Table of Contents

1 -  AS/NZS 1891.3:1997 INDUSTRIAL FALL-ARREST SYSTEMS AND DEVICES - FALL-ARREST DEVICES
4 -  PREFACE
5 -  CONTENTS
6 -  SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 -  1.1 SCOPE
6 -  1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 -  1.3 DEFINITIONS
7 -  1.3.1 Anchorage point
7 -  1.3.2 Anchorage line
7 -  1.3.3 Connection point
7 -  1.3.4 Fall-arrest device
7 -  1.3.5 Shall
7 -  1.3.6 Should
7 -  1.4 CLASSIFICATION
7 -  1.5 SELECTION, USE AND MAINTENANCE
7 -  1.6 ACCEPTANCE OF MATERIAL SUPPLIED FROM OVERSEAS
8 -  SECTION 2 DESIGN
8 -  2.1 GENERAL
8 -  2.1.1 Working parts
8 -  2.1.2 Inertia sensing
8 -  2.1.3 Performance requirements
8 -  2.1.4 Orientation
8 -  2.1.5 Self-locking
8 -  2.1.6 Environmental conditions
8 -  2.1.7 Operation
8 -  2.1.8 Attachment to anchorage line
8 -  2.1.9 Suitability for use
8 -  2.2 COMPONENTS
8 -  2.2.1 General
8 -  2.2.2 Finish
8 -  2.2.3 Corrosion protection coatings
9 -  2.2.4 Attachment hardware
9 -  2.2.5 Provisions for use in flammable or explosive conditions
10 -  2.2.6 Energy absorbers
10 -  2.2.7 Brakes for Type 3 devices
10 -  2.3 ANCHORAGE LINES
10 -  2.3.1 General
10 -  2.3.2 Fibre rope anchorage lines
10 -  2.3.3 Webbing anchorage lines
10 -  2.3.4 Steel cables
10 -  2.3.5 Rigid rails
11 -  2.3.6 End stops
11 -  2.3.7 Connectors
11 -  2.4 LANYARDS
12 -  SECTION 3 PERFORMANCE AND TESTING
12 -  3.1 SCHEDULE OF TESTING
12 -  3.2 ENDURANCE TEST
12 -  3.3 LOCKING PERFORMANCE AFTER CONDITIONING
12 -  3.4 DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE
13 -  3.5 STRENGTH TEST
13 -  3.6 PERFORMANCE OF LANYARDS
13 -  3.7 STATIC TEST FOR ENERGY ABSORBERS
13 -  3.8 ATTACHMENT HARDWARE - PROOF LOADING
14 -  SECTION 4 INSTRUCTIONS AND MARKING
14 -  4.1 INSTRUCTIONS
14 -  4.2 MARKING OF FALL-ARREST DEVICES
14 -  4.2.1 General information
14 -  4.2.2 Serial number
15 -  APPENDIX A - ENDURANCE TEST
15 -  A1 SCOPE
15 -  A2 PRINCIPLE
15 -  A3 PROCEDURE
15 -  A3.1 Type 1 devices
15 -  A3.2 Type 2 and Type 3 devices
15 -  A4 REPORT
17 -  APPENDIX B - LOCKING PERFORMANCE AFTER CONDITIONING
17 -  B1 SCOPE
17 -  B2 PRINCIPLE
17 -  B3 MATERIALS
17 -  B4 APPARATUS
18 -  B5 CONDITIONING PROCEDURES
18 -  B5.1 Conditioning to dust
18 -  B5.2 Conditioning to wet
18 -  B5.3 Conditioning to cold
18 -  B5.4 Conditioning to heat
19 -  B5.5 Conditioning of anchorage lines to oil
19 -  B6 PROCEDURE
19 -  B7 REPORT
20 -  APPENDIX C - DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE TESTS
20 -  C1 SCOPE
20 -  C2 PRINCIPLE
20 -  C3 APPARATUS
20 -  C4 CONDITIONING
20 -  C5 PROCEDURES
20 -  C5.1 Type 1 fall-arrest device - Flexible anchorage line
21 -  C5.2 Type 1 fall-arrest device - Rigid rail anchorage line
21 -  C5.3 Type 2 and Type3 fall-arrest device
21 -  C6 REPORT
24 -  APPENDIX D - STRENGTH TESTS
24 -  D1 SCOPE
24 -  D2 PRINCIPLE
24 -  D3 APPARATUS
24 -  D4 PROCEDURES
24 -  D4.1 Type 1 fall-arrest devices
24 -  D4.2 Type 2 and Type 3 fall-arrest devices
24 -  D5 REPORT
25 -  APPENDIX E - LANYARD DYNAMIC TEST
25 -  E1 SCOPE
25 -  E2 PRINCIPLE
25 -  E3 APPARATUS
25 -  E4 PROCEDURE
25 -  E5 REPORT

Abstract

Specifies requirements for the design and performance of fall-arrest devices comprising those which travel down either a fixed or flexible anchorage line, and those which pay out an anchorage line.

Scope

This Standard specifies requirements for the design and performance of fall-arrest devices comprising devices which travel along either a fixed or flexible anchorage line, and those which pay out an anchorage line.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
Pages
ISBN
Committee	SF-015
Supersedes	DR 96051 AS 1891.3-1992
Revision Of	DR AS/NZS 1891.3:2018