Height safety standards

Applicable standards for height safety include:

• BS 8437 Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace
• BS 8454 Code of practice for the delivery of training and education for work at height and rescue
• BS EN 341 Personal fall protection equipment – Descender devices for rescue
• BS EN 353-1 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line
• BS EN 353-2 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line
• BS EN 354 Personal fall protection equipment – Lanyards
• BS EN 355 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Energy absorbers
• BS EN 358 Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height – Belts and lanyards for work positioning or restraint
• BS EN 360 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Retractable type fall arresters
• BS EN 361 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Full body harnesses
• BS EN 362 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Connectors
• BS EN 363 Personal fall protection equipment. Personal fall protection systems
• BS EN 364 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Test methods
• BS EN 365 Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. General requirements for instructions for use, maintenance, periodic examination, repair, marking and packaging
• BS EN 795 Personal fall protection equipment – Anchor devices
• BS EN 7883 Code of practice for the design, selection, installation, use and maintenance of anchor devices conforming to BS EN 795
• BS ISO 22846-1 Personal equipment for protection against falls – Rope access systems. Part 1 – Fundamental principles for a system of work
• BS ISO 22846-2 Personal equipment for protection against falls – Rope access systems. Part 2 – Code of practice
• Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) – International code of practice for industrial rope access
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)
• Work at Height Regulations 2005 (WAHR)