ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 10333-6 First edition 2004-01-15 Personal fall-arrest systems - Part 6: System performance tests Systemes individuels d'arret de chute - Partie 6: Essais de performance Reference number ISO 10333-6:2004(E) ISO @ISO2004 ISO 10333-6:2004(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is atrademarkof Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In @ISO2004 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ISO 2004-All rights reserved ISO 10333-6:2004(E) Contents Page Foreword Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Designation 5 Requirements . 5.1 Components and subsystems 5.2 System performance.... 6 Test methods 6.1 Apparatus..... 6.2 Performance test for A + EAL + FBH type PFAS.. 11 6.3 Performance test for A + SRL + FBH type PFAS . 6.4 Performance test for A + TVLL + FBH type PFAS 17 6.5 Performance test for A + PVLL + FBH type PFAS 19 6.6 Performance test for A + VR +FBHtype PFAS.. 23 7 Supplied information. Annex A (informative) Design, ergonomics and free space 28 Bibliography .30 @ Is0 2004-All rights reserved ii ISO 10333-6:2004(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (isO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through isO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been non-governmental, in liaison with sO, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. equipment, Subcommittee SC 4, Personal equipment for protection against falls. Iso 10333 consists of the following parts, under the general title Personal fall-arrest systems: Part 1: Full-body harnesses Part 2: Lanyards and energy absorbers Part 3: Self-retracting lifelines Part 4: Vertical rails and vertical lifelines incorporating a sliding-type fall arrester Part 5: Connectors with self-closing and self-locking gates Part6:Systemperformancetests IsO 2004 - All rights reserved ISO10333-6:2004(E) Introduction Fall arrest equipment has been traditionally manufactured and tested as discrete components, which are then linked together in series to form a personal fall arrest system (PFAs) by the user, before commencing work. This requires personnel in the supply and use chain who are capable of deciding which combinations of components can be linked together and which of those cannot. Over the years, a continuous process of fall simulation and strength testing has revealed the dangers of linking incompatible components together, as a result of test failures, near misses and accidents. Examples have included: inadvertent release of connections, lo