TECHNICAL BULLETIN

EN795 – Personal fall The European standard relating to the testing of personal
fall protection equipment – Anchor Devices – EN 795 has

protection equipment
been updated. The revised standard gives far greater detail
on testing and a greater detail on the test methods.

– Anchor devices An overview of the key changes from the 1996 version of
the standard are as follows:

EN 795:2012 CEN/TS 16415:2013

1. Describes that type A, C & D anchor devices are not PPE and are
excluded from the 89/686/EEC directive. Therefore, CE markings are
no longer available for these products. EN-certificates are still issued
and valid.
2. Specifies requirements for single-user anchor devices.
3. Is not applicable to anchor devices intended to allow more than
one user to be attached at any one time. The requirements and test
methods for multi-user anchor devices are provided in a separate
CEN Technical Specification: CEN/ TS 16415:2013.
4. States that anchor devices intended for fall restraint must be tested
for fall arrest, to allow for foreseeable misuse.
5. Does not allow U-Bolt clamps to be used to form cable terminations.
6. States that static strength requirements have increased:
77 Metallic anchor devices now 12 kN (previously 10 kN).
77 Non-metallic anchor devices now 18 kN, unless evidence of
durability is provided (previously 10 kN).
7. States that the anchor device shall be tested using construction
fixing(s) (e.g. clamp) and construction material(s) (e.g. a roofing
system) as recommended in the information provided by the
manufacturer.
8. Clarifies the requirements for testing a Type C horizontal flexible
anchor line (XSLinked) which includes the requirements to test:
77 in the longest and shortest spans; Single user only
77 at intermediate and corner brackets;
77 at a joint in the line; and
10 kN
77 at an entry/exit line fitting.
12 kN Single user (100 kg) falls
Single user only
Based on the philosophy that anchor devices are rated to sustain the
force generated in a fall by the mass of more than one person and the
equipment they may carry, the CEN/TS 16415:2013 has been created. This
Technical Specification states that:
1. Anchor devices must be compliant with EN 795:2012.
2. Multi-user devices must be tested to simulate a minimum of two
users falling simultaneously.
3. For each additional user, an extra 100 kg of mass should be tested.
For testing the static strength, an extra 1 kN shall be applied.
In accordance with our XSPhilosophy, XSPlatforms’ belief in “Safety above
all” remains. That is why all our products either meet or exceed the new
EN 795:2012 standard and the CEN/TS 161451:2013.
Additional user:
+100 kg & +1 kN
Two usersAdditional
(200 kg) user:
fall simultaniously
+100 kg & +1 kN
13 kN
+1 kN/user

10 kN
12 kN Single user (100 kg) falls Two users (200 kg)
fall simultaniously
13 kN
+1 kN/user

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