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3、damage whatsoever than may result from the use of this material or the information contain therein, irrespective of the cause and quantum thereof. ICS 13.340.99 ISBN 0-626-14702-6 SANS 50360:2003 Edition 2 EN 360:2002 Edition 2 SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Personal protective equipment against fa
4、lls from a height Retractable type fall arresters This national standard is the identical implementation of EN 360:2002 and is adopted with the permission of CEN, rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels. Published by Standards South Africa 1 dr lategan road groenkloof ! private bag x191 pretoria 0001 te
5、l: 012 428 7911 fax: 012 344 1568 international code + 27 12 www.stansa.co.za Standards South Africa 2003 SANS 50360:2003 Edition 2 EN 360:2002 Edition 2 Table of changes Change No. Date Scope National foreword This South African standard was approved by National Committee STANSA SC 5120.11B, Fall a
6、rrest systems, in accordance with procedures of Standards South Africa, in compliance with annex 3 of the WTO/TBT agreement. This edition cancels and replaces the first edition (SABS EN 360:1992). EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 360May 2002ICS 13.340.99 Supersedes EN 360:1992Englis
7、h versionPersonal protective equipment against falls from a height -Retractable type fall arrestersEquipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes dehauteur - Antichutes rappel automatiquePersnliche Schutzausrstung gegen Absturz -HhensicherungsgerteThis European Standard was approved by CEN
8、on 15 March 2002.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may b
9、e obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management
10、 Centre has the same status as the officialversions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EU
11、ROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2002 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 360:2002 EEN 360:2002 (E)2Con
12、tentspageForeword31 Scope 42 Normative references 43 Terms and definitions44 Requirements .54.1 Design and ergonomics 54.2 Materials and construction .54.3 Locking .54.3.1 Locking after conditioning54.3.2 Locking after optional conditioning.54.4 Static strength54.5 Dynamic performance .64.6 Optional
13、 requirement concerning endurance.64.7 Corrosion resistance .64.8 Marking and information.65 Test methods65.1 Locking test after conditioning 65.1.1 Apparatus .65.1.2 Method 65.2 Static strength test 75.2.1 Apparatus .75.2.2 Method 75.3 Dynamic performance test75.3.1 Apparatus .75.3.2 Method 75.4 En
14、durance test .75.4.1 Apparatus .75.4.2 Method 75.5 Corrosion test.76 Marking .77 Information supplied by the manufacturer88 Packaging .8Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or otherprovisions of EU Directives .9Bibliography 10EN 360:2002 (E)3Fore
15、wordThis document EN 360:2002 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 160 “Protection against fallsfrom a height including working belts“, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical te
16、xt orby endorsement, at the latest by November 2002, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latestby November 2002.This document supersedes EN 360:1992. This new edition contains the old text of the standard and incorporatessome urgent amendments that are intended to give addit
17、ional information and clarify inconsistencies. Acomprehensive revision of the standard will follow at a later stage.This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the EuropeanFree Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).F
18、or relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the followingcountries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic
19、, Denmark, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain,Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.EN 360:2002 (E)41 ScopeThis European Standard specifies the requirements, test methods, marking, information supplied by themanufact
20、urer and packaging for retractable type fall arresters. Retractable type fall arresters conforming to thisEuropean Standard are sub-systems constituting one of the fall arrest systems covered by EN 363, when combinedwith a full body harness specified in EN 361. Other types of fall arresters are spec
21、ified in EN 353-1 and EN 353-2.Energy absorbers are specified in EN 355.2 Normative referencesThis European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. Thesenormative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are lis
22、ted hereafter. Fordated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this EuropeanStandard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references, the latest edition of thepublication referred to applies (including amendments).EN 354:
23、2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Lanyards.EN 355:2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Energy absorbers.EN 362, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Connectors.EN 363:2002, Personal protective equipment against falls from
24、a height Fall arrest systems.EN 364:1992, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Test methods.EN 365, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height General requirements for instructions for useand for marking.3 Terms and definitionsFor the purposes of this European Sta
25、ndard, the following terms and definitions apply.3.1retractable type fall arresterfall arrester with a self-locking function and an automatic tensioning and return facility for the lanyard, i.e. theretractable lanyard. An energy dissipating function may be incorporated in the device itself or an ene
26、rgy absorbermay be incorporated in the retractable lanyard EN 3633.2retractable lanyardconnecting element of a retractable type fall arrester. A retractable lanyard may be of wire rope, webbing orsynthetic fibre rope and may be longer than 2 m EN 3633.3energy absorberelement or a component of a fall
27、 arresting system, which is designed to dissipate the kinetic energy developedduring a fall from a height EN 3633.4braking forcemaximum force Fmaxin kilonewtons measured at the anchor point or the anchor line during the braking period of thedynamic performance test EN 363EN 360:2002 (E)53.5arrest di
28、stancevertical distance H in metres measured at the mobile load bearing point of the connecting sub-system from theinitial position (onset of the free fall) to the final position (equilibrium after the arrest), excluding the displacementsof the full body harness and its attachment element EN 3634 Re
