ISO 22846-1:2003
(Main)Personal equipment for protection against falls — Rope access systems — Part 1: Fundamental principles for a system of work
Personal equipment for protection against falls — Rope access systems — Part 1: Fundamental principles for a system of work
ISO 22846-1:2003 gives the fundamental principles for the use of rope access methods for work at height. It is intended for use by employers, employees and self-employed persons who use rope-access methods, by those commissioning rope-access work and by rope-access associations. ISO 22846-1 is applicable to the use of rope-access methods on buildings, other structures (on- or offshore) or natural features (such as cliff faces), during which ropes are suspended from or connected to a structure or natural feature. It is applicable to situations where ropes are used as the primary means of access, egress or support and as the primary means of protection against a fall. ISO 22846-1 is not intended to apply to the use of rope-access methods for leisure activities, arboriculture, general steeplejack methods or emergency personal-evacuation systems, or to the use of rope-access (line rescue) techniques by the fire brigade and other emergency services for rescue work or for rescue training.
Equipement individuel de protection contre les chutes — Systèmes d'accès par corde — Partie 1: Principes fondamentaux pour un système de travail
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 22846-1
First edition
2003-11-15
Personal equipment for protection
against falls — Rope access systems —
Part 1:
Fundamental principles for a system of
work
Équipement individuel de protection contre les chutes — Systèmes
d'accès par corde —
Partie 1: Principes fondamentaux pour un système de travail
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ISO 22846-1:2003(E)
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ISO 2003
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ISO 22846-1:2003(E)
Foreword
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ISO 22846-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 94, Personal safety — Protective clothing and
equipment, Subcommittee SC 4, Personal equipment for protection against falls.
ISO 22846 consists of the following parts, under the general title Personal equipment for protection against
falls — Rope access systems:
— Part 1: Fundamental principles for a system of work
— Part 2: Code of practice (in the early stages of preparation)
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ISO 22846-1:2003(E)
Introduction
Rope access is a system that provides a user with the means, typically using synthetic fibre kernmantel ropes
and associated equipment, to gain access to, be supported at, and then as a means of egress from, a place of
work for the purpose of carrying out a work task.
Rope access has its background in mountaineering and particularly in caving, where it has been well proven,
although it relies on only a single rope. For adaptation to the work environment, the techniques and some of
the equipment have been modified. The most significant change is the inclusion of a second rope to provide
additional safety. These modifications allow the system to offer a level of protection to the operatives equal to,
or better than, other similar forms of access.
In a typical system, one rope (the working line) is used for access and egress (usually ascent and descent)
and for support at the workplace. A harness is attached to the user and specially designed devices are
attached to the working line and to the harness. The other rope (the safety line) is connected to the user via a
safety device, which travels along the safety line as t
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