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iJDC 614.895.1 : 62-783.4 : 620.1 : 614.8 : 62-777

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Descriptors: Personal prolE'ctive equipITI~nt. occide:1t p'evention, protection agair1st falls. gripping devices, srecificatior.s.
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Pcrso:1al protective equipment against falls irom a height

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Equipement de protection individuelle Personliche Schutzal'srustung gegen Ab-
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CEN members ere bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
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b any other language made by tra='lslatic;'Iunder the responsibiiity ')f a CEN member int')
Its own language 3nd notified to the Central Secretariat.has the same status as the official
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CEN mo,nbf rs are the national standards bodies of A",,,,tria,Belgium, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembou;g, Netherlands, Norway,
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This standard rop,-oduces the offi.::ialtext of the English version of EN 361 as Issued by CEN. In Its prRparBtiof!for p!Jblicdt!on
a~ DIN EN 361 (English version), certe;n points have been noted which we consider to be in need of correction. These have 1
been marked +). The sugge:;ted ame!ldrnents 8ra given bA/ew and will be forwarded to the responsible CEN Secretariat for
its consideration.
In presentatio,1, orthography, punctuation and t,yphenation, the aim has bee" te itnplement the PNE Rules consistently.
Obvio:Js errors (e.g. redundancies and omissions) have been rectified without further reference.

Suggested amer.dments
1 To facilitate comprehension, the last sentence of subclause 4.4 should be amended to read: 'After each drop, the torso
dummy shall be arrested in il nearly upright position, i.e. its vertical axis shall not incline more than 50° from the vp.rtical.'
2 The second pa1agraph of clause 6 does not reflect the German t;Jxt, which translates as follows: 'The instructions for use
~hallspecify the attac,'lment elemen! to be used where tne full body narness is used in conjunction witt, a fall arrest system
(see EN 363) oJra work positioning system (:;ee EN 358).

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2 Norma:i'J. r.f.rsncee , 2
3 Definitions ,., 2
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Foreword
This European Standard wa3 prepared b, CcNITC 160 'Protactinn against falls f.-om a height including worki:1g belts', the
Secretariat of which iA held by DIN.
This European Standard has beer. prepared under a mandate given:" CEN by ths Commission of the European Commu;1ities
ar.d the European Fr~e Trade Associ&tion. and &ut:ports essen~iai reG;Jir~menta of the EC Directive(a).
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard. either by publication of an identical text or by
endon~ement. and conf!ictir:g national standards withdrawn. by June 1993 at the latest.
In accordance with the CEWCENELEC Internal Regulations, the following countriE's are bound to implement this European
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Bf'lgium, Denmark, Finland. France. G..rmany. Gr c... Iceland. Irelane:. Italy, Luxembourg. N..therlands. Nor~ay. Portugal.
Spein. S\oUeden and United Kingdom.

Scope
This etanciard s;acifi.s the requir.msnts, t.st m~thod., in..truction. for U.., marking and packaging for full body harn.......
Oth..r typ.s of body .upport "'. .p.cified i~ EN 358. Fall arrf'st .y.t.ms ar:! .pecifi.d in EN 363.
NOTE: A .tandard on r..cu. ham i. -;urr.n:!y b.ing p:-8par.d by CENITC 160.

2 Normative raferences
Thi. Europ.an Standard incc>rporate., by dat.d or undat.d r.fer.nce. provi.ion. from other publication,. The.. normative
r.f.r.nce. or. cited at the appropriate plac.. in the t.xt pnd the publication. are li.ted hereatter. For dat.d reference.,
subs.quent amendments to or revision. of any of th..~ i>ublication. apply to this Europ.an Standard or.1yY:'h.n Incorporated
in it by amendment or revision. for undated reference., the lat..t .ditioll of the publication ref.rr.d to ap!)I1..:
EN 358 Psr80nal equipm.nt for work positioning and prev.ntiol' .,( fall. from 8 height; work po!!itlon!ng .y.t.m.
EN 362 Personal protective equipm.nt again.t fall. fr.om a height; connectors
EN 363 Persona! pro!sctive equipment against falls from a heig~t; full arrost sy!:te",.: t.rminolc;gy and gen.r&1 i.quir.mente
EN 364 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height; teet method.
EN 365 Personal prote~tive equipment against falle from a hsight; general require mente for in.tructionD for use and for
marking

3 Definitions ~-'
For the purposes of this standard. the following definition. apply.

3.,1 full body harness: A bcdy support for fall erreet purpos.. and on intsgral compon.ni ct 6 fall arre.t .yetem. A lull
b.,dy har"e.. may comprise strops. iittings. buckles or_other clement.. .uitably arra:'lged and assembled to hold tha whol.
body of o..p.r.<,n and to eupport the we",er during a fall and after the arr..t I)f a fill! (cf. EN 363).

