BS EN 353-1:2014+A1:2017

What is BS EN 353-1+A1-Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line about?  

BS EN 353-1+A1 discusses personal fall protection equipment. BS EN 353-1+A1 is a European standard that provided requirements and test methods for guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line to ensure fall protection. 

BS EN 353-1+A1 is the first part of a multi-part series that specifies the requirements, test methods, marking, the information supplied by the manufacturer, and packaging for guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line. This anchor line is usually attached to or integrated into ladders or rungs adequately fixed to suitable structures. 

Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line conforming to BS EN 353-1+A1 are components of one of the fall arrest systems covered by EN 363. 

BS EN 353-1+A1 applies to rigid anchor lines which are intended to be installed vertically and/or with a combination of forward-leaning angle and/or sideways leaning angle between the true vertical and the vertical +15°. 

Note: Multi-user applications, i.e., rigid anchor lines that allow more than one user to be attached at any one time, are not addressed BS EN 353-1+A1. 

Who is BS EN 353-1+A1-Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line for? 

BS EN 353-1+A1 on guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line is useful for: 

• Guided type fall arresters and rigid anchor line manufacturers 
• Guided type fall arresters and rigid anchor line testers 
• Guided type fall arresters and rigid anchor line suppliers and dealers 
• Occupational health and safety departments  
• Risk assessment authorities 
• Quality assurance departments 

Why should you use BS EN 353-1+A1-Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line?  

A personal fall protection system is an assembly of components intended to protect the user against falls from a height. A guided type fall arrester with a rigid anchor line is designed to temporarily secure a vertical ladder. 

BS EN 353-1+A1 provides you with requirements, material and construction, dynamic performance and function, corrosion resistance, marking and information, test methods, packaging, and much more. 

The requirements and test methods provided by BS EN 353-1+A1 assist you in improving the performance and quality of the guided type fall arrester and rigid anchor line and ensure fall resistance. 

By adopting BS EN 353-1+A1 you can enhance the efficacy of guided type fall arrester and rigid anchor line and manufacture a standardized product. 

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS EN 353-1:2014+A1:2017 supersedes EN 353-1:2002, which is withdrawn. BS EN 353-1:2014+A1:2017 has made some technical changes compared to the previous edition EN 353-1:2002. These include: 

• New definitions were added for the following: Energy dissipating element, arrest distance, locking distance, connecting element, stop device, stop type A, stop type B, maximum rated load, minimum rated load, top bracket, bottom bracket, guiding bracket, and joint 
• Requirements were updated and breaking tenacity of 0,6 N/tex added for fiber ropes, webbing, and sewing threads 
• A new test method was introduced covering the movement of the guided type fall arrester in an upwards and downwards direction 
• A new clause was added specifically covering the installation of the rigid anchor line including the guided type fall arrester