• BS 8437(2005) : 2005

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    CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SELECTION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN THE WORKPLACE

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2005

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Legislation
    5 Fundamental principles
    6 Hazard identification, risk assessment
       and safety method statement
    7 Selection of personal fall protection
       systems and equipment
    8 Restraint systems
    9 Fall arrest systems
    10 Work positioning systems
    11 Rescue
    12 Components
    13 Inspection, care and maintenance of equipment
    14 Methods of work
    15 Aptitude, fitness and training
    16 Anchors
    Annex A (informative) - Basic principles of
            protection against falls from a height
    Annex B (informative) - Harness comfort and
            adjustability test
    Annex C (informative) - Equipment inspection
            checklist
    Annex D (informative) - Suspension intolerance
            (formerly known as suspension trauma)
    Annex E (informative) - Advantages and disadvantages
            of differently positioned attachment
            points for fall arrest equipment on a
            full body harness
    Annex F (informative) - Examples of the calculation
            of minimum free space requirements for
            different fall arrest systems
    Annex G (informative) - Typical methods of work
            in a partially supported position using
            a work positioning system
    Annex H (informative) - Properties of some of
            the artificial fibres used in the manufacture
            of personal fall protection equipment
    Annex I (informative) - The effect of wind speed
            and working height on available working times
    Bibliography

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    Provides recommendations and guidance on the selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace to prevent and/or to arrest falls from a height, including systems and equipment suitable for use in rescue.

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    Committee PH/5
    Development Note Supersedes 03/101170 DC. (05/2005) 2005 Edition Re-Issued in August 2012 & incorporates AMD 1 2012. Supersedes 12/30247883 DC. (08/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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

    I.S. EN 363:2008 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
    15/30320607 DC : 0 BS 7121-1 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SAFE USE OF CRANES - PART 1: GENERAL
    BS 7121-1:2016 Code of practice for safe use of cranes General
    BS 8460:2017 Code of practice for the safe use of MEWPS
    13/30264276 DC : 0 BS 8590 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT
    BS 7121-2-9:2013 Code of practice for the safe use of cranes Inspection, maintenance and thorough examination. Cargo handling and container cranes
    BS 7121-2-7(2012) : 2012 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE SAFE USE OF CRANES - PART 2-7: INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND THOROUGH EXAMINATION - OVERHEAD TRAVELLING CRANES, INCLUDING PORTAL AND SEMI-PORTAL CRANES, HOISTS, AND THEIR SUPPORTING STRUCTURES
    12/30258064 DC : 0 BS 7121-2-1 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SAFE USE OF CRANES - PART 2-1: INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND THOROUGH EXAMINATION - GENERAL
    17/30341837 DC : 0 BS 8460 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE SAFE USE OF MEWPS
    BS 8590:2014 Code of practice for the installation of audio visual equipment
    05/30137479 DC : DRAFT AUG 2005 BS 8460 - SAFE USE OF MEWPS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    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 7121-4:2010 Code of practice for safe use of cranes Lorry loaders
    BS 7883:2005 Code of practice for the design, selection, installation, use and maintenance of anchor devices conforming to BS EN 795
    12/30259758 DC : 0 BS 7121-2-7 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SAFE USE OF CRANES - PART 2-7: INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND THOROUGH EXAMINATION - OVERHEAD TRAVELLING CRANES, INCLUDING PORTAL AND SEMI-PORTAL CRANES, HOISTS, AND THEIR SUPPORTING STRUCTURES
    DIN EN 363:2016-05 (Draft) PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
    BS 8460:2005 Safe use of MEWPs Code of practice
    13/30277332 DC : 0 BS 7985 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF ROPE ACCESS METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES
    BS 8454:2006 Code of practice for the delivery of training and education for work at height and rescue
    BS PAS 122(2009) : 2009 SPECIFICATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT IN CLASSROOMS AND GENERAL PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AREAS
    BS 8610:2017 Personal fall protection equipment. Anchor systems. Specification
    BS EN 363:2008 Personal fall protection equipment. Personal fall protection systems
    EN 363:2008 Personal fall protection equipment - Personal fall protection systems
    BS 7121-2-1:2012 Code of practice for the safe use of cranes Inspection, maintenance and thorough examination. General
    BS 8560(2012) : 2012 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS INCORPORATING SAFE WORK AT HEIGHT
    BS 7121-3:2017 Code of practice for safe use of cranes Mobile cranes
    BS 7121-5:2006 Code of practice for safe use of cranes Tower cranes

