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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Persönliche Schutzausrüstung gegen Absturz - VerbindungsmittelEquipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur - LongesPersonal protective equipment against falls from a height - Lanyards13.340.60Protection against falling and slippingICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 354:2010SIST EN 354:2010en,fr,de01-oktober-2010SIST EN 354:2010SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 354
July 2010 ICS 13.340.60 Supersedes EN 354:2002English Version
Personal fall protection equipment - Lanyards
Equipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur - Longes
Persönliche Schutzausrüstung
gegen Absturz - Verbindungsmittel This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 June 2010.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.
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EN 354:2010 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword .31 Scope .42 Normative references .43 Terms and definitions .44 Requirements .54.1 Design and ergonomics .54.2 Materials .54.3 Terminations .54.4 Slippage for lanyards with length adjustment device.64.5 Static strength .64.6 Dynamic strength for lanyards with a length adjustment device .64.7 Corrosion resistance .64.8 Marking and information .65 Test methods .65.1 General .65.2 Conditioning .75.2.1 General conditioning .75.2.2 Conditioning to wet and cold .75.2.3 Conditioning to very cold .75.3 Examination of design .75.4 Examination of materials .75.5 Examination of terminations .85.6 Slippage test for lanyards with a length adjustment device .85.7 Static strength test .85.7.1 Apparatus .85.7.2 Method .85.7.3 Static test for lanyard with a length adjustment device after the dynamic test .95.8 Dynamic strength test for lanyards with a length adjustment device .95.8.1 Apparatus .95.8.2 Test procedure . 105.9 Corrosion resistance test . 126 Marking . 127 Information supplied by the manufacturer . 128 Packaging . 13Annex A (informative)
Significant technical changes between this European Standard and the previous edition EN 354:2002 . 14Annex ZA (informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC . 16Figures Figure 1 — Measurement of the lanyard length . 7Figure 2 — Example of a lanyard with more than two terminations, showing the terminations to be tested . 9Figure 3 — Bowline knot . 10Figure 4 — Test lanyard . 10Figure 5 — Dynamic strength test for lanyards with a length adjustment device . 11 SIST EN 354:2010



EN 354:2010 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 354:2010) 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. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2011, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2011. 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 supersedes EN 354:2002. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s). For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. Annex A provides details of significant technical changes between this European Standard and the previous edition EN 354:2002.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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EN 354:2010 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the requirements, test methods, marking, information supplied by the manufacturer and packaging for lanyards. Lanyards conforming to this European Standard are used as connecting elements or components in personal fall protection systems (i.e. restraint systems, work positioning systems, rope access systems, fall arrest systems and rescue systems). 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 362, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height  Connectors EN 363:2008, Personal fall protection equipment  Personal fall protection 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 use, maintenance, periodic examination, repair, marking and packaging EN 892, Mountaineering equipment  Dynamic mountaineering ropes  Safety requirements and test methods EN ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres  Salt spray tests (ISO 9227:2006) ISO 1835, Short link chain for lifting purposes  Grade M (4), non-calibrated, for chain slings etc. ISO 2232, Round drawn wire for general purpose non-alloy steel wire ropes and for large diameter steel wire ropes  Specifications 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms and definitions given in EN 363:2008 and the following definitions apply. 3.1 lanyard flexible connecting element or component of a personal fall protection system with at least two terminations, with or without a length adjustment device NOTE 1 This includes round slings. NOTE 2 A lanyard may be made, for example, from synthetic fibre rope or webbing, wire rope or chain. 3.2 termination part of a lanyard for connecting to other elements or components of a personal fall protection system
NOTE A termination may be, for example, a spliced eye, a sewn loop, or a metal ring. 3.3 personal fall protection system assembly of components for protection against falls from a height, including a body holding device and an attachment system, which can be connected to a reliable anchorage point SIST EN 354:2010



EN 354:2010 (E) 5 NOTE Excludes systems for professional and private sports activities. 3.4 connector openable device used to connect components, which enables the user to assemble a system in order to link himself/herself directly or indirectly to an anchor 3.5 length adjustment device element of a lanyard to vary its length 3.6 lanyard length length in meters from one load bearing point to the other load bearing point, measured in an unloaded but taut condition of the lanyard 4 Requirements 4.1 Design and ergonomics 4.1.1 Lanyards shall be made from smoothly finished materials and shall not have sharp edges or burrs that may cause injury to the user, or that may cut, abrade or otherwise cause damage to the lanyard itself. 4.1.2 When checked in accordance with 5.3.3, lanyards with a length adjustment device shall be adjustable. 4.1.3 Length adjustment devices shall not allow unintentional opening and shall not allow unintentional change in length. 4.1.4 Lanyards with a length adjustment device shall be fitted with an end stop which shall prevent unintentional detachment of the length adjustment device from the lanyard. 4.1.5 Connectors incorporated in lanyards shall conform to EN 362. 4.1.6 The lanyard length, when measured in accordance with 5.3.4, shall be within ± 5% of the length given on the marking of the lanyard. 4.2 Materials 4.2.1 Materials which may come into contact with the skin of a user shall not be known to, or suspected to, adversely affect user hygiene or health, e.g. cause irritating or sensitization effects, during normal use of the lanyard. 4.2.2 Fibre ropes, webbing and sewing threads for lanyards shall be made from virgin filament or multifilament synthetic fibres suitable for their intended use. The breaking tenacity of the synthetic fibres shall be known to be at least 0,6 N/tex. 4.2.3 Wire ropes for lanyards shall be made from steel. The ferrules of terminations shall be made from ductile metallic material. Wire ropes that are not made from stainless steel shall be galvanized in accordance with ISO 2232. 4.2.4 Chains shall conform to the requirements for chains for at least 6 mm chains given in ISO 1835. Egg-shaped or similar end links and all connecting links shall be compatible with the chain in all respects. 4.3 Terminations 4.3.1 Lanyards shall be terminated in such a manner that they can be connected to other personal fall protection equipment directly or by an appropriate connector.
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EN 354:2010 (E) 6 4.3.2 Spliced terminations on ropes shall be secured to prevent the splice from coming open in use and the materials used for securing shall be compatible with the rope material.
4.3.3 Threads used for sewing shall be of a contrasting shade or colour in order to facilitate visual inspection. 4.3.4 When using a knot for forming a termination, the knot shall be secured so that it cannot be opened without the use of a tool. After the static strength test in accordance with 5.7, the tail end of the knot shall have a minimum length of 100 mm. 4.3.5 Ends of the lanyard shall be prevented from unravelling. 4.
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