What is BS EN 1497-Requirements and test methods for rescue harnesses about?

BS EN 1497 is a European standard on personal fall protection systems that discusses the requirements and test methods for rescue harnesses to enhance the safety of workers at workplace.

BS EN 1497 specifies requirements, test methods, marking and information supplied by the manufacturer for rescue harnesses.

Rescue harnesses conforming to BS EN 1497 are used as components of rescue systems, which are personal fall protection systems.

Note: Rescue harnesses are not intended to be used as body holding devices in fall arrest systems.

Who is BS EN 1497-Requirements and test methods for rescue harnesses for?

BS EN 1497 on the requirements and test methods for rescue harnesses is useful for:

Rescue harnesses manufacturers
Rescue harnesses test personnel
Occupational health and safety departments
Risk assessment authorities
Quality assurance departments

Why should you use BS EN 1497-Requirements and test methods for rescue harness?

A rescue harness is body support for rescue purposes comprising straps, fittings, buckles or other elements, suitably arranged and assembled to support the whole body of a person in an appropriate position during a rescue.

BS EN 1497 provides you with guidance on requirements, materials and construction, dynamic strength, static strength, corrosion resistance, marking and information, test methods, examination of design, dynamic strength test, static strength test, corrosion resistance test, etc.

The requirements and test methods provided by BS EN 1497 assist you in improving the performance and quality of rescue harnesses, satisfying users’ expectations, providing the best of its utility and benefits and ensuring to safeguard the user from injury or death from falling.

With obedience and compliance to BS EN 1497, you can enhance rescue harnesses’ effectiveness and efficacy and manufacture a standardized high-quality product.

What’s changed since the last update?

BS EN 1497:2007 supersedes EN 1497:1996, which is withdrawn. BS EN 1497:2007 has made some technical changes compared to the previous editions EN 1497:1996. These include:

The scope has been modified: The statement that a rescue harness is not a component of personal protective equipment has been deleted
The definitions "primary straps", "attachment point", "rescue system", "personal fall protection system", "maximum rated load (for the rescue harness)" have been incorporated
Requirements and a test method for corrosion resistance have been supplemented
The order of "marking" and "information supplied by the manufacturer" have been changed

BS EN 1497:2007

Personal fall protection equipment. Rescue harnesses

Current

Published:

31 Aug 2007