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    89/686/EEC : 1989 AMD 5 2012 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1989 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
    BS EN 12277 : 2015 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HARNESSES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    BS EN 397 : 2012 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY HELMETS
    BS EN 354:2010 Personal fall protection equipment. Lanyards
    BS EN 341:2011 Personal fall protection equipment. Descender devices for rescue
    BS EN 1497:2007 Personal fall protection equipment. Rescue harnesses
    BS 7883:1997 Code of practice for application and use of anchor devices conforming to BS EN 795
    BS EN 12275:2013 Mountaineering equipment. Connectors. Safety requirements and test methods
    BS EN 166:2002 Personal eye protection. Specifications
    BS 8454:2006 Code of practice for the delivery of training and education for work at height and rescue
    BS EN 1496:2017 Personal fall protection equipment. Rescue lifting devices
    BS EN 388 : 2016 PROTECTIVE GLOVES AGAINST MECHANICAL RISKS
    BS EN 361:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Full body harnesses
    BS EN 360:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Retractable type fall arresters
    BS 8513:2009 Personal fall protection equipment. Twin-legged energy-absorbing lanyards. Specification
    BS EN 353-2:2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line
    BS EN 14387 : 2004 RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - GAS FILTER(S) AND COMBINED FILTER(S) - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING
    BS EN 362:2004 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Connectors
    BS EN 12492:2012 Mountaineering equipment. Helmets for mountaineers. Safety requirements and test methods
    ISO 1140:2012 Fibre ropes Polyamide 3-, 4-, 8- and 12-strand ropes
    BS EN 140:1999 Respiratory protective devices. Half masks and quarter masks. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 458:2016 Hearing protectors. Recommendations for selection, use, care and maintenance. Guidance document
    BS EN 363:2008 Personal fall protection equipment. Personal fall protection systems
    PD 6636:1998 Personal protective equipment. Lifejackets and buoyancy aids. Guide for selection and use
    BS 5975(2008) : 2008 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TEMPORARY WORKS PROCEDURES AND THE PERMISSIBLE STRESS DESIGN OF FALSEWORK
    BS EN 795:2012 Personal fall protection equipment. Anchor devices
    BS EN 353-1 : 2014 PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - GUIDED TYPE FALL ARRESTERS INCLUDING AN ANCHOR LINE - PART 1: GUIDED TYPE FALL ARRESTERS INCLUDING A RIGID ANCHOR LINE
    BS EN 149 : 2001 RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - FILTERING HALF MASKS TO PROTECT AGAINST PARTICLES - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING
    BS EN 892 : 2012 MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - DYNAMIC MOUNTAINEERING ROPES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    BS EN 813:1997 Personal protective equipment for prevention of falls from a height. Sit harnesses
    BS EN 364:1993 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Test methods
    BS EN 136:1998 Respiratory protective devices. Full face masks. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 420 : 2003 PROTECTIVE GLOVES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    PD 6484:1979 Commentary on corrosion at bimetallic contacts and its alleviation
    BS EN 1891:1998 Personal protective equipment for the prevention of falls from a height. Low stretch kernmantel ropes
    BS EN 143:2000 Respiratory protective devices. Particle filters. Requirements, testing, marking
    BS EN 365:2004 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. General requirements for instructions for use, maintenance, periodic examination, repair, marking and packaging
    BS EN 374-1:2003 Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms Terminology and performance requirements
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