AS/NZS 1891.1:2007
Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices - Part 1: Harnesses and ancillary equipment
Specifies requirements for the materials, design, manufacture and testing of harnesses, lanyards, pole straps and associated equipment including connecting devices and personal energy absorbers for industrial restraint and fall-arrest purposes.
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AS/NZS 1891.1:2007 INDUSTRIAL FALL-ARREST SYSTEMS AND DEVICES - HARNESSES AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT
PREFACE
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 APPLICATION
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.4 DEFINITIONS
1.4.1 Attachment hardware
1.4.2 Confined space
1.4.3 Fall-arrest device
1.4.4 Free-fall, free-fall-arrest
1.4.5 Full-body harness
1.4.6 Horizontal lifeline
1.4.7 Karabiner (locking)
1.4.8 Lanyard
1.4.9 Limited free-fall, limited free-fall-arrest
1.4.10 Lower body harness
1.4.11 Personal energy absorber
1.4.12 Pole strap
1.4.13 Restrained fall, restrained fall-arrest
1.4.14 Shall
1.4.15 Should
1.4.16 Sit harness
1.4.17 Snaphook
1.4.18 Tube-nut connector
1.4.19 Work positioning
1.5 SELECTION, USE AND MAINTENANCE
1.6 SCHEDULE OF TESTING
SECTION 2 WEBBING AND ROPE
2.1 GENERAL
2.2 WEBBING FOR HARNESS COMPONENTS
2.2.1 Design and construction
2.2.2 Performance requirements
2.3 WEBBING FOR LANYARDS AND POLE STRAPS
2.4 ROPES FOR LANYARDS AND POLE STRAPS
2.4.1 Permitted usages of ropes
2.4.2 Performance requirements
SECTION 3 HARNESSES
3.1 GENERAL
3.2 COMMON REQUIREMENTS
3.2.1 Material requirements
3.2.2 Fitment and adjustment
3.2.3 Attachment points
3.3 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
3.3.1 Full body harness
3.3.2 Confined space provisions
3.3.3 Lower body harness
3.4 STATIC AND DYNAMIC TESTING
3.4.1 Full body harness-static tests
3.4.2 Full body harness-dynamic tests
3.4.3 Lower body harness-static and dynamic tests
SECTION 4 LANYARDS, ENERGY ABSORBERS, AND POLE STRAPS
4.1 GENERAL
4.2 COMMON REQUIREMENTS
4.3 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
4.3.1 Lanyard
4.3.2 Pole strap
4.4 STATIC AND DYNAMIC TESTING
4.4.1 Lanyards
4.4.2 Pole strap
SECTION 5 CONNECTING AND ADJUSTING DEVICES
5.1 GENERAL
5.2 ATTACHMENT HARDWARE
5.2.1 Design and use
5.2.2 Static testing
5.3 SECURING BUCKLES AND ADJUSTERS
SECTION 6 INSTRUCTIONS AND MARKING
6.1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
6.2 MARKING
6.2.1 Common requirements
6.2.2 Specific requirements
6.2.3 Print size
6.2.4 Attachment hardware-separable items
APPENDIX A - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE OF WEBBING TO LIGHT
A1 SCOPE
A2 PRINCIPLE
A3 APPARATUS
A4 TEST SPECIMENS
A5 PROCEDURE
A6 REPORT
APPENDIX B - DETERMINATION OF STATIC BREAKING STRENGTH OF LOAD-BEARING WEBBING
B1 SCOPE
B2 PRINCIPLE
B3 APPARATUS
B4 TEST SPECIMENS
B5 CONDITIONING
B6 PROCEDURE
B7 REPORT
APPENDIX C - STATIC LOADING TESTS FOR ATTACHMENT POINTS ON HARNESSES FOR FALL-ARREST, LIMITED FALL OR RETRIEVAL
C1 SCOPE
C2 PRINCIPLE
C3 APPARATUS
C4 TEST SPECIMENS
C5 PROCEDURE
C5.1 Free-fall-arrest attachment points
C5.2 Limited fall-arrest attachment points
C5.3 Retrieval attachment points
C6 REPORT
APPENDIX D - DYNAMIC LOADING TEST FOR FREE-FALL-ARREST ATTACHMENT POINTS ON HARNESSES
D1 SCOPE
D2 PRINCIPLE
D3 APPARATUS
D4 TEST SPECIMENS
D5 PROCEDURE
D6 REPORT
D7 DISPOSAL
APPENDIX E - DYNAMIC LOADING TEST FOR HARNESS/POLE STRAP ASSEMBLIES ON FULL BODY AND LOWER BODY HARNESSES
E1 SCOPE
E2 PRINCIPLE
E3 APPARATUS
E4 TEST SPECIMENS
E5 PROCEDURE
E6 REPORT
E7 DISPOSAL
APPENDIX F - STATIC STRENGTH TEST FOR A HARNESS USED IN COMBINATION WITH A POLE STRAP
F1 SCOPE
F2 PRINCIPLE
F3 APPARATUS
F4 TEST SPECIMENS
F5 PROCEDURE
F6 REPORT
APPENDIX G - STATIC LOADING TESTS FOR LANYARDS
G1 SCOPE
G2 PRINCIPLE
G3 APPARATUS
G4 TEST SPECIMENS
G5 PROCEDURE
G6 REPORT
APPENDIX H - DYNAMIC TEST FOR LANYARDS
H1 SCOPE
H2 PRINCIPLE
H3 APPARATUS
H4 TEST SPECIMEN
H5 PROCEDURE
