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  • BS 6037-1:2003

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    Code of practice for the planning, design, installation and use of permanently installed access equipment Suspended access equipment

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  18-10-2017

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  03-08-2005

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Identifying hazards and taking preventive action
    5 Planning and exchange of information
    6 Health and safety
    7 Attachment of the suspended access equipment to the building
    8 Track system
    9 Suspension and safety ropes
    10 Protection against lightning
    11 Restraint systems
    12 Electrical systems
    13 Marking
    14 Commissioning, verification and handover
    15 Responsibilities of the duty holder
    16 Instructions for use
    17 Provision of notices
    18 Training and instruction
    19 Inspections, maintenance, through examinations and testing
    20 Record keeping
    21 Changes to the suspended access equipment
    Annex A (informative) CE marking and declaration of conformity
    Annex B (informative) Useful addresses
    Bibliography
    Tables

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    Provides recommendation for the planning, design, installation, use, examination, maintenance and testing of permanently installed suspended access equipment including equipment installed on a building to facilitate continuing routine maintenance of the building.

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    Committee MHE/12/7
    Development Note Supersedes BS 6037(1990) & 01/105372 DC (04/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2012. (01/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 6037-2:2004 Code of practice for the planning, design, installation and use of permanently installed access equipment Travelling ladders and gantries
    BS 5974:2010 Code of practice for the planning, design, setting up and use of temporary suspended access equipment
    BS 7985:2009 Code of practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes
    BS 7985:2013 Code of practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes. Recommendations and guidance supplementary to BS ISO 22846
    BS 8560(2012) : 2012 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS INCORPORATING SAFE WORK AT HEIGHT

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 60204-1 : 2006 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF MACHINES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    BS EN 1808:2015 Safety requirements for suspended access equipment. Design calculations, stability criteria, construction. Examinations and tests
    BS 7883:1997 Code of practice for application and use of anchor devices conforming to BS EN 795
    BS 7985:2002 Code of Practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes
    BS 7671(2001) : 2001 AMD 14905 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
    BS EN 60947-3 : 2009 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 3: SWITCHES, DISCONNECTORS, SWITCH-DISCONNECTORS AND FUSE-COMBINATION UNITS
    BS EN 795:2012 Personal fall protection equipment. Anchor devices
    1998/37/EC : 1998 DIRECTIVE 98/37/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 22 JUNE 1998 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MACHINERY
    BS 449-2:1969 Specification for the use of structural steel in building Metric units
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