CEN/TS 16415:2013

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Personal fall protection equipment - Anchor devices - Recommendations for anchor
devices for use by more than one person simultaneously
Persönliche Absturzschutzausrüstung - Anschlageinrichtungen - Empfehlungen für die
Benutzung von Anschlageinrichtungen gleichzeitig durch mehrere Personen
Equipements de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur - Dispositifs
d’ancrage - Recommandations pour les dispositifs d’ancrage utilisés simultanément par
plus d’une personne
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 16415:2013
ICS:
13.340.60 =DãþLWDSUHGSDGFLLQ]GUVL Protection against falling and
slipping
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
CEN/TS 16415
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
January 2013
ICS 13.340.60
English Version
Personal fall protection equipment - Anchor devices -
Recommendations for anchor devices for use by more than one
person simultaneously
Equipements de protection individuelle contre les chutes - Persönliche Absturzschutzausrüstung -
Dispositifs d'ancrage - Recommandations relatives aux Anschlageinrichtungen - Empfehlungen für die Benutzung
dispositifs d'ancrage destinés à être utilisés par plusieurs von Anschlageinrichtungen gleichzeitig durch mehrere
personnes simultanément Personen
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 30 July 2012 for provisional application.

The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their
comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.

CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS available
promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in parallel to the CEN/TS)
until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.

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Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United
Kingdom.
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Contents Page
Foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Requirements . 13
4.1 General . 13
4.2 Specific . 13
4.2.1 Type A anchor device . 13
4.2.2 Type B anchor device . 14
4.2.3 Type C anchor device – single span . 14
4.2.4 Type C anchor device – multi-span . 14
4.2.5 Type D anchor device . 14
4.2.6 Type E anchor device. 15
4.3 Marking and information . 15
5 Test methods . 15
5.1 Test apparatus. 15
5.2 Type A anchor device . 16
5.2.1 General . 16
5.2.2 Dynamic strength and integrity . 16
5.2.3 Static strength . 17
5.3 Type B anchor device . 17
5.3.1 General . 17
5.3.2 Dynamic strength and integrity . 17
5.3.3 Static strength test . 20
5.4 Type C anchor device . 22
5.4.1 General . 22
5.4.2 Single span . 23
5.4.3 Static strength test . 24
5.4.4 Multi span . 25
5.4.5 Static strength test . 27
5.5 Type D anchor device . 27
5.5.1 General test requirements . 27
5.5.2 Dynamic strength and integrity . 27
5.5.3 Static strength test . 29
5.6 Type E anchor device. 29
5.6.1 General test requirements . 29
5.6.2 Dynamic performance . 29
5.6.3 Post-arrest suspension . 30
5.6.4 Static strength . 31
6 Marking . 31
7 Information to be supplied by the manufacturer . 31
Bibliography. 32

Figures
Figure 1 — Examples of anchor systems that include an anchor device (1 of 2) .7
Figure 1 — Examples of anchor systems that include an anchor device (2 of 2) . 8
Figure 2 — Examples of anchor systems that are not covered by this European Technical Specification . 9
Figure 3 — Example of a type A anchor devices with a fixing element . 11
Figure 4 — Example of a type A anchor device with a structural anchor . 11
Figure 5 — Examples of type B anchor devices . 12
Figure 6 — Example of a type C anchor device . 12
Figure 7 — Example of a type D anchor device . 13
Figure 8 — Example of a type E anchor device . 13
Figure 9 — Test lanyard for 200 kg mass dynamic strength test . 16
Figure 10 – Dynamic test for type B anchor devices with legs (e.g. a tripod) and an anchor point(s) not on a
leg . 19
Figure 11 – Dynamic test for type B anchor devices with legs (e.g. a tripod) and an anchor point on a leg . 20
Figure 12 – Static strength test for type B anchor devices with legs (e.g. a tripod) and an anchor point(s) not
on a leg . 21
Figure 13 – Static strength test for type B anchor device with legs (e.g. a tripod) and an anchor point on a leg
............................................................................................................................................................. 22
Figure 14 — Example of a single-span type C anchor device test arrangement . 24
Figure 15 — Example of a multi-span type C anchor device test arrangement without a corner anchor . 25
Figure 16 — Example of a multi-span type C anchor device test arrangement with a corner anchor . 26
Figure 17 — Example of a type D anchor device test arrangement including a cantilever . 28
Figure 18 — Example of a type D anchor device test arrangement including a rigid anchor line joint or junction
and a corner anchor . 29
Figure 19 — Example of a dynamic performance test apparatus for type E anchor devices . 30

Foreword
This document (CEN/TS 16415:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 160 “Protection
against falls from height including working belts”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following
countries are bound to announce this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Introduction
A reliable anchor device is one of the essential components in a personal fall protection system.
This Technical Specification, which gives minimum performance requirements, is intended to act as a
complementary specification for existing European Standards covering components used in personal fall
protection systems.
The scope and the requirements are based on the philosophy that anchor devices are rated to sustain the
maximum dynamic force generated in a fall from a height by the mass of more than one person, including any
equipment carried. The static strength tests are based on a minimum factor of safety of two. To allow for
foreseeable misuse of
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