SIST EN 354:2010

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Lanyards

This European Standard specifies the requirements, test methods, marking, information supplied by the manufacturer and packaging for lanyards. Lanyards conforming to this European Standard are used as connecting elements or components in personal fall protection systems (i.e. restraint systems, work positioning systems, rope access systems, fall arrest systems and rescue systems).

Persönliche Schutzausrüstung gegen Absturz - Verbindungsmittel

Diese Europäische Norm legt Anforderungen, Prüfverfahren, Kennzeichnung, Informationen des Herstellers und Verpackung für Verbindungsmittel fest. Verbindungsmittel nach dieser Europäischen Norm werden als verbindende Einzelteile oder verbindende Bestandteile in persönlichen Absturzschutzsystemen (d. h. Rückhalte-systemen, Arbeitsplatzpositionierungssystemen, Systemen für seilunterstützten Zugang, Auffangsystemen und Rettungssystemen) verwendet.

Equipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur - Longes

La présente Norme européenne spécifie les exigences, les méthodes d’essai, le marquage, la notice
d’information du fabricant et l’emballage des longes. Les longes conformes à la présente Norme européenne
sont utilisées en tant qu’éléments ou composants de liaison dans les systèmes de protection individuelle
contre les chutes (c’est-à-dire les systèmes de retenue, les systèmes de positionnement au poste de travail,
les systèmes d’accès au moyen de cordes, les systèmes d’arrêt de chute et les systèmes de sauvetage).

Osebna varovalna oprema za zaščito pred padci z višine - Vrvi z zaključno zanko

Ta evropski standard določa zahteve, preskusne metode, označevanje, informacije, ki jih priskrbi proizvajalec, in pakiranje za vrvi z zaključno zanko. Vrvi z zaključno zanko v skladu s tem evropskim standardom se uporabljajo kot povezovalni elementi ali sestavni deli pri osebnih varovalnih sistemih za zaščito pred padci (tj. zadrževalnih sistemih, sistemih za zaustavitev pri padcih in reševalnih sistemih).

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 19-Aug-2008
• Publication Date: 14-Sep-2010
• ICS: 13.340.60 - Protection against falling and slipping
• Technical Committee: OVP - Personal protecting equipment
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 19-Aug-2010
• Due Date: 24-Oct-2010
• Completion Date: 15-Sep-2010
• 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
• Directive: 93/68/EEC - Council Directive amending Dir. 87/404/EEC (simple pressure vessels), 88/378/EEC (safety of toys), 89/106/EEC (construction products), 89/336/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility), 89/392/EEC (machinery), 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment), 90/384/EEC (automatic weighing instruments), 90/385/EEC (active implantable medicinal devices), 90/396/EEC (appliances burning gaseous fuels), 91/263/EEC (telecommunications terminal equipment), 92/42/EEC and 73/23/EEC
• Directive: 93/95/EEC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Directive: 96/58/EC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Directive: EUR-PUB - European Union - Public Standards
• Mandate: M/BC/CEN/88/11 - Order for standardization concerning Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) - protection against falls from height
• Ref Project: EN 354:2010 - Personal fall protection equipment - Lanyards

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 354:2002 - Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Lanyards
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2010

Overview

EN 354:2010 is the CEN (European) standard for personal fall protection equipment - lanyards. It defines requirements, test methods, marking, manufacturer information and packaging for lanyards used as connecting elements in personal fall protection systems (restraint, work‑positioning, rope access, fall‑arrest and rescue systems). EN 354:2010 supersedes EN 354:2002 and is intended for manufacturers, test laboratories, specifiers and safety professionals across Europe.

