Wymagania i metody badań urządzeń samozaciskowych chroniących przed upadkiem z wysokości, wyposażonych w sztywne prowadnice
Requirements and test methods for guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line

Summary/Abstract: Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line in the form of rails or wire ropes are elements of personal protective equipment designed to protect against falls from a height intended for worksites where employees have to move in the vertical direction over long distances, e.g., telecommunications towers, wind power plants, transmission towers. This paper presents basic constructions of such devices and the principles of their action. Due to the complex structure of guided type fall arresters and their crucial role in ensuring the users’ safety, they must meet a number of requirements. These requirements and the related test methods are contained both in PN-EN standards and in the Recommendation for Use (RfU) documents prepared by the European Coordination of Notified Bodies Vertical Group 11 – PPE against falls from a height. To provide the manufacturers and distributors of equipment protecting against falls from a height with a compilation of current requirements and testing methods, this paper presents them divided into groups according to materials and construction, resistance to static loads, and performance and function under dynamic conditions. The importance of tests of the reliability of the function of the devices when climbing or descending with the participation of appropriately selected and trained subjects and tests of the dangerous phenomena that may occur during the fall arrest carried out using anthropomorphic dummies has also been indicated.

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