SIST EN 363:2002

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Fall arrest systemsVLVWHPLEquipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur - Systemes d'arret des chutesPersönliche Schutzausrüstung gegen Absturz - AuffangsystemeTa slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 363:2002SIST EN 363:2002en13.340.60ICS:SIST EN 363:19961DGRPHãþDSLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 363:200201-november-2002







EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 363May 2002ICS 13.340.99Supersedes EN 363:1992English versionPersonal protective equipment against falls from a height - Fallarrest systemsEquipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes dehauteur - Systèmes d'arret des chutesPersönliche Schutzausrüstung gegen Absturz -AuffangsystemeThis European Standard was approved by CEN 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 be 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 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.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2002 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 363:2002 E



EN 363:2002 (E)2ContentspageForeword.31Scope.42Terms and definitions.43Examples of fall arrest systems.63.1Fall arrest system with a retractable type fall arrester.63.2Fall arrest system with a guided type fall arrester including a rigid anchor line.73.3Fall arrest system with a guided type fall arrester including a flexible anchor line.93.4Fall arrest system with an energy absorber.94Requirements.104.1Design and ergonomics.104.2Components.11Annex ZA (informative)
Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or otherprovisions of EU Directives.12Bibliography.13



EN 363:2002 (E)3ForewordThis document EN 363:2002 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 text orby endorsement, at the latest by November 2002, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latestby November 2002.This document supersedes EN 363:1992. This new edition contains the old text of the standard and incorporatessome urgent amendments that are intended to give additional 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).For 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, Denmark, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain,Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.



EN 363:2002 (E)41 ScopeThis European Standard specifies the terminology and the general requirements for fall arrest systems which serveas personal protective equipment against falls from a height. This European Standard additionally describesexamples of how components or assemblies of components may be connected into a fall arrest system. Theseexamples should enable the purchaser or user to assemble all components in a correct manner and to build up afall arrest system.2 Terms and definitionsFor the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.2.1elementpart of a component or a sub-system. Ropes, webbing, attachment elements, fittings and anchor lines areexamples of elements2.2componentpart of a system at a point of sale by the manufacturer, supplied with packaging, marking and information suppliedby the manufacturer. Body supports and lanyards are examples of components of systems2.3sub-systemassembly of elements and/or components making up a larger part of a system at a point of sale by themanufacturer, supplied with packaging, marking and information supplied by the manufacturer2.4fall arrest systempersonal protective equipment against falls from a height comprising a full body harness and a connecting sub-system for fall arrest purposes2.5personal protective equipment (PPE) against falls from a heightequipment to secure a person to an anchor point in such a way that a fall from a height is either prevented or safelyarrested2.6full body harnessbody support primarily for fall arrest purposes, i. e. a component of a fall arrest system. The full body harness maycomprise straps, fittings, buckles or other elements, suitably arranged and assembled to support the whole body ofa person and to restrain the wearer during a fall and after the arrest of a fall2.7primary straps/secondary strapsprimary straps are those straps of a full body harness which are intended by the manufacturer to support the bodyor exert pressure on the body during the fall of a person and after the arrest of the fall. The other straps aresecondary straps2.8attachment elementspecific connecting point for components or sub-systems



EN 363:2002 (E)52.9retractable 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 energy absorbermay be incorporated in the retractable lanyard2.10guided type fall arresterfall arrester with a self-locking function and a guide facility. The guided type fall arrester travels along an anchor line,accompanies the user without requiring manual adjustment during upward or downward changes of position and locksautomatically on the anchor line when a fall occurs2.11guided type fall arrester including a rigid anchor linesub-system consisting of a rigid anchor line, a self-locking guided type fall arrester which is attached to the rigidanchor line and a connector or a connector-terminated lanyard. An energy dissipating function may be installedbetween the fall arrester and the anchor line or an energy absorber may be incorporated in the lanyard or in theanchor line2.12guided type fall arrester including a flexible anchor linesub-system consisting of a flexible anchor line, a self-locking guided type fall arrester which is attached to the flexibleanchor line and a connector or a connector-terminated. An energy dissipating function may be installed between thefall arrester and the anchor line or an energy absorber may be incorporated in the lanyard or
...