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BS EN 360:2023 – TC 2024

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Tracked Changes. Personal fall protection equipment. Retractable type fall arresters

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BSI 2024 136
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This document specifies requirements, test methods, marking, manufacturer’s instructions and information for retractable type fall arresters (RTFAs) and applies to a RTFA with a single retractable lanyard and a RTFA with two retractable lanyards (twin RTFA) as components of one of the fall arrest systems covered by EN 363:2018. This European standard is not applicable to RTFAs and twin RTFAs used in any sport or recreational activity.

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67 undefined
74 1 Scope
2 Normative references
75 3 Terms and definitions
78 4 Requirements
4.1 Design and ergonomics
4.2 Materials and construction
79 4.3 Retraction tension and function
80 4.4 Static strength
81 4.5 Dynamic tests
4.5.1 General
83 4.5.2 Dynamic performance – overhead attachment in a vertical application
4.5.3 Dynamic function – overhead attachment in a vertical application
4.5.4 Dynamic strength – overhead attachment in a vertical application
4.5.5 Dynamic performance – foot level attachment in a horizontal application
4.5.6 Dynamic strength and integrity – foot level attachment in a horizontal application
84 4.5.7 Dynamic performance – foot level attachment in a vertical application
4.5.8 Specific dynamic requirements for twin RTFAs
4.6 Marking and information
5 Test methods
5.1 General examination of material and construction
85 5.2 Conditioning
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Heat
86 5.2.3 Cold
5.2.4 Wet
5.2.5 Corrosion
5.3 Retraction test
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Method retraction tension vertical application
88 5.3.3 Method retraction tension horizontal application
89 5.3.4 Method retraction function
90 5.3.5 Method retraction function with rotation
91 5.4 Static strength
5.4.1 Apparatus
5.4.2 Method
5.5 Dynamic performance
5.5.1 Apparatus and test sample
5.5.2 Method
93 5.6 Dynamic performance at the maximum rated load after conditioning
5.6.1 Apparatus and test sample
5.6.2 Method
94 5.7 Dynamic performance at near-full extraction
5.7.1 Apparatus and test sample
5.7.2 Method
96 5.8 Dynamic function at the minimum rated load
5.8.1 Apparatus
5.8.2 Method
5.9 Dynamic strength
5.9.1 Apparatus
5.9.2 Method
97 5.10 Dynamic tests in a horizontal application
5.10.1 Apparatus
98 5.10.2 Test sample
5.10.3 Method – dynamic performance
99 5.10.4 Method – dynamic strength and integrity
102 5.11 Dynamic tests in a horizontal application with a lateral offset
5.11.1 Apparatus
5.11.2 Test sample
5.11.3 Method – dynamic performance
103 5.11.4 Method – dynamic strength and integrity
106 5.12 Dynamic performance – foot level attachment in a vertical application
5.12.1 Apparatus and test sample
5.12.2 Method
108 5.13 Dynamic performance – twin RTFAs with both lanyards in a horizontal opposite arrangement
5.13.1 Apparatus and test sample
5.13.2 Method
112 6 Marking
114 7 Manufacturer’s instructions and information
117 8 Packaging
118 Annex A (normative)Additional requirements and test methods for RTFAs and twin RTFAs for use in mobile elevating work platforms
A.1 Introduction
A.2 Requirements
A.3 Marking and information
A.4 Test method
A.4.1 General examination of materials and construction
119 A.4.2 Dynamic performance and integrity
122 A.5 Marking
123 A.6 Manufacturer’s instructions and information
124 Annex B (informative)Explanatory information on this edition of EN 360:2023
127 Annex C (informative)Significant technical changes between this European Standard and the previous edition EN 360:2002
132 Annex ZA (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of EU Regulation 2016/425 aimed to be covered
BS EN 360:2023 - TC 2024
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