| CE | The CE mark against a product in this price list confirms that the product complies with a European Directive. Please note that the CEmark is applied to many products which are not Personal Protective Equipment (e.g. children’s toys). For most cases this is the PPEDirective (89 / 68 / EEC). |
| EN | European Norm (or standard). These norms replace the relevant national standards of member states of the European Community. ENs arereferred to when assessing whether a product may have the CE mark affixed. |
| prEN | A provisional, or preparatory, EN, yet to be finalised. Levels of revision are dated. |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment. |
| Dynamic | Used to describe rope which is designed to absorb and dissipate the energy of shock loads from large falls (up to fall factor 2). |
| Low Stretch | Used to describe ropes which are not designed to withstand falls greater than fall factor one. They do have some ability to absorb shockloads. |
| Fall Factor | A figure indicating the relative severity of a fall. It is obtained by dividing the total length of the fall by the length of rope holding the fall. |
| kN | kilonewtons. A thousand Newtons (see below). |
| N | Newton. This is the international unit of force. 9.81 N is the force required to suspend a mass of 1 kg under the force of gravity. It iscommonly approximated to 10 N. (In common parlance 1 kg = 10 N). |
| BL | Breaking load. See MBL |
| MBL | Minimum Breaking Load. The minimum load at which an item of equipment can fail when it is new. |
| WLL | Working Load Limit. The maximum load (as determined by the manufacturer) that an item of equipment is designed to raise, lower orsuspend. |
| SWL | Safe Working Load. The maximum load (as certified by a competent person) which an item of equipment may raise, lower or suspend underparticular service conditions. The SWL can be lower than the WLL, or greater than it. |
| FOS | Factor of safety. The relationship between the MBL is divided by a factor to arrive at the SWL or WLL. This provides a “safety buffer”betweeen safe use and failure. The FOS is expressed as a ratio, e.g. 10 : 1. |
| PL | Proof load. A predetermined load, generally a multiple of the service load, to which a specimen or structure is subjected before acceptance. |
| MEWP | Mobile elevating work platform |
| LOLER* | Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. |
| PUWER* | Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. |
| WAHR* | Work at Height Regulations 2005. |
| Work equipment standards | BS EN | PPE against falls from a height: Descender devices |
| BS EN 353-1 | PPE against falls from a height: Guided type fall arrestors. Part 1. Specification for guidedtype fall arrestors on a rigid anchorage line. |
| BS EN 353-2 | PPE against falls from a height: Guided type fall arrestors. Part 2. Specification for guidedtype fall arrestors on a flexible anchorage line. |
| BS EN 354 | PPE against falls from a height: Lanyards |
| BS EN 355 | PPE against falls from a height: Energy absorbers |
| BS EN 358 | PPE against falls from a height: Work positioning systems |
| BS EN 360 | PPE against falls from a height: Retractable type fall arrestors |
| BS EN 361 | PPE against falls from a height: Full body harness |
| BS EN 362 | PPE against falls from a height: Connectors |
| BS EN 363 | PPE against falls from a height: Fall arrest systems |
| BS EN 364 | PPE against falls from a height: Test methods |
| BS EN 365 | PPE against falls from a height: General requirements for instructions for use,maintenance, periodic examination, repair, marking and packaging |
| BS EN 813 | PPE against falls from a height: Sit harness |
| BS EN 1891 | PPE against falls from a height: Low stretch kernmantle rope |
| BS EN1909 | Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons: Recovery andevacuation |
| BS EN 12841 | Personal fall protection equipment. Rope access systems. Rope adjustment devices. |
| General requirements for instructions | BS EN 1868 | PPE against falls from a height: List of equivalent terms |
| Mountaineering & climbing equipmentstandards | BS EN 564 | Mountaineering equipment – Accessory cord - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 565 | Mountaineering equipment - Tape - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 566 | Mountaineering equipment - Slings - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 567 | Mountaineering equipment – Rope clamps - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 568 | Mountaineering equipment – Ice anchors - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 569 | Mountaineering equipment – Pitons - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 892 | Mountaineering equipment – Dynamic mountaineering ropes - Safety requirements andtest methods |
| BS EN 893 | Mountaineering equipment – Crampons - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 958 | Mountaineering equipment – Energy absorbing systems for use in klettersteig (viaferrata) climbing - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 959 | Mountaineering equipment – Rock anchors - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 12270 | Mountaineering equipment – Chocks - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 12275 | Mountaineering equipment – Connectors - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 12276 | Mountaineering equipment – Frictional anchors - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 12277 | Mountaineering equipment – Harnesses - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 12278 | Mountaineering equipment – Pulleys - Safety requirements and test methods |
| BS EN12492 | Mountaineering equipment – Helmets for mountaineers - Safety requirements and testmethods |
| BS EN 13089 | Mountaineering equipment – Ice tools - Safety requirements and test methods |
| General Standards | BS EN 7883 | Code of practice for the design, selection, installation, use and maintenance of anchordevices conformity to BS EN795 |
| BS EN 8437 | Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systemsand equipment for use in the work place |
| BS EN 8454 | Code of practice for the delivery of training and education for work at height andrescue |
| BS EN 397 | Specification for industrial safety helmets |
| BS EN 696 | Fibre ropes for general service - Polyamide |
| BS EN 701 | Fibre ropes for general service – General specification |
| BS EN 795 | Protection against falls from a height – Anchor devices – Requirements and testing |
| BS EN ISO/IEC 17050-1 | Conformity assessment - Supplier’s declaration of conformity - Part 1: Generalrequirements |
| Rescue Standards | BS EN 1496 | Personal fall protection equipment - Rescue lifting devices |
| BS EN 1497 | Rescue equipment – Rescue harnesses |
| BS EN 1498 | Personal fall protection equipment - Rescue loops |
| Rope Access | BS EN 7985 | Code of practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes |
