use. The breaking tenacity of the synthetic fibre shall be
31、 known to be at least 0,6 N/tex. Threads used for sewing shall be physically compatible with the webbing, and the quality shall be compatible to that of the webbing. They shall, however, be of a contrasting shade or colour in order to facilitate visual inspection. A full body harness shall comprise
32、straps or similar elements which are placed in the pelvic area and on the shoulders, e. g. as shown in Figure 1. The full body harness shall fit the wearer. Means of adjustment may be provided. Straps shall not migrate from position and shall not loosen by themselves. The width of primary straps sha
33、ll be at least 40 mm and of secondary straps at least 20 mm. It shall be visually confirmed during the static strength test specified in 5.1 that those straps which support the torso dummy or exert pressure on the torso dummy are primary straps. The fall arrest attachment element(s) may be placed so
34、 as to lie, during the use of the full body harness, above the centre of gravity, in front of the chest and/or at the back and/or at both shoulders of the wearer. The full body harness may be incorporated within a garment. It shall be possible to carry out a visual inspection of the whole full body
35、harness, even if the full body harness is incorporated within a garment. All securing buckles (i. e. buckles other than those used primarily for adjustment of fit) shall be designed in such a way that they can only be assembled in a correct manner or, if they are capable of being assembled in more t
36、han one way, that each method of assembly shall conform to the strength and performance requirements. Metallic fittings shall conform to the corrosion protection requirements specified in 4.4 of EN 362:1992. 4.3 Static strength When tested at each attachment element as described in 5.1.4.2 of EN 364
37、:1992 with a force of 15 kN and as described in 5.1.4.3 of EN 364:1992 with a force of 10 kN, the full body harness shall not release the torso dummy. 4.4 Dynamic performance longitudinal axis of the dorsal plane of the tors dummy and the vertical shall be a maximum of! 4.5 Additional elements If a
38、full body harness is additionally equipped with elements for the use of the full body positioning or restraint system, these elements shall conform to EN 358 and/or EN 813. When tested at each fall arrest attachment element as described in 5.2 with a torso dummy of 100 kg mass, the full body harness
39、 shall withstand two successive drop tests with an adjusted free fall distance of 4 m (one drop test with the torso dummy feet first and one drop test with the torso dummy head first) without releasing the torso dummy. After each drop test, the torso dummy shall be arrested in a head-up position and
40、 the angle between the 3“. iarness in a work 7 EN 361 :2002 (E) 4.6 Marking and information Marking of the full body harness shall be in accordance with clause 6. Information shall be supplied with the full body harness in accordance with clause 7. 5 Test methods 5.1 Static strength test 5.1 .I Appa
41、ratus The static strength test apparatus shall conform to 4.1 and 4.2 of EN 364:1992. 5.1.2 Method The static strength test shall be conducted as described in 5.1.4 of EN 364:1992. 5.2 Dynamic performance test 5.2.1 Apparatus The dynamic performance test apparatus shall conform to 4.2, 4.4 and 4.6 o
42、f EN 364:1992. 5.2.2 Method The dynamic performance test shall be conducted as described in 5.1.2 of EN 364:1992. In addition to 5.1.2.1 of EN 364:1992, the single mountaineering rope used for testing shall conform to EN 892, and shall be known to have an impact force of (9 f 1,5) kN in the first im
43、pact force test. 6 Marking Marking on the full body harness shall conform to 2.2 of EN 365:1992 and any text shall be in the languages of the country of destination. In addition to conforming to 2.2 of EN 365:1992 the marking shall include the following: a) on the full body harness, a pictogram to i
44、ndicate that users shall read the information supplied by the manufacturer (see figure); b) c) d) a capital letter ?A at each fall arrest attachment element; the model/type identification mark of the full body harness; the number of this European Standard, i.e. EN 361. 8 EN 361 :2002 (E) 7 Informati
45、on supplied by the manufacturer The information supplied 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 correct way to put on the full body harnes
46、s; the specific conditions under which the full body harness may be used; the characteristics required for a reliable anchor point; on how to connect to a reliable anchor point, to a connecting sub-system, e.g. an energy absorber, lanyard and connector, and to other components of a fall arrest syste
47、m; which attachment elements of the full body harness shall be used in a fall arrest or in a work positioning system ; on how to ensure the compatibility of any components to be used in conjunction with the full body harness, e.g. by reference to other European Standards; that consideration should b
48、e given to the necessary minimum clearance below the feet of the user in order to avoid collision with the structure or ground in a fall from a height and that specific advice will be given with the sub-system, e. g. energy absorber or fall arrester; the materials from which full body harness is mad
49、e; on limitations of the materials in the product or hazards which may affect its performance, e.g. temperature, the effect of sharp edges, chemical reagents, electrical conductivity, cutting, abrasion, UV degradation, other climatic conditions: that before and during use, consideration should be given as to how any rescue could be safely and efficiently carried out; that the product should only be used by a trained and/or otherwise competent person or the user should be under the direct supervision of such a person; on how to clean the product, including disinfect
