FprEN 353-2

Personal fall protection equipment - Part 2: Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line

This document specifies requirements, test methods, marking, manufacturer’s instructions and information and packaging for guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line forming a single product. This anchor line is attached to an upper anchor point for vertical and inclined applications; for horizontal applications, the anchor point can be located at the user’s foot level. Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line conforming to this document are components of one of the fall arrest systems covered by EN 363:2018. Other types of fall arresters are specified in EN 353 1:2014+A1:2017 or EN 360:2023.

Persönliche Absturzschutzausrüstung - Teil 2: Mitlaufende Auffanggeräte einschließlich beweglicher Führung

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen, Prüfverfahren, Kennzeichnung, Anleitungen und Informationen des Herstellers sowie die Verpackung für mitlaufende Auffanggeräte einschließlich beweglicher Führung, die ein Einzelprodukt bilden, fest. Für vertikale und geneigte Anwendungen ist diese Führung an einem oberen Anschlagpunkt angebracht; für horizontale Anwendungen kann sich der Anschlagpunkt auf Fußhöhe des Anwenders befinden. Mitlaufende Auffanggeräte einschließlich beweglicher Führung nach diesem Dokument sind Bestandteile eines der Auffangsysteme nach EN 363:2018. Andere Arten von Auffanggeräten sind in EN 353 1:2014+A1:2017 oder EN 360:2023 festgelegt.

Équipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur - Partie 2 : Antichutes mobiles incluant un support d'assurage flexible

Le présent document spécifie les exigences, les méthodes d'essai, le marquage, les instructions et informations fournies par le fabricant et l'emballage pour les antichutes mobiles incluant un support d'assurage flexible formant un seul produit. Ce support d'assurage est attaché à un point d'ancrage supérieur pour des applications verticales et inclinées ; pour des applications horizontales, le point d'ancrage peut être situé au niveau du pied de l'utilisateur. Les antichutes mobiles incluant un support d'assurage flexible conformes au présent document sont des éléments de l'un des systèmes d'arrêt des chutes couverts par l'EN 363:2018. D'autres types d'antichutes sont spécifiés dans l'EN 353 1:2014+A1:2017 ou l’EN 360:2023.

Osebna varovalna oprema za zaščito pred padci - 2. del: Drseče naprave za zaustavljanje na gibljivem vodilu

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 10-Sep-2024
• ICS: 13.340.60 - Protection against falling and slipping
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 160 - Protection against falls from height including working belts
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 160/WG 2 - Personal fall arresting systems, components and systems
• Current Stage: 5060 - Closure of Vote - Formal Approval
• Start Date: 20-Jun-2024
• Due Date: 22-Dec-2022
• Completion Date: 20-Jun-2024
• Directive: 2016/425 - Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC
• Directive: 89/686/EEC - Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment
• Mandate: M/031 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning standards for Personal Protective Equipment
• Mandate: M/571 - COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 19.11.2020 on a standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardization and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization as regards personal protective equipment in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Ref Project: kSIST FprEN 353-2:2024 - Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Part 2: Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line

Relations

• Revises: EN 353-2:2002 - Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Part 2: Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 353-2:2021
01-november-2021
Osebna varovalna oprema za zaščito pred padci - 2. del: Drseče naprave za
zaustavljanje na gibljivem vodilu
Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Part 2: Guided type fall
arresters including a flexible anchor line
Persönliche Absturzschutzausrüstung - Teil 2: Mitlaufende Auffanggeräte einschließlich
beweglicher Führung
Equipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur - Partie 2: Antichutes
mobiles incluant un support d'assurage flexible
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 353-2
ICS:
13.340.60 Zaščita pred padci in zdrsi Protection against falling and
slipping
oSIST prEN 353-2:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

oSIST prEN 353-2:2021
oSIST prEN 353-2:2021
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 353-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2021
ICS 13.340.60 Will supersede EN 353-2:2002
English Version
Personal fall protection equipment - Part 2: Guided type
fall arresters including a flexible anchor line
Equipement de protection individuelle contre les Persönliche Absturzschutzausrüstung - Teil 2:
chutes de hauteur - Partie 2: Antichutes mobiles Mitlaufende Auffanggeräte einschließlich beweglicher
incluant un support d'assurage flexible Führung
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 160.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

