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GLOBAL STANDARDS

EN 360: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height.
Retractable type fall arresters

Devices which contain a lanyard for attachment between a full body
harness and a suitable anchorage device. In these devices, the
lanyard can be of practically any length, and will retract (under a EN 360
spring loaded mechanism) back onto a drum in the casing of the
device.

EN 354: Personal fall protection equipment. Lanyards

This specifies the requirements, test methods, marking, information
supplied by the manufacturer and packaging for lanyards. Lanyards
conforming to this standard are used as connecting elements or EN 354
components in personal fall protection systems.

EN 355: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Energy absorbers
Energy absorbers conforming to this European Standard are used
as elements or components either integrated in a lanyard, an FALL PROTECTION
anchor line or a full body harness or in combination with one of them. EN 355
The lanyard includes a shock absorbing element, intended to reduce
the force applied to the user by gradually arresting the fall.

EN 795: Personal fall protection equipment. Anchor devices
The standard states requirements and test methods for multi-user
anchor devices, i.e. anchor devices that allow more than one user
to be attached at any one time.

Class A1 Single point anchors: SafeRing and PushLock EN 795
Class B Temporary anchors: tripods and cross beams
Class C Horizontal flexible cable systems: ManSafe
Class D Horizontal rails: abseil track
Class E Dead weight anchorages: Free-standing Constant Force Post

GOST: Develop compliant products for the Russian Federation

Gosstandart (GOST), first adopted under the U.S.S.R., is utilized
throughout the former member countries of the Soviet Union. This
standards collection addresses general and technical specifications
and safety requirements for every industry operating throughout
this region.

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