Sunday 30 October 2011

European Norms for Industrial Climbing Equipment

This is a short video of dyneema Vs steel rope testing. Below are a list of European Norms for testing climbing equipment. This post will be of interest to anyone interested in climbing equipment testing.




The following is a list of European Norms for Industrial Equipment Testing:


EN 341: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Descender devices
EN 352-2: Revised 2002 standards on hearing protectors. Safety requirements and testing, generally about earplugs.
EN 353-1: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor
EN 353-2: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line
EN 354: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Lanyards
EN 355: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Energy absorbers
EN 358: Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height. Belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards
EN 360: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Retractable type fall arresters
EN 361: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Full body harnesses
EN 362: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Connectors
EN 363: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Fall arrest systems
EN 397: Specification for industrial safety helmets
EN 567: Mountaineering equipment. Rope clamps. Safety requirements and test methods
EN 795: Protection against falls from a height. Anchor devices. Requirements and testing
EN 813: Personal protective equipment for prevention of falls from a height. Sit harnesses
EN 1891: Personal protective equipment for the prevention of falls from a height. Low Stretch kernmantle ropes.

BS EN 1492-2:2000:  Textile slings. Safety. Roundslings, made of man-made fibres, for general purpose use
EN12841 Type c: Descenders.

EN892: Dynamic mountaineering ropes