WSH Guidelines on WAH Personnel Protective Equipment and ...
WSH Guidelines on WAH Personnel Protective Equipment and ...
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Lifelines ( 救 生 索 )Types of Fall Arrest SystemsA Great Workforce A Great WorkplaceLifelines (C<strong>on</strong>forming) St<strong>and</strong>ardsGuided type fall arrester <strong>and</strong> a rigid vertical anchor line SS 528: Part 4: 2006 (adopted from BS EN 353-1)Guided type fall arrester <strong>and</strong> a flexible vertical anchorlinePers<strong>on</strong>al fall-arrest systems: Vertical rails <strong>and</strong> vertical lifelinesincorporating a sliding-type fall arresterSystem based horiz<strong>on</strong>tal flexible anchor line SS 570: 2011 (adopted from BS EN 795:1997)System based horiz<strong>on</strong>tal rigid anchor linePers<strong>on</strong>al protective equipment for protecti<strong>on</strong> against falls froma height – Single point anchor devices <strong>and</strong> flexible horiz<strong>on</strong>tallifeline systemsTextile lifelines (anchor lines) used for fall arrest systems should be as follows:•kernmantel ropes c<strong>on</strong>forming to BS EN 1891:1998, type A;•hawser-laid polyamide (‘Nyl<strong>on</strong>’) ropes c<strong>on</strong>forming to ISO 1140; <strong>and</strong>•hawser-laid polyester (‘PET’) ropes c<strong>on</strong>forming to ISO 1141Polypropylene (‘PP’) ropes shall not be used for lifelines!KernmantelHawser-laid© 2012 Government of Singapore 26
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