BSIF Height Safety Group

Caution! – BS EN 17235:2024 Permanent anchor devices and safety hooks

This long-awaited harmonised standard was finally approved on the 23rd May 2024 under the Construction Products Regulations and provides a pathway to successfully test and CE mark fall protection products that are installed permanently into structures. Prior to 2010 permanently installed fall protection products were CE marked to EN 795 1997 Personal fall protection equipment — Anchor devices, harmonised under the PPE Directive 89/686/EEC. In April 2010 a test case took place to decide whether BS EN 795 Class A

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BSIF (HSG) – BS 8681 – CSCS Card – NVQ Qualification update

QualificationsThe Height Safety group has been actively working with its members, 8Point8 Training and Smart Awards to assist with the development of qualifications for the industry.The NVQ Level II qualification – Accessing Operations and Rigging – Pathway 7 Fall Arrest has been available for many years, although few in the industry have this qualification. This NVQ is available Nationally but attracts no funding.The industry has developed an Apprenticeship Trailblazer which is a level III qualification– Personal Fall Protection Technician –

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Comment Now! BS 8681:2024 – Personal fall protection equipment – Anchor systems – Provider competence – Specification

This specification is out for public consultation until 10th June 2024 and subsequently is likely to be published Autumn of 2024. This Standard provides a complementary Standard to BS 7883:2019 for the purpose of providing the duty holder (which may include construction contractors, building managers or building owners & property professionals ) with the checks and balances to determine the competence and professionalism of a those manufacturers, designers, fabricators, installers, trainers and inspectors operating within the fall protection industry. This

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BS 8681:2024– Personal fall protection equipment – Anchor systems – Provider competence – Specification

This specification has now been completely drafted and will be out for public consultation during April 2024 and subsequently published Autumn of 2024. This Standard provides a complementary Standard to BS 7883:2019 for the purpose of providing the duty holder (which may include construction contractors, building managers or building owners & property professionals ) with the checks and balances to determine the competence and professionalism of a those manufacturers, designers, fabricators, installers, trainers and inspectors operating within the fall protection

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BS 13700 – Permanent Counterweighted Guardrail Systems – Specification

IntroductionOver the last forty years numerous cantilever edge protection systems have been launched in the UK and across the globe.These products were initially developed to provide temporary edge protection for those carrying out flat roof refurbishments/repairs and featured a lifting base foot and interchangeable cantilever weight, thus allowing work at the edge to continue unhindered while the guardrail remains in position. The early products were featured in HS-G33 published in 1987 (see below) and tested for conformance to the Health

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