229 CALL 132 100 OR SHOP 24/7 AT RSEA.COM.AU CLICK&COLLECT FREE Pick-up from our Stores AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND FALL PROTECTION STANDARDS When working in elevated conditions and confined spaces, height safety equipment must be employed to safeguard against injury. This includes fall arrest equipment such as harnesses, lanyards, life lines, anchor straps, pole straps, safety lines, tripods, and anchors. Development of a risk assessment program is vital to ensuring that employees working in these conditions have access to the correct equipment and training. The Australian standards, along with local government regulations, outline the equipment required to ensure employees’ safety when working at a height. u AS/NZS 1891.1 - Industrial Fall-Arrest Systems and Devices - Harnesses and Ancillary Equipment Australian Standard AS/NZS 1891.1 details the requirements for the materials, design, manufacture and testing of harnesses, lanyards, pole straps and associated equipment including connecting devices and personal energy absorbers for industrial restraint and fall-arrest purposes. Appendices include test methods for equipment items and assemblies, and for component materials. Standards Australia AS/NZS 1891.1 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices - Harnesses and ancillary equipment - © SAI Global u AS/NZS 1891.2 - Industrial Fall-Arrest Systems and Devices - Horizontal Lifeline and Rail Systems Australian Standard AS/NZS 1891.2 details the design and performance requirements for systems and associated component hardware for horizontal lifelines and rails used for fall-arrest purposes. The Standard covers systems using either rigid rails or flexible lines. Standards Australia AS/NZS 1891.2 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices - Horizontal lifeline and rail systems - © SAI Global u AS 1891.3 - Industrial Fall-Arrest Systems and Devices - Fall-Arrest Devices Australian Standard AS 1891.3 details the 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. Standards Australia AS 1891.3 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices - Fall-arrest devices- © SAI Global u AS/NZS 1891.4 - Industrial Fall-Arrest Systems and Devices - Selection, Use and Maintenance Australian Standards AS/NZS 1891.4 details requirements and sets out recommendations for the selection, safe use and maintenance of industrial fall-arrest systems and devices based on the use of safety harnesses, horizontal life lines and rails, fall-arrest devices, and associated lanyards, connectors, anchorages and fittings, as follows: (a) Selection Requirements and recommendations for determining the types of components of the system that would be appropriate to the envisaged usage. (b) Safe use Requirements and recommendations relating to the safe practices to be followed in the use of components and assemblies. (c) Maintenance Requirements and recommendations for inspection, storage, servicing and cleaning practices. NOTE: This Standard provides guidance for the selection of equipment and safe use procedures for some but not necessarily all forms of height protection or all of the circumstances under which such equipment and procedures are used. Standards Australia AS/NZS 1891.4 Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices - Selection, use and maintenance - © SAI Global NOTE: Can not claim compliance to this standard. Related Standards u AS/NZS ISO 22846.1 - Industrial Rope Access Systems - Specifications Australian Standard AS/NZS ISO 22846.1 details the requirements for materials and hardware for industrial rope access systems including fall protection. Standards Australia AS/NZS ISO 22846.1 Industrial rope access systems - Specifications - © SAI Global u AS/NZS ISO 22846.2 - Industrial Rope Access Systems - Selection, Use and Maintenance This Standard specifies requirements and sets out recommendations for the selection, safe use and maintenance of industrial rope access system components and assemblies, as follows: (a) Selection Aspects to be taken into account in determining the types of components of the system which would be appropriate to the envisaged usage. (b) Safe use Requirements and recommendations relating to the safe practices to be followed in the use of components and assemblies. (c) Maintenance Essential inspection, storage and cleaning practices which are required or should be observed. Performance requirements for the components of an industrial rope access system are given in AS/NZS ISO 22846.1. Standards Australia AS/NZS ISO 22846.2 Industrial rope access systems - Selection, use and maintenance - © SAI Global u AS 2865 Confined Spaces This Standard sets out the particular requirements and risk control measures for the safety of persons entering or conducting tasks associated with a confined space. This Standard is intended to help designers, manufacturers, suppliers, modifiers and users of confined spaces to achieve a safety outcome. It is not exhaustive in its coverage, but it is intended to cover those areas which are of particular concern in regard to confined space safety. Standards Australia AS 2865 Confined Spaces - © SAI Global PPE - HEIGHT SAFETY AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND FALL PROTECTION STANDARDS
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