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BS 8405:2003+A1:2009 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Descender devices. Single-hand operated descender devices for self or assisted rescue

BS 8405:2003+A1:2009

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Descender devices. Single-hand operated descender devices for self or assisted rescue

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Standard number:BS 8405:2003+A1:2009
Pages:18
Released:2009-02-28
ISBN:978 0 580 61140 7
Status:Standard
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BS 8405:2003+A1:2009


This standard BS 8405:2003+A1:2009 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Descender devices. Single-hand operated descender devices for self or assisted rescue is classified in these ICS categories:
  • 13.340.60 Protection against falling and slipping

This British Standard specifies performance requirements for descender devices that are controllable by one person using one hand only, to be used for self-rescue, rescue assisted by a second person, or where the rescuer and rescuee descend in tandem.

This British Standard is applicable to descender devices for use in conjunction with personal protective equipment against falls from a height e.g. full body harnesses conforming to BS EN 361, and rescue equipment e.g. rescue harnesses conforming to BS EN 1497.

NOTE Other types of descender devices for self rescue are specified in BS EN 341.