3.2 primwry 8trapa/Hcondary st:-ap8: Primary strap. are those strap. of a full body haroe.. which support or exert
pr...ure on the body during a fall and c!ter arr.st. Th. other .traps are .econdary .traps.

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3 SeAt strap (primarY etrap;
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5 Back .trap fQr eupport
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7 Attachment .Iam.nt
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Figure 1: Exampl. ot 8 full body hamlOSs

4 Requirements
4.1 De.ign and 6tgonomic.
8.r.eral .equk..mcr.!e iOi ceeiijln and erg":lcm;c. are epecifie<! in 5.1 of EN 363.
4.2 Material. and con8tructloil
Webbing and threade .hall b. made from .ynthetic fibre. having characterietice cOireaponding to tho.. of polyamide and
poly.et.r fibr....
Sewing throade ahall b. of th. .ame matarial a8 the w"bbing. but ahall b. of a contraeting ahade or colour in order to tacilit&te
vieual :nap.cti~n.
A full body harneea ehall c;ompriee strape or eimilar elements whkh are placed :.bout the pelvic area and on the e~..)ulde~e
(e.g. Be ehown in figure 1j. The full body harr'fIIs shall fit the wearer. Meane of adjustment may b. pro...ided.
Straps ehallnot become displaced and shall not loo"len by th"msolvee.
The width of primary etrups shall be at least 40 mm. that of cecondary straf's being at leaet 20 mrr
It shall be visually confirmed during lhe sttitic strength test s;Jecified in 5.1 that thos'l straps which support or exert pree"ur"
on the torso dumrr.y are primery etraps.
The attechmGnt el.,ment(s) shall be located on th<l chest. at the centre of gravity. on both ehouldere, or on the back of t!'le
wearer. .
A full body hame88 may be incorporated within a garment.
It ehall be poeeible to vieually inep<!ct the whole full body harn'lse, even if it ie incorporated within a garment. Ali eafety
bucklee (Le. bucklee other than thoee u.,ed primarily for sdju9tment o! fit) 8hall be deeigned in such s way that they can only
be a8sembled in a correct manner or, if they are capable of being assembled in more than one way. that each method of
aSgembly ohall comply with the strength and performance requirements.
Metallic fittings shall comply with the corr08ion protection requirement8 specified in 4.4 of EN 362.
4.3 Static strength
When tested as described in 5.1.4.2 of EN 364 with a force of 15 kN, and as described in 5.1.4.3 of EN 364 with a force .of
10 kN, the full body harnen ehall not relea.. the toreo dummy.
4.4 Dyilamic perlOmlar.ce
When tested RS deecribed in 5.2 with a toreo dummy of 10a kg mOS8, the fl.!!1body harnes8 8hall with8tand two succes8ive
drope ove, a distance of 4,0 m (one drop with the tor30 dummy feet first, the other with the toreo dummy head first) without
releasing th.. toreo dummy. After each drvp teet the toreo dummy sh!lll be arrested in !l head-up position and the a"gl~ .
between the longitudinal axie of the doreal pl!lne of the torso dummy and the vertical ehall bG a maximum of 5.0' . ,)
4.5 Additional elemenu
If a full body harne88 is equipped with elemente for use in conjunction "Witha work positioning system, these el.mente ehall
comply with EN ~58.
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5 Test methods
5.1 Static strength test
5.1.1 Apparatus
The static strength tast appara:ul' shall ;;om~ly wit" 4.1'and 4.2 of EN 36~.
5.1.2 Method
The static strength test sha!1 be carriqd cut as described in 5.1.4 of EN J64.

5.2 Dynamic perfonnance test

5.'2.1 Apparatus
The dynamic performance test apparatus shall comply with 4.2, 4.4.1 rand 4.6 of EN 364.
5.2.7. Method
The dynamic periormence test shall be carriod out as ddscriot?d in 5.1.2 of EN 354.

6 Instructions for use, marking and packaging

The in3tructions for use and the marking shall comply with EN 355 and shu!! be given in the Il'Inguage of the country of sale.
In 'Iddi.tion, the instructions for use' shal: state which attachment element of the f\;11body harness sl1all be used in I! fall arrest
system (see EN 363) or in a work positioning system (see EN 358).')
The instru::tions for Iise shall specify, in particular, all relevan: information relcting to the proper way of putting on the full
body harness and of attaching it to a connecting sub-system. )
Full body harnesses shall be supplied wrapped, but not necessarily seal~d, in a moisture-repa/lent material.