British Standards Institution

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, provides the UK input to European Standardisation carried out by CEN/TC160 in relation to protection of people from falls from height

Committee standards activity

In Progress (8)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
New Work Item Proposal -	EN 12841:2024/A1 Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules Proposal begins : 2025-07-08	Proposal
BS XXXX	Personal fall protection – Anchor systems – Training and competence for system design, manufacturing, installation and inspection – Specification Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Health and Safety \| Protective equipment \| Fall protection Proposal begins : 2021-07-14	Proposal
BS EN 795	Personal fall protection equipment - Anchor devices Categories: Fall protection Public comment begins : 2022-11-10	Public comment
BS EN 360	Personal fall protection equipment - Retractable type fall arresters Categories: Fall protection Public comment begins : 2016-02-08	Public comment
BS EN 341	Personal fall protection equipment - Descender devices for rescue Categories: Fall protection Public comment begins : 2025-01-30	Public comment
BS EN 1868	EN 1868 Personal fall protection equipment. List of equivalent terms Categories: Environment. Health protection. Safety \| Fall protection Public comment begins : 2025-07-10	Public comment
BS EN 1868	Personal fall protection equipment - List of equivalent terms Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-03-31	Drafting
BS 8437	Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Health and Safety \| Protective equipment \| Fall protection Proposal begins : 2021-01-26	Proposal

Published (30)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS 16415:2013	Personal fall protection equipment. Anchor devices. Recommendations for anchor devices for use by more than one person simultaneously Categories: Fall protection Published standard begins : 2013-01-29	Published standard
ISO 10333-1:2000/AMD 1:2002	ISO10333-1 AMD 1 Personal fall arrest systems. Part 1: Full body harnesses Amendment Categories: Protective equipment. Other Published standard begins : 2002-05-02	Published standard
BS ISO 22846-2:2012	Personal equipment for protection against falls. Rope access systems. Code of practice Categories: Fall protection Published standard begins : 2012-06-06	Published standard
BS ISO 22846-1:2003	Personal equipment for protection against falls. Rope access systems. Fundamental principles for a system of work Categories: Fall protection \| Protective equipment. Other Published standard begins : 2012-07-05	Published standard
BS EN 813:2024	Personal fall protection equipment — Sit harnesses Categories: Fall protection Published standard begins : 2024-03-27	Published standard
BS EN 795:2012	Personal fall protection equipment. Anchor devices Categories: Fall protection Published standard begins : 2012-08-01	Published standard
BS EN 365:2004	Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. General requirements for instructions for use, maintenance, periodic examination, repair, marking and packaging Categories: Protective equipment. Other Published standard begins : 2004-09-29	Published standard
BS EN 363:2018	Personal fall protection equipment. Personal fall protection systems Categories: Fall protection Published standard begins : 2019-05-21	Published standard
BS EN 363:2002	BSEN363 : 2002 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Fall arrest systems Categories: Protective equipment. Other Published standard begins : 2002-07-03	Published standard
BS EN 361:2002	Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Full body harnesses Categories: Fall protection \| Protective equipment. Other Published standard begins : 2002-07-03	Published standard

Withdrawn (17)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 813:2008	Personal fall protection equipment. Sit harnesses Categories: Fall protection Withdrawn begins : 2024-03-27	Withdrawn
BS EN 795:1997	Protection against falls from a height. Anchor devices. Requirements and testing Categories: Fall protection Withdrawn begins : 2012-08-01	Withdrawn
BS EN 363:2008	Personal fall protection equipment. Personal fall protection systems Categories: Fall protection Withdrawn begins : 2019-05-21	Withdrawn
BS EN 360:2002	Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Retractable type fall arresters Categories: Fall protection Withdrawn begins : 2024-01-03	Withdrawn
BS EN 358:2000	Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height. Belts for work positioning and restraint and work positioning lanyards Categories: Fall protection \| Protective equipment. Other Withdrawn begins : 2018-12-06	Withdrawn
BS EN 354:2002	Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Lanyards Categories: Fall protection Withdrawn begins : 2011-04-26	Withdrawn
BS EN 353-2:2002	Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line Categories: Fall protection Withdrawn begins : 2024-09-24	Withdrawn
BS EN 353-1:2014	Personal fall protection equipment. Guided type fall arresters including an anchor line. Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line Categories: Fall protection Withdrawn begins : 2018-07-13	Withdrawn
BS EN 1496:2006	Personal fall protection equipment. Rescue lifting devices Categories: Fall protection Withdrawn begins : 2017-01-19	Withdrawn
BS 8437:2005+A1:2012	Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace Categories: Fall protection Withdrawn begins : 2022-08-30	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

3M UK
B S I F Test and Certification Association
Bettersafe International BV
British Safety Industry Federation
Committee Manager
Confederation of British Metalforming
Construction Fixings Association
H S E - Health and Safety Executive
Industrial Rope Access Trade Association
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Marlow Ropes
Mast and Tower Safety Group (MATS)
Never Let Go
S A T R A Technology Centre
SAEMA - Specialist Access Engineering & Maintenance Association
Safety Assessment Federation Ltd
The Association of Technical Lightning & Access Specialists (ATLAS)
Unitex Group
W A H S A The Work at Height Safety Association

Liaisons with other committees

Co Opted
Liaison - MHE/12/7
Liaison - SW/136/5
UK Expert - CEN/TC 160/WG 1 & WG 2

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

PH/5 - Personal Fall Protection

Committee standards activity