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worldwide for CEN national Members.

oSIST prEN 353-2:2021
prEN 353-2:2021 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Requirements . 12
4.1 General. 12
4.2 Materials and construction . 12
4.2.1 Materials . 12
4.2.2 Construction . 12
4.3 Static strength . 13
4.3.1 Energy dissipating element preloading . 13
4.3.2 GTFA including the connection element and flexible anchor line . 13
4.3.3 Flexible anchor line . 13
4.4 Dynamic performance and function . 13
4.4.1 General. 13
4.4.2 Dynamic performance . 14
4.4.3 Function . 14
4.5 Dynamic strength and integrity . 15
4.6 Dynamic performance - inclined and horizontal application . 15
4.7 Dynamic strength – inclined and horizontal application . 15
4.8 Corrosion resistance . 16
4.9 Marking and information . 16
5 Test methods . 16
5.1 General examination of material and construction . 16
5.2 Conditioning . 17
5.3 Static strength . 17
5.3.1 Energy dissipating element preloading . 17
5.3.2 GTFA including the connection element and flexible anchor line . 18
5.3.3 Flexible anchor line . 19
5.4 Dynamic performance and function tests . 20
5.4.1 Apparatus . 20
5.4.2 Method - dynamic performance . 21
5.4.3 Method – wet condition function . 22
5.4.4 Method – cold condition function . 23
5.4.5 Method – minimum distance from flexible anchor line function . 23
5.4.6 Method – override function . 24
5.5 Dynamic strength and integrity test . 26
5.5.1 Apparatus . 26
5.5.2 Method . 27
5.6 Dynamic tests in a horizontal application . 28
5.6.1 Apparatus . 28
5.6.2 Test sample . 29
oSIST prEN 353-2:2021
prEN 353-2:2021 (E)
5.6.3 Method – dynamic performance . 29
5.6.4 Method – dynamic strength and integrity . 29
5.7 Corrosion resistance . 33
6 Marking . 33
7 Manufacturer’s instructions and information . 34
8 Packaging . 35
Annex A (informative) Explanatory information on this edition of the standard
prEN 353-2:2021 . 36
Annex B (informative) Significant technical changes between this European Standard and
the previous edition EN 353-2:2002 . 38
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of EU Regulation 2016/425 aimed to be covered . 41
Bibliography . 43

oSIST prEN 353-2:2021
prEN 353-2:2021 (E)
European foreword
This document (prEN 353-2:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 160 “Protection
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 353-2:2002.
Annex B provides details of significant changes between this European Standard and the previous
edition EN 353-2:2002.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU
Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral
part of this document.
oSIST prEN 353-2:2021
prEN 353-2:2021 (E)
Introduction
This document is intended to act as a complementary standard for existing European Standards
covering other components used in personal fall protection systems.
The scope and the requirements are based on the philosophy that a guided type fall arrester including a
flexible anchor line is rated to sustain the maximum dynamic load generated in a fall from a height by
the mass of one person, including any equipment carried. This document provides requirements and
test methods for guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line used in personal fall
protection systems in accordance with EN 363.
oSIST prEN 353-2:2021
prEN 353-2:2021 (E)
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements, test methods, marking, manufacturer’s instructions and
information and packaging for guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line. This anchor
line is usually attached to an upper anchor point. Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor
line conforming to this document are components of one of the fall arrest systems covered by EN 363.
Other types of fall arresters are specified in EN 353-1 or EN 360.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 361, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Full body harnesses
EN 362:2004, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Connectors
EN 364:1992, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Test methods
EN 365, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - General requirements for instructions
for use, maintenance, periodic examination, repair, marking and packaging
EN 10025-2:2019, Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 2
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