BS ISO 22846-2:2012

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 General
4 Management
5 Personnel
6 Equipment
7 Working methods
8 Emergency situations
9 Welfare
Annex A (informative) - Recommended competence
        requirements
Annex B (informative) - Recommended minimum knowledge
        for management of rope access workplaces
Annex C (informative) - Additional techniques
Annex D (informative) - Anchor loads
Annex E (informative) - Suspension intolerance (formerly
        known as suspension trauma)
Bibliography

Gives recommendations and guidance on the use of rope access methods for work at height and expands on the fundamental principles given in ISO 22846-1, in conjunction with which it is intended to be used.

This part of ISO22846 provides recommendations and guidance on the use of rope access methods for work at height and expands on the fundamental principles given in ISO22846-1, in conjunction with which it is intended to be used. It is intended for use by employers, employees and self-employed persons who use rope access methods, by those commissioning rope access work and by rope access associations. This part of ISO22846 is applicable to the use of rope access methods in any situation where ropes are used as the primary means of access, egress or support and as the primary means of protection against a fall, on both man-made and natural features.

This part of ISO22846 is not intended to apply to the use of rope access methods for leisure activities, arboriculture, general steeplejack methods, emergency personal evacuation or to the use of rope rescue (line rescue) techniques by emergency services for rescue work or for rescue training. Nevertheless, individuals engaged in these and similar activities can benefit from the advice given in this part of ISO22846.