Temporary edge protection systems - Product specification - Test methods

This document specifies the requirements and test methods for temporary edge protection systems for
use during construction or maintenance of buildings and other structures.
This document applies to edge protection systems for flat and inclined surfaces and specifies the
requirements for three classes of temporary edge protection.
For edge protection systems with an arrest function (e.g. falling or sliding down a sloping roof) this
standard specifies requirements for energy absorption.
This standard includes edge protection systems, some of which are fixed to the structure and others,
which rely on gravity and friction on flat surfaces.
This standard does not provide requirements for edge protection systems intended for:
— protection against impact from vehicles or from other mobile equipment,
— protection from sliding down of bulk loose materials, snow etc,
— protection of areas accessible to the public.
This standard does not apply to side protection on scaffolds according to EN 12811-1 and EN 1004.
NOTE This does not prevent these systems to be used on temporary structures.

Temporäre Seitenschutzsysteme - Produktfestlegungen - Prüfverfahren

Garde-corps périphériques temporaires - Spécification du produit - Méthodes d'éssai

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oSIST prEN 13374:2022
01-april-2022
Začasne ograje - Specifikacija proizvoda - Metode preskušanja
Temporary edge protection systems - Product specification - Test methods
Temporäre Seitenschutzsysteme - Produktfestlegungen - Prüfverfahren
Garde-corps périphériques temporaires - Spécification du produit - Méthodes d'éssai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 13374
ICS:
13.340.99 Druga varovalna oprema Other protective equipment
91.220 Gradbena oprema Construction equipment
oSIST prEN 13374:2022 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 13374
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

February 2022
ICS 13.340.99; 91.220 Will supersede EN 13374:2013+A1:2018
English Version

Temporary edge protection systems - Product
specification - Test methods
Garde-corps périphériques temporaires - Spécification Temporäre Seitenschutzsysteme -
du produit - Méthodes d'éssai Produktfestlegungen - Prüfverfahren
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 53.

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.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
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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© 2022 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 13374:2022 E
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Contents Page

European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Classification of edge protection systems . 11
4.1 General. 11
4.2 Class A . 11
4.3 Class B . 11
4.4 Class C . 11
5 Requirements . 11
5.1 General. 11
5.1.1 Basic requirements . 11
5.1.2 Nets . 12
5.1.3 Principal guardrail . 12
5.1.4 Toeboard . 12
5.2 Additional dimensional requirements for individual classes . 12
5.2.1 General. 12
5.2.2 Edge protection system class A . 12
5.2.3 Edge protection system class B . 13
5.2.4 Edge protection system class C . 13
5.3 Material requirements . 13
5.3.1 General. 13
5.3.2 Steel. 14
5.3.3 Timber . 14
5.3.4 Material for counterweights . 14
5.4 Static and dynamic design requirements for individual classes . 14
5.4.1 General. 14
5.4.2 Edge protection system class A . 14
5.4.3 Edge protection system class B . 14
5.4.4 Edge protection system class C . 15
6 Structural design . 15
6.1 General. 15
6.1.1 Introduction . 15
6.1.2 Method of design . 15
6.1.3 Ultimate limit state (fundamental and accidental loads) . 16
6.1.4 Serviceability limit state . 17
6.2 Partial safety factors . 17
6.2.1 Ultimate limit state with fundamental loads . 17
6.2.2 Serviceability limit state . 17
6.2.3 Ultimate limit state with accidental loads . 17
6.3 Static loads . 17
6.3.1 General. 17
6.3.2 Serviceability limit state — Point loads . 19
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6.3.3 Ultimate limit state — Point loads . 20
6.3.4 Ultimate limit state — Maximum wind load . 21
6.3.5 Ultimate limit state — Load combination . 23
6.3.6 Ultimate limit state — Load parallel to the edge protection system . 23
6.3.7 Ultimate limit state with accidental loads . 24
6.3.8 Accidental removal . 24
7 Test methods . 25
7.1 General . 25
7.2 Load application . 26
7.3 Sample to be tested . 26
7.4 Tests for conformity with static load requirements for classes A and B . 26
7.4.1 General . 26
7.4.2 Tests for serviceability . 27
7.4.3 Test for strength. 27
7.5 Tests for conformity with dynamic load requirements for classes B and C . 29
7.5.1 Test procedure for Class B and Class C . 29
7.5.2 Test procedure for Class C . 32
7.6 Test reports . 35
8 Designation . 35
9 Marking . 35
10 Information to be given to the site . 36
10.1 General requirements . 36
10.2 Principal contents . 36
11 Assessment . 37
Annex A (informative)  Inclinations, falling heights and height of edge protection . 38
A.1 Appropriate classes for the use at different inclinations and falling heights . 38
A.2 Height of edge protection on different levels . 41
A.3 Higher Edge Protection. 41
Annex B (informative)  A-deviations . 43
Bibliography . 44


