WSH Guidelines on WAH Personnel Protective Equipment and ...
WSH Guidelines on WAH Personnel Protective Equipment and ...
WSH Guidelines on WAH Personnel Protective Equipment and ...
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A Great Workforce A Great WorkplaceClasses of TEPSClasses of Temporary Edge Protecti<strong>on</strong> Systems (ref. BS EN 13374:2004)Class B system (comm<strong>on</strong>ly used <strong>on</strong> roof pitches) is designed to withst<strong>and</strong> static loads <strong>and</strong> low dynamicforces <strong>on</strong>ly which is based <strong>on</strong> the following requirements to:Support a worker leaning <strong>on</strong>to the protecti<strong>on</strong> element or provide a h<strong>and</strong>hold when walking beside it,Arrest a worker who is walking or possibility of falling towards the protecti<strong>on</strong>Arrest a falling worker whom slides down a slopeFor working surfaces:• < 30º(no limitati<strong>on</strong> for falling height)• < 60º(falling height < 2m)Class B Loading Requirements© 2012 Government of Singapore 13
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