BS 7985:2002
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Code of Practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes
Hardcopy , PDF
10-31-2009
English
02-28-2002
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Committees responsible
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Legislation
5 Principles for a safe and effective system of work using
rope access methods
6 Selection of operatives
7 Training, welfare and supervision of operatives
8 Selection of equipment
9 Certification, marking and traceability of equipment
10 Procedures for inspection of equipment
11 Inspection, care and maintenance of equipment
12 Methods of work
Annex A (informative) How the Lifting Operations and Lifting
Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) apply to rope
access
Annex B (informative) Typical method of descending and
ascending using rope access techniques
Annex C (informative) Equipment inspection checklist
Annex D (informative) Suspension trauma
Annex E (informative) The effect of wind speed and working
height on available working times
Annex F (informative) Useful addresses
Bibliography
Index
Provides recommendations and guidance on the use of rope access methods for work at a height. Beneficial for use by employers employees and self-employed persons who use rope access methods and those who commission rope access work, e.g. building owners and contractors.
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PH/5
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 00/561420 DC (03/2002)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
68
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| BS 6037-1:2003 | Code of practice for the planning, design, installation and use of permanently installed access equipment Suspended access equipment |
| 05/30090942 DC : DRAFT JAN 2005 | BS 7883 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN, SELECTION, INSTALLATION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF ANCHOR DEVICES CONFORMING TO BS EN 795 |
| 17/30341837 DC : 0 | BS 8460 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE SAFE USE OF MEWPS |
| 05/30137479 DC : DRAFT AUG 2005 | BS 8460 - SAFE USE OF MEWPS - CODE OF PRACTICE |
| BS 7883:2005 | Code of practice for the design, selection, installation, use and maintenance of anchor devices conforming to BS EN 795 |
| 03/101170 DC : DRAFT JAN 2003 | THE SELECTION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN THE WORKPLACE |
| BS 8460:2005 | Safe use of MEWPs Code of practice |
| BS EN 407:2004 | Protective gloves against thermal risks (heat and/or fire) |
| BS EN 355:2002 | Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Energy absorbers |
| BS EN 566:2017 | Mountaineering equipment. Slings. Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN ISO 9001:2015 | Quality management systems. Requirements |
| 89/686/EEC : 1989 AMD 5 2012 | COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1989 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT |
| BS EN 12277 : 2015 | MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - HARNESSES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| BS EN 397 : 2012 | INDUSTRIAL SAFETY HELMETS |
| BS EN 354:2010 | Personal fall protection equipment. Lanyards |
| BS 2830:1994 | Specification for suspended access equipment (suspended chairs, traditional steeplejack\'s seats, work cages, cradles and platforms) for use in the building, engineering construction, steeplejack and cleaning industries |
| BS EN 341:2011 | Personal fall protection equipment. Descender devices for rescue |
| BS EN 1808:2015 | Safety requirements for suspended access equipment. Design calculations, stability criteria, construction. Examinations and tests |
| BS 7883:1997 | Code of practice for application and use of anchor devices conforming to BS EN 795 |
| BS EN 12275:2013 | Mountaineering equipment. Connectors. Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 166:2002 | Personal eye protection. Specifications |
| BS 5975:1996 | Code of practice for falsework |
| BS EN 388 : 2016 | PROTECTIVE GLOVES AGAINST MECHANICAL RISKS |
| BS EN 1263-1:2014 | Temporary works equipment. Safety nets Safety requirements, test methods |
| BS EN 567:2013 | Mountaineering equipment. Rope clamps. Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS 1139-5:1990 | Metal scaffolding Specification for materials, dimensions, design loads and safety requirements for service and working scaffolds made of prefabricated elements |
| BS EN 361:2002 | Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Full body harnesses |
| BS 6037:1990 | Code of practice for permanently installed suspended access equipment |
| PREN 12841 : DRAFT 1997 | PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR PREVENTION OF FALLS FROM A HEIGHT - WORK POSITIONING SYSTEMS - ROPE ADJUSTMENT DEVICES |
| BS EN 353-2:2002 | Personal protective equipment against falls from a height Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line |
| BS EN 1263-2:2014 | Temporary works equipment. Safety nets Safety requirements for the positioning limits |
| BS EN 362:2004 | Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Connectors |
| BS EN 12492:2012 | Mountaineering equipment. Helmets for mountaineers. Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 140:1999 | Respiratory protective devices. Half masks and quarter masks. Requirements, testing, marking |
| BS 5974:1990 | Code of practice for temporarily installed suspended scaffolds and access equipment |
| BS EN 363:2008 | Personal fall protection equipment. Personal fall protection systems |
| BS EN 795:2012 | Personal fall protection equipment. Anchor devices |
| BS EN 371:1992 | Specification for AX gas filters and combined filters against low boiling organic compounds used in respiratory protection equipment |
| BS EN 149 : 2001 | RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - FILTERING HALF MASKS TO PROTECT AGAINST PARTICLES - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING |
| BS EN 892 : 2012 | MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT - DYNAMIC MOUNTAINEERING ROPES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| BS EN 813:1997 | Personal protective equipment for prevention of falls from a height. Sit harnesses |
| BS EN 364:1993 | Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Test methods |
| BS EN 136:1998 | Respiratory protective devices. Full face masks. Requirements, testing, marking |
| BS EN 141:2000 | Respiratory protective devices. Gas filters and combined filters. Requirements, testing, marking |
| BS EN 420 : 2003 | PROTECTIVE GLOVES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| BS EN 919:1995 | Fibre ropes for general service. Determination of certain physical and mechanical properties |
| 1998/37/EC : 1998 | DIRECTIVE 98/37/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 22 JUNE 1998 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MACHINERY |
| BS EN 358:2000 | Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height. Belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards |
| BS EN 1891:1998 | Personal protective equipment for the prevention of falls from a height. Low stretch kernmantel ropes |
| BS EN 143:2000 | Respiratory protective devices. Particle filters. Requirements, testing, marking |
| BS EN 365:2004 | Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. General requirements for instructions for use, maintenance, periodic examination, repair, marking and packaging |
| BS EN 405 : 2002 | RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - VALVED FILTERING HALF MASKS TO PROTECT AGAINST GASES OR GASES AND PARTICLES - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING |
| BS EN 372:1992 | Specification for SX gas filters and combined filters against specific named compounds used in respiratory protective equipment |
| BS EN 374-1:2003 | Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms Terminology and performance requirements |
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