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European foreword
This document (prEN 13374:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 53 “Temporary
works equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 13374:2013+A1:2018.
Temporary edge protection systems are used in construction work, primarily to prevent persons and
objects from falling to a lower level from roofs, edges, stairs and other areas where protection is required.
In most European countries temporary edge protection, or other types of fall protection devices, are
required when a risk assessment identifies a fall risk regardless of height. In contrast to being secured by
a lanyard, greater mobility in the working area is provided when edge protection is in place. The
temporary edge protection can in some situations also act as a handrail for people to hold onto when
working or walking close to an edge. COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/57/EEC was taken into consideration when
reviewing this product standard.
While this standard also includes requirements to protect people from falling objects, e.g. by the provision
of toe-boards, there could be circumstances where this is insufficient and additional measures, which are
beyond the scope of this document, will need to be taken.
Classes specified in this standard are intended to cater for the varied requirements appropriate for
different uses.
It is important that the structure to which temporary edge protection is attached can support the load
that the system is designed for.
For this document A-deviations has been registered for Finland and Italy, see Annex B.
This standard is a revised version of the 2018 version. In general, the following changes have been made:
— most of the figures have been updated and new figures has been added,
— classification in Clause 4 has been clarified,
— Clause 6 has been clarified,
— Clause 7 has been clarified,
— Annex A has been rewritten and figures added,
— Annex B with A-deviations from Finland and Italy has been added,
— editorial changes and clarifications have been done.
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1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements and test methods for temporary edge protection systems for
use during construction or maintenance of buildings and other structures.
This document applies to edge protection systems for flat and inclined surfaces and specifies the
requirements for three classes of temporary edge protection.
For edge protection systems with an arrest function (e.g. falling or sliding down a sloping roof) this
document specifies requirements for energy absorption.
This document includes edge protection systems, some of which are fixed to the structure and others,
which rely on gravity and friction on flat surfaces.
This document does not provide requirements for edge protection systems intended for:
— protection against impact from vehicles or from other mobile equipment,
— protection from sliding down of bulk loose materials, snow etc,
— protection of areas accessible to the public.
This document does not apply to side protection on scaffolds according to EN 12811-1 and EN 1004-1.
NOTE This does not prevent these systems to be used on temporary structures.
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 74-1, Couplers, spigot pins and baseplates for use in falsework and scaffolds - Part 1: Couplers for tubes
- Requirements and test procedures
EN 74-2, Couplers, spigot pins and baseplates for use in falsework and scaffolds - Part 2: Special couplers -
Requirements and test procedures
EN 74-3, Couplers, spigot pins and baseplates for use in falsework and scaffolds - Part 3: Plain base plates
and spigot pins - Requirements and test procedures
EN 338, Structural timber - Strength classes
EN 596, Timber structures - Test methods - Soft body impact test of timber framed walls
EN 1263-1, Temporary works equipment - Safety nets - Part 1: Safety requirements, test methods
EN 1990, Eurocode - Basis of structural design
EN 1991-1-4:20050, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-4: General actions - Wind actions
EN 1993-1-1, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 1993-1-2, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-2: General rules - Structural fire design
EN 1993-1-3, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 1-3: General rules - Supplementary rules for cold-
formed members and sheeting
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EN 1993-1-4, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 1-4: General rules - Supplementary rules for
stainless steels
EN 1993-1-5, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 1-5: Plated structural elements
EN 1993-1-6, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 1-6: Strength and Stability of Shell Structures
EN 1993-1-7, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 1-7: Plated structures subject to out of plane
loading
EN 1993-1-8, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-8: Design of joints
EN 1993-1-9, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-9: Fatigue
EN 1993-1-10, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-10: Material toughness and through-thickness
properties
EN 1993-1-11, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 1-11: Design of structures with tension
components
EN 1993-1-12, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 1-12: Additional rules for the extension of EN
1993 up to steel grades S 700
EN 1993-2, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 2: Steel Bridges
EN 1993-3-1, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 3-1: Towers, masts and chimneys - Towers and
masts
EN 1993-3-2, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 3-2: Towers, masts and chimneys - Chimneys
EN 1993-4-1, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 4-1: Silos
EN 1993-4-2, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 4-2: Tanks
EN 1993-4-3, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures — Part 4-3: Pipelines
EN 1993-5, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 5: Piling
EN 1993-6, Eurocode 3 - Design of steel structures - Part 6: Crane supporting structures
EN 1995-1-1, Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-1: General - Common rules and rules for
buildings
EN 1995-1-2, Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-2: General - Structural fire design
EN 1995-2, Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 2: Bridges
EN 1999-1-1, Eurocode 9 — Design of aluminium structures — Part 1-1: General structural rules
EN 1999-1-2, Eurocode 9 - Design of aluminium structures - Part 1-2: Structural fire design
EN 1999-1-3, Eurocode 9: Design of aluminium structures – Part 1-3: Structures susceptible to fatigue
EN 1999-1-4, Eurocode 9 - Design of aluminium structures - Part 1-4: Cold-formed structural sheeting
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EN 1999-1-5, Eurocode 9 - Design of aluminium structures - Part 1-5: Shell structures
EN 12811-2:2004, Temporary works equipment - Part 2: Information on materials
EN 12811-3:2002, Temporary works equipment - Part 3: Load testing
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. ISO and IEC maintain
terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
edge protection system
set of components intended to protect people from falling to a lower level and to retain materials
Note 1 to entry: see Figure 1.
3.2
principal guardrail
rail or continuous element forming the top of the edge protection system
3.3
intermediate guardrail
rail or continuous element between the principal guardrail and the working surface
3.4
intermediate protection
protection barrier formed (e.g. as a fencing structure or a safety net) between the principal guardrail and
the working surface
Note 1 to entry: see Figure 2.
3.5
toeboard
upstanding element provided specifically to prevent materials or persons from falling or sliding off a
surface
3.6
post
principal vertical support of the edge protection system to which the guardrails and toeboards are
attached
Note 1 to entry: Components 3.2 to 3.6 can be manufactured in full or part of an integrated edge protection system.
3.7
falling heigt
H
f
vertical distance between the point on which a person may stand and the lowest point on the protection
intended to arrest any fall
Note 1 to entry: See Figure 3.
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3.8
height of the edge protection system
distance between the uppermost point of the principal guardrail and the working surface measured
perpendicular to the working surface
3.9
working surface
surface on which persons stand, walk or work
3.10
counterweight
component to (by its own weight) prevent the edge protection system from sliding or from overturning
3.11
panel
assembly of principal guardrail, intermediate guardrail or intermediate protection and a toeboard when
applicable
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Key
1 slab edge clamp system 6 beam bottom flange clamp system
2 fixed to floor type system 7 column clamp system – sloping roof
3 counterweighted system 8 fencing system
4 beam top flange clamp system 9 edge protection on temporary structure
5 column clamp system – slabs and flat/low sloping 10 temporary structure (not defined in this standard)
roofs
Figure 1 — Diagrammatic examples of different types of temporary edge protection
NOTE Figure 1 illustrates some of the various types of edge protection.
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Figure 2 — Example of an edge protection system with a net as intermediate protection on a
sloping roof

