Abstract

This Uganda Standard specifies tests and requirements for complete personal fall arrest systems (PFAS) made up from specific combinations of components and subsystems selected from those conforming to the other parts of US ISO 10333 and to US ISO 14567, where it is both important and desirable to ascertain satisfactory system performance and interactive component compatibility. It includes PFAS performance tests using a rigid torso test mass as a surrogate for the faller. Examples of personal fall arrest systems, as well as descriptions of how components or subsystems may be connected together to constitute a system, are also given. This standard is applicable to PFAS limited to single-person use of a total mass not exceeding 100 kg and, when activated, will arrest the person and limit the arresting force to a maximum of 6 kN. It is not applicable to PFAS which use waist belts or chest harnesses as the sole body holding component, PFAS incorporating lanyards without energy absorbers or without a means of energy dissipation, subsystems and components outside the PFAS scopes of the other parts of US ISO 10333 and US ISO 14567, or equipment used for material lifting purposes. This standard was PUBLISHED on 2017-06-20.