29、quirements4.1 Design and ergonomicsThe general requirements for the design and ergonomics are specified in 4.1 of EN 363:2002.A retractable type fall arrester may comprise a drum around which the retractable lanyard reels or unreels, or areturn pulley with counterweights.4.2 Materials and constructi
30、onThe retractable lanyard shall be a wire rope, a webbing or a synthetic fibre rope. The material of a retractablelanyard shall conform to 4.2.2 and 4.2.3 of EN 354:2002.It shall be confirmed by the static strength test specified in 5.2 that the internal end of the retractable lanyard issuitably sec
31、ured to the device.The external end of the retractable lanyard shall be suitably terminated.Energy absorbers not integrated in the retractable lanyard shall conform to EN 355. Energy absorbers integrated inthe retractable lanyard shall conform to EN 355, but need not be tested in accordance with 5.2
32、 of EN 355:2002.Connectors for retractable type fall arresters shall conform to EN 362 and shall incorporate a swivel function.4.3 Locking4.3.1 Locking after conditioningWhen conditioned as described in 5.1.2.1 and tested as described in 5.1.2.3 with a minimum test mass of 5 kg, theretractable type
33、fall arrester shall in each case lock and remain locked until released.4.3.2 Locking after optional conditioningIf the marking on the retractable type fall arrester and the information supplied by the manufacturer (see clauses 6and 7) claims a feature concerning the use under specific conditions (se
34、e 5.1.2.2), the locking function of theretractable type fall arrester shall be tested accordingly.When conditioned as described in 5.1.2.2 and tested as described in 5.1.2.3 with a minimum test mass of 5 kg, theretractable type fall arrester shall in each case lock and remain locked until released.4
35、.4 Static strengthRetractable type fall arresters with a retractable lanyard made from synthetic fibre rope or webbing shall sustain aforce of at least 15 kN when tested as described in 5.2.Retractable type fall arresters with a retractable lanyard made from wire rope shall sustain a force of at lea
36、st 12 kNwhen tested as described in 5.2.EN 360:2002 (E)64.5 Dynamic performanceWhen tested as described in 5.3.2 with a rigid steel mass of 100 kg, the braking force Fmaxshall not exceed 6 kNand the arrest distance H shall not exceed 2 m.4.6 Optional requirement concerning enduranceIf the marking on
37、 the retractable type fall and the information supplied by the manufacturer (see clauses 6 and 7)claims the feature concerning endurance, the retractable type fall arrester shall be tested as described in 5.4 with atotal of 1 000 relative movements.4.7 Corrosion resistanceAfter tested as described i
38、n 5.5 the elements of the retractable type fall arrester shall be examined. Wherenecessary to gain visual acces to the internal elements, the device shall be dismantled. The test is classed as afailure if any corrosion is evident that could affect the function of the device. (White scaling or tarnis
39、hing isacceptable.)4.8 Marking and informationMarking of the retractable type fall arrester shall be in accordance with clause 6.Information shall be supplied with the retractable type fall arrester in accordance with clause 7.5 Test methods5.1 Locking test after conditioning5.1.1 Apparatus5.1.1.1 A
40、pparatus for conditioningThe conditioning apparatus shall conform to 4.8 of EN 364:1992.5.1.1.2 Apparatus for the locking testThe locking test apparatus shall consist of an anchor point and a minimum test mass of 5 kg according to 5.11.6.2of EN 364:1992.5.1.2 Method5.1.2.1 ConditioningThe conditioni
41、ng to heat, to cold and to wet is described in 5.11 of EN 364:1992.5.1.2.2 Optional conditioningThe conditioning to dust and to oil is optional and described in 5.11 of EN 364:1992.5.1.2.3 Locking testThe locking test shall be conducted as described in 5.11.6.2 of EN 364:1992.EN 360:2002 (E)75.2 Sta
42、tic strength test5.2.1 ApparatusThe static strength apparatus shall conform to 4.1 of EN 364:1992.5.2.2 MethodThe static strength test shall be conducted as described in 5.7.4 of EN 364:1992.5.3 Dynamic performance test5.3.1 ApparatusThe dynamic performance test apparatus shall conform to 4.4, 4.5 a
43、nd 4.6 of EN 364:1992.5.3.2 MethodThe dynamic performance test shall be conducted as described in 5.7.2 of EN 364:1992.5.4 Endurance test5.4.1 ApparatusThe endurance test apparatus shall conform to 4.9 of EN 364:1992.5.4.2 MethodThe endurance test shall be conducted as described in 5.12.2 of EN 364:
44、1992.5.5 Corrosion testThe corrosion test shall be conducted as described in 5.13 of EN 364:1992 for a minimum period of 24 h.6 MarkingMarking on the retractable type fall arrester shall conform to 2.2 of EN 365:1992 and any text shall be in thelanguages of the country of destination. In addition to
45、 conforming to 2.2 of EN 365:1992 the marking shall includethe following:a) on the retractable type fall arrester, a pictogram to indicate that users shall read the information supplied bythe manufacturer (see figure);b) the specific conditions under which a retractable type fall arrester may be use
46、d, e.g. vertical, horizontal orinclined;c) the model/type identification mark of the retractable type fall arrester;EN 360:2002 (E)8d) the number of this European Standard, i.e. EN 360.7 Information supplied by the manufacturerThe information supplied by the manufacturer shall be provided in the lan
47、guages of the country of destination. Itshall conform to 2.1 of EN 365:1992 and in addition shall include at least advice or information as follows:a) the specific conditions under which the retractable type fall arrester may be used, e. g. vertical, horizontalor inclined;b) the characteristics requ
48、ired for a reliable anchor point;c) the correct way of connecting to a reliable anchor point, to a full body harness and to other components ofa fall arrest system;d) on how to ensure the compatibility of any components to be used in conjunction with the retractable typefall arrester, e.g. by refere
49、nce to other European Standards;e) if a complete system is supplied, that components of any complete system shall not be substituted;f) the correct way of operating the retractable type fall arrester;g) the necessary minimum clearance below the feet of the user, in order to avoid collision with the structure orground in a fall from a height. With a mass of 100 kg the clearance is the arrest distance H (see 3.5) plus anextra distance of 1 m;h) the materials from which the retractable lanyard is made;i) on limitations of the materials in the product or ha