Key
Hf falling height
α angle of inclination of the working surface
1 edge protection system
Figure 3 — Falling height on an inclined surface
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4 Classification of edge protection systems
4.1 General
Combination of different classes is possible, e.g. a product can comply to A, B and C.
NOTE More guidance about the use of classes is given in Annex A.
4.2 Class A
Class A protection provides resistance to static loads only, based on the requirements to:
— support a person leaning on the protection or provide a handhold when walking beside it;
— collectively stop a person who is walking or falling towards the protection;
— withstand the load from accidental loads (misuse) on the protection; and
— withstand wind loads.
4.3 Class B
Class B protection provides resistance to static loads and low dynamic actions only, based on the
requirements to:
— support a person leaning on the protection or provide a handhold when walking beside it;
— collectively stop a person who is walking or falling towards the protection;
— withstand the load from accidental loads (misuse) on the protection.
— withstand wind loads; and
— collectively stop a person sliding/falling down a sloping surface.
4.4 Class C
Class C protection provides resistance to high dynamic forces based on the safety requirements to:
— prevent the fall of a person sliding down a steep sloping surface;
— collectively stop a person sliding/falling down a steep sloping surface.
5 Requirements
5.1 General
5.1.1 Basic requirements
An edge protection system shall consist of a principal guardrail and either an intermediate guardrail or
an intermediate protection. It shall also be possible to attach a toeboard. All components in the system
shall be designed to avoid accidental removal or displacement of any component in any direction during
use.
The components shall be designed and manufactured so that injury to persons from puncturing or
lacerating of the skin is prevented.
NOTE An edge protection system can be manufactured as an integrated unit.
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5.1.2 Nets
Safety nets used in edge protection systems shall be in accordance with EN 1263-1.
The fixing of each net shall satisfy the load requirements of the intended class or classes.
Nets shall be installed in tension to avoid slackness.
5.1.3 Principal guardrail
The distance between the uppermost part of the principal guardrail and the working surface shall be at
least 1 000 mm, at any point, measured perpendicular to the working surface, see Figure 4 and 5. The
principal guardrails shall be continuous, and any horizontal gaps shall be less than 120 mm.
5.1.4 Toeboard
The distance between the uppermost part of the toeboard and the working surface shall be at least
150 mm, at any point, measured perpendicular to the working surface, see Figure 4 and 5.
The toeboard shall be designed to avoid gaps between it and the working surface. If there are gaps, a
sphere with a diameter of 20 mm shall not pass through them.
For other situations for example where the working surface is not flat, any gaps should be maintained as
small as practicable.
The toeboard itself shall be solid, i.e. designed without any gaps in it.
5.2 Additional dimensional requirements for individual classes
5.2.1 General
Dimensions in millimetres

