SMI catalogue 2022 - Catalog - Page 186
FALL
PROTECTION
188
HARNESS
188
HOOK
189
ROPES &
LANYARDS
Every day in the European construction
industry, one person dies due to a fall
from height. According to the Health &
Safety Executive, working at height is
responsible for the largest number of
work-related, RIDDOR-reported deaths
in the UK.
Health and Safety legislation states that
fall protection measures must be put
in place by the employer of any person
working at height where a fall hazard
exists. If it is not feasible to eliminate the
hazard using a collective system, then a
PPE system must be selected and used,
be it for restrain, work positioning or fall
arrest purposes. This system consists
of a full body harness, an intermediate
attachment and an anchorage point
located close to the work area.
This section includes fall protection
systems designed to save the life of
worker (category 3 – PPE against mortal
or serious and irreversible danger).
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REGULATIONS FOR FALL
PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
EN
PRODUCT
EN353-1
Guided type fall arrest
– rigid anchorage line
and rails
EN353-2
Guided type fall arrest
– flexible anchorage
line
EN354
Lanyards
EN355
Shock absorbers
EN358
Work positioning
systems
EN360
Retractable typo fall
arresters
EN361
Full body harness
EN362
Connectors
EN363
Fall arrest systems
EN795
Anchor devices Class B