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a regulation in line with the European Directive.
Regulatory perspective.
The safety equipment for working at height and their methods of use are defined
by the decrees:
No. 92-766 dated 29 July 1992: which applies the 1989 European Directive,
No. 2004-924 dated 1st September 2004: "decree relating to the use of work equipment
made available for temporary work at height".
The following are defined in these decrees:
The priority is the installation of collective protective equipment.When this is not
possible,the use of a device to an item of personal protective equipment against falls
from a height is required, whether this is for the purposes of retaining, support, saving,
or protecting against falls from a height.
Removal of the minimum height of 3 m: After a risk evaluation, protective
equipment is required as sooo as there is arisk of a falling.
- The use of access and positioning techniques by means of ropes must comply
with the following: aworking rope,a safety rope fitted with afall arrestor system,
with two separate anchoring points.Workers must be provided with suitable fall
arrestor harnesses connected to both ropes.Safe descent/mounting systems
with aself-locking system and a mobile fall prevention system must be provided.
- The work must be programmed and supervised so that assistance can be given
immediately to the worker in the event of an emergency.
The workers must reiecve suitable and specific training in the operations
considered and in the rescue procedures.
Ancho<,ng poml
Lanyard
2m
Energy EN 353-1 .... Fall arrest grab for rigid support.
absorber EN 353-2.... Fall arrest grab for flexible support.
1.75 m EN 354 ....... Restraint lanyard.
EN 355 ....... Shock absorber lanyard.
EN 358 ....... Work positioning systems.
EN 360 ....... Retractable type fall arrestors.
EN 361 ....... Fall arrest harness.
EN 362 ....... Connectors.
EN 363 ....... Fall arrest systems.
EN 813 ....... Sit harnesses.
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Regulatory perspective.
The safety equipment for working at height and their methods of use are defined
by the decrees:
No. 92-766 dated 29 July 1992: which applies the 1989 European Directive,
No. 2004-924 dated 1st September 2004: "decree relating to the use of work equipment
made available for temporary work at height".
The following are defined in these decrees:
The priority is the installation of collective protective equipment.When this is not
possible,the use of a device to an item of personal protective equipment against falls
from a height is required, whether this is for the purposes of retaining, support, saving,
or protecting against falls from a height.
Removal of the minimum height of 3 m: After a risk evaluation, protective
equipment is required as sooo as there is arisk of a falling.
- The use of access and positioning techniques by means of ropes must comply
with the following: aworking rope,a safety rope fitted with afall arrestor system,
with two separate anchoring points.Workers must be provided with suitable fall
arrestor harnesses connected to both ropes.Safe descent/mounting systems
with aself-locking system and a mobile fall prevention system must be provided.
- The work must be programmed and supervised so that assistance can be given
immediately to the worker in the event of an emergency.
The workers must reiecve suitable and specific training in the operations
considered and in the rescue procedures.
Ancho<,ng poml
Lanyard
2m
Energy EN 353-1 .... Fall arrest grab for rigid support.
absorber EN 353-2.... Fall arrest grab for flexible support.
1.75 m EN 354 ....... Restraint lanyard.
EN 355 ....... Shock absorber lanyard.
EN 358 ....... Work positioning systems.
EN 360 ....... Retractable type fall arrestors.
EN 361 ....... Fall arrest harness.
EN 362 ....... Connectors.
EN 363 ....... Fall arrest systems.
EN 813 ....... Sit harnesses.
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