Figure 4 — Dimensional height and spacing of edge protection components
5.2.2 Edge protection system class A
The inclination of edge protection system class A shall not deviate from the vertical by more than 15°,
outwards or inwards.
If an intermediate guardrail is provided, any gap shall be so dimensioned that a sphere of 470 mm
diameter will not pass through the protection, see Figure 4. If there is no intermediate guardrail or if it is
not continuous, the edge protection system shall be so dimensioned that a sphere with a diameter of
250 mm will not pass through it.
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5.2.3 Edge protection system class B
The inclination of edge protection system class B shall not deviate from the vertical by more than 15°,
outwards or inwards. Any gap in a class B edge protection shall be so dimensioned that a sphere of
250 mm diameter will not pass through the protection.
5.2.4 Edge protection system class C
The inclination of the edge protection shall be between the vertical line AC of Figure 5, and a line
perpendicular to the surface, line BC. Gaps in class C edge protection shall be dimensioned so that a sphere
with a diameter of 100 mm will not pass through them.
Dimensions in millimetres

Key
AC vertical line
BC line perpendicular to working surface
α angle of inclination of the working surface
Figure 5 — The inclination of the edge protection system
5.3 Material requirements
5.3.1 General
Materials shall fulfil the requirements given in relevant European Standards, where design data are
provided. Other materials shall be in accordance with appropriate European Standards. If European
Standards do not exist, ISO Standards may be applied.
Materials
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