H5.1 Separate lanyard or personal energy absorber
H5.2 Lanyard assembly with integral harness
H5.3 Twin tail lanyard
H6 REPORT
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AS/NZS 1891.1:2007 INDUSTRIAL FALL-ARREST SYSTEMS AND DEVICES - HARNESSES AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT
PREFACE
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 APPLICATION
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.4 DEFINITIONS
1.4.1 Attachment hardware
1.4.2 Confined space
1.4.3 Fall-arrest device
1.4.4 Free-fall, free-fall-arrest
1.4.5 Full-body harness
1.4.6 Horizontal lifeline
1.4.7 Karabiner (locking)
1.4.8 Lanyard
1.4.9 Limited free-fall, limited free-fall-arrest
1.4.10 Lower body harness
1.4.11 Personal energy absorber
1.4.12 Pole strap
1.4.13 Restrained fall, restrained fall-arrest
1.4.14 Shall
1.4.15 Should
1.4.16 Sit harness
1.4.17 Snaphook
1.4.18 Tube-nut connector
1.4.19 Work positioning
1.5 SELECTION, USE AND MAINTENANCE
1.6 SCHEDULE OF TESTING
SECTION 2 WEBBING AND ROPE
2.1 GENERAL
2.2 WEBBING FOR HARNESS COMPONENTS
2.2.1 Design and construction
2.2.2 Performance requirements
2.3 WEBBING FOR LANYARDS AND POLE STRAPS
2.4 ROPES FOR LANYARDS AND POLE STRAPS
2.4.1 Permitted usages of ropes
2.4.2 Performance requirements
SECTION 3 HARNESSES
3.1 GENERAL
3.2 COMMON REQUIREMENTS
3.2.1 Material requirements
3.2.2 Fitment and adjustment
3.2.3 Attachment points
3.3 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
3.3.1 Full body harness
3.3.2 Confined space provisions
3.3.3 Lower body harness
3.4 STATIC AND DYNAMIC TESTING
3.4.1 Full body harness-static tests
3.4.2 Full body harness-dynamic tests
3.4.3 Lower body harness-static and dynamic tests
SECTION 4 LANYARDS, ENERGY ABSORBERS, AND POLE STRAPS
4.1 GENERAL
4.2 COMMON REQUIREMENTS
4.3 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
4.3.1 Lanyard
4.3.2 Pole strap
4.4 STATIC AND DYNAMIC TESTING
4.4.1 Lanyards
4.4.2 Pole strap
SECTION 5 CONNECTING AND ADJUSTING DEVICES
5.1 GENERAL
5.2 ATTACHMENT HARDWARE
5.2.1 Design and use
5.2.2 Static testing
5.3 SECURING BUCKLES AND ADJUSTERS
SECTION 6 INSTRUCTIONS AND MARKING
6.1 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
6.2 MARKING
6.2.1 Common requirements
6.2.2 Specific requirements
6.2.3 Print size
6.2.4 Attachment hardware-separable items
APPENDIX A - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE OF WEBBING TO LIGHT
A1 SCOPE
A2 PRINCIPLE
A3 APPARATUS
A4 TEST SPECIMENS
A5 PROCEDURE
A6 REPORT
APPENDIX B - DETERMINATION OF STATIC BREAKING STRENGTH OF LOAD-BEARING WEBBING
B1 SCOPE
B2 PRINCIPLE
B3 APPARATUS
B4 TEST SPECIMENS
B5 CONDITIONING
B6 PROCEDURE
B7 REPORT
APPENDIX C - STATIC LOADING TESTS FOR ATTACHMENT POINTS ON HARNESSES FOR FALL-ARREST, LIMITED FALL OR RETRIEVAL
C1 SCOPE
C2 PRINCIPLE
C3 APPARATUS
C4 TEST SPECIMENS
C5 PROCEDURE
C5.1 Free-fall-arrest attachment points
C5.2 Limited fall-arrest attachment points
C5.3 Retrieval attachment points
C6 REPORT
APPENDIX D - DYNAMIC LOADING TEST FOR FREE-FALL-ARREST ATTACHMENT POINTS ON HARNESSES
D1 SCOPE
D2 PRINCIPLE
D3 APPARATUS
D4 TEST SPECIMENS
D5 PROCEDURE
D6 REPORT
D7 DISPOSAL
APPENDIX E - DYNAMIC LOADING TEST FOR HARNESS/POLE STRAP ASSEMBLIES ON FULL BODY AND LOWER BODY HARNESSES
E1 SCOPE
E2 PRINCIPLE
E3 APPARATUS
E4 TEST SPECIMENS
E5 PROCEDURE
E6 REPORT
E7 DISPOSAL
APPENDIX F - STATIC STRENGTH TEST FOR A HARNESS USED IN COMBINATION WITH A POLE STRAP
F1 SCOPE
F2 PRINCIPLE
F3 APPARATUS
F4 TEST SPECIMENS
F5 PROCEDURE
F6 REPORT
APPENDIX G - STATIC LOADING TESTS FOR LANYARDS
G1 SCOPE
G2 PRINCIPLE
G3 APPARATUS
G4 TEST SPECIMENS
G5 PROCEDURE
G6 REPORT
APPENDIX H - DYNAMIC TEST FOR LANYARDS
H1 SCOPE
H2 PRINCIPLE
H3 APPARATUS
H4 TEST SPECIMEN
H5 PROCEDURE
H5.1 Separate lanyard or personal energy absorber
H5.2 Lanyard assembly with integral harness
H5.3 Twin tail lanyard
H6 REPORT
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AS/NZS 1891.1:2007
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