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AS/NZS 1891.4:2000
[Available Superseded]Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices, Part 4: Selection, use and maintenance
Specifies requirements and sets out recommendations for the selection, safe use and maintenance of industrial fall-arrest systems and devices based on the use of safety harnesses (including belts), horizontal life lines and rails, fall-arrest devices, and associated lanyards, connectors, anchorages and fittings.
Published: 21/08/2000
Pages: 69
Table of contents
Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Objective and principles
1.3 Referenced documents
1.4 Definitions
1.5 Hierarchy of control
2 General requirements for selection and safe use
2.1 System and equipment selection
2.1.1 General
2.1.2 Effects on wearer
2.1.3 Compatibility of components and systems
2.1.4 Work in adverse environments
2.1.5 Work task hazards
2.1.6 Rescue provisions
2.2 Safe use of equipment and systems
2.2.1 General safety requirements and recommendations
2.2.2 Pendulum effect and snagging
2.2.3 Falls over sharp edges
2.2.4 Fragile work surfaces
2.2.5 Restraint systems
2.2.6 Working on slopes
2.2.7 Degradation of equipment
2.2.8 Labels and signs
2.2.9 Equipment combinations
2.2.10 User competency
2.3 Fall protection on moveable platforms
3 Anchorages
3.1 Anchorage selection
3.1.1 General
3.1.2 Single point anchorages suitable for direct connection of personal fall-arrest equipment
3.1.3 Anchorages requiring use of a sling
3.1.4 Horizontal lifelines and rails
3.1.5 Components, used in anchorage systems
3.2 Safe use of anchorages
3.2.1 General requirements
3.2.2 Safe access
3.2.3 Avoiding lateral swing—The pendulum effect
3.2.4 Safe use of anchorage slings
3.2.5 Signs at anchorage points
4 Harnesses (including belts), lanyards, straps and fittings
4.1 Designation and selection of harnesses
4.1.1 General requirements
4.1.2 Fall-arrest harnesses
4.1.3 Work positioning (sit) harness
4.1.4 Confined space fall-arrest harness
4.1.5 Lineworker’s body belt
4.1.6 Ladder belt
4.1.7 Restraint belt
4.2 Designation and selection of lanyard assemblies, pole straps and related equipment
4.2.1 Lanyard assembly
4.2.2 Pole strap
4.2.3 Restraint line
4.2.4 Attachment hardware
4.3 Safe use of belt, harness, lanyard and pole strap systems
4.3.1 General requirements
4.3.2 Harness/lanyard combinations
4.3.3 Harness/belt/pole strap combinations
4.3.4 Attachment hardware—General
4.3.5 Attachment hardware—Usage problems
4.3.6 Backhooking
5 Fall-arrest devices, selection and safe use
5.1 Equipment designation and selection
5.1.1 Designation of devices
5.1.2 Selection
5.2 Safe use of equipment
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Type 1 fall-arrest devices
5.2.3 Types 2 and 3 fall-arrest devices
5.2.4 Anchorage lines extended laterally
6 Horizontal lifelines and rails
6.1 System types and description
6.2 System and equipment selection
6.2.1 System type selection
6.2.2 Other selection criteria
6.2.3 Selection of ancillary equipment
6.2.4 Provision of end anchorages for horizontal lifelines
6.2.5 Provision of intermediate anchorages for horizontal lifelines
6.2.6 Pendulum effect
6.3 Safe use of systems and equipment
7 Fall clearance
7.1 General
7.2 Calculation and estimation of factors
8 Effect of equipment configuration on free-fall distance
8.1 Equipment performance
8.2 Measurement of free-fall distance
8.3 Acceptable fall distances
8.4 Configurations using fixed length lanyards
8.4.1 Configurations in the ideal range
8.4.2 Configurations up to the maximum fall limit of 2.0 m
8.4.3 Configurations where the fall limit of 2.0 m will be exceeded
8.5 Configurations using type 2/3 fall-arrest devices
9 Inspection, maintenance and storage
9.1 Summary of inspection requirements
9.2 Operator inspection
9.3 Regular scheduled periodic inspection
9.3.1 General
9.3.2 Belts, harnesses, lanyards and associated equipment
9.3.3 Anchorages
9.3.4 Fall-arrest devices
9.3.5 Horizontal and vertical life lines and rails
9.4 Inspection on entry or re-entry into service
9.4.1 Entry into service of a new item
9.4.2 Re-entry into service after an item has been repaired
9.4.3 Re-entry into service after a period of storage or out of service
9.5 Equipment which has arrested a fall or shows a defect
9.6 Life expired equipment
9.7 Inspection of ropes and slings
9.8 Storage and transport
9.9 Maintenance
9.10 Equipment data and maintenance records
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Cited references in this standard
[Available Superseded]
Industrial rope access systems, Part 2: Selection, use and maintenance
[Superseded]
Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices, Part 3: Fall-arrest devices
[Pending Revision]
Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices, Part 2: Horizontal lifeline and rail systems
[Current]
Personal equipment for work at height, Part 1: Manufacturing requirements for full body combination and lower body harnesses
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