Key Topics and Requirements

The standard addresses design, materials, terminations, strength and testing. Major technical highlights include:

• Scope and definitions - clear definitions for lanyard, termination, length adjustment device and lanyard length.
• Design & ergonomics - smooth finishes, no sharp edges, secure length adjustment devices and end‑stops; connectors incorporated must conform to EN 362.
• Materials - textile elements must use virgin synthetic fibres of known tenacity; wire ropes, chains and ferrules must meet relevant steel and galvanising specifications.
• Terminations - splices, sewn loops, knots and eyes must be secured and inspectable; sewing threads should be contrasting to aid visual inspection.
• Static strength - textile or textile‑element lanyards: minimum sustained force of 22 kN; fully metallic lanyards: 15 kN.
• Dynamic performance - lanyards with length‑adjustment devices must arrest and retain the test mass and subsequently withstand a static test force of approximately 3 kN (per the standard’s test sequence).
• Slippage - for adjustable lanyards, slippage through the device shall not exceed 50 mm under test.
• Corrosion resistance - metallic elements must show no base‑metal corrosion after salt‑spray testing; tarnishing/scaling acceptable but function must be retained.
• Marking & information - mandatory product marking, user information, maintenance and packaging instructions as specified in Clauses 6–7.

Test methods include conditioning (ambient, wet/cold, very cold), static and dynamic tests, termination examinations and corrosion testing (e.g., salt spray per EN ISO 9227).

Applications and Who Uses It

EN 354:2010 is used to specify, design, test and certify lanyards for:

• Fall‑arrest and rope access systems
• Work‑positioning and restraint setups
• Rescue equipment and temporary anchor connections

Primary users:

• Lanyard and PPE manufacturers and designers
• Conformity assessment bodies and testing laboratories
• Safety managers, procurement officers and specifiers in construction, utilities, offshore, maintenance and rope‑access industries
• Inspectors and competent persons performing periodic examinations

Related Standards

Relevant referenced standards include:

• EN 362 (connectors)
• EN 363:2008 (personal fall protection systems)
• EN 364 (test methods)
• EN 365 (instructions, maintenance, marking)
• EN 892 (dynamic mountaineering ropes)
• EN ISO 9227 / ISO 9227 (salt spray corrosion)
• ISO 1835, ISO 2232 (chain and wire rope specifications)

EN 354:2010 is essential when specifying compliant, tested lanyards and ensuring safe connection elements within European personal fall protection systems.

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Persönliche Schutzausrüstung gegen Absturz - VerbindungsmittelEquipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur - LongesPersonal protective equipment against falls from a height - Lanyards13.340.60Protection against falling and slippingICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 354:2010SIST EN 354:2010en,fr,de01-oktober-2010SIST EN 354:2010SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 354
July 2010 ICS 13.340.60 Supersedes EN 354:2002English Version
Personal fall protection equipment - Lanyards
Equipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur - Longes
Persönliche Schutzausrüstung
gegen Absturz - Verbindungsmittel This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 June 2010.
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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists 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 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, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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Significant technical changes between this European Standard and the previous edition EN 354:2002 . 14Annex ZA (informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC . 16Figures Figure 1 — Measurement of the lanyard length . 7Figure 2 — Example of a lanyard with more than two terminations, showing the terminations to be tested . 9Figure 3 — Bowline knot . 10Figure 4 — Test lanyard . 10Figure 5 — Dynamic strength test for lanyards with a length adjustment device . 11 SIST EN 354:2010

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: 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, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
NOTE A termination may be, for example, a spliced eye, a sewn loop, or a metal ring. 3.3 personal fall protection system assembly of components for protection against falls from a height, including a body holding device and an attachment system, which can be connected to a reliable anchorage point SIST EN 354:2010

4.3.3 Threads used for sewing shall be of a contrasting shade or colour in order to facilitate visual inspection. 4.3.4 When using a knot for forming a termination, the knot shall be secured so that it cannot be opened without the use of a tool. After the static strength test in accordance with 5.7, the tail end of the knot shall have a minimum length of 100 mm. 4.3.5 Ends of the lanyard shall be prevented from unravelling. 4.
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