The need for this standards activity grew out of the continuing development of a series of fall protection related standards. The focus is to tie the elements of those standards together and provide the tools with which employers may develop the programs that incorporate those elements. This standard also brings together the administrative requirements of those fall protection standards. It should be noted, as in all Z359-series standards, that this standard applies to occupational activities. It does not apply to sports activities such as mountaineering.

Table of Contents

1. Scope, Purpose, Applications, Exceptions and Interpretations
  1.1 Scope 
  1.2 Purpose and Application 
  1.3 Exceptions 
  1.4 Interpretations 
2. Definitions 
3. Requirements 
  3.1 Personal Energy Absorber Component 
  3.2 Energy Absorbing Lanyard Component 
4. Qualification Testing 
  4.1 Test Equipment and Test Specimens 
  4.2. Activation Force Testing of Personal Energy Absorbers  
  4.3 Static Strength Testing of Personal Energy Absorbers 
  4.4 Dynamic Performance Testing of Personal Energy Absorbers 
  4.5 Dynamic Performance Testing of Energy Absorbing Lanyards 
  4.6 Static Strength Testing of Energy Absorbing Lanyards 
  4.7 Static Strength Testing of Y-Lanyards 
  4.8 Dynamic Performance Testing of Y-Lanyards – Single Connection 
  4.9 Dynamic Performance Testing of Y-Lanyards – Dual Connection 
  4.10 Dynamic Performance Testing of Y-Lanyards – Hip Test 
  4.11 Static Strength Testing of Wrap-Around Energy Absorbing Lanyards 
  4.12 Abrasion Resistance Testing of Wrap-Around Energy Absorbing Lanyards 
  4.13 Conditioning of Test Samples 
5. Marking and Reference Literature 
  5.1 General Marking Requirements  
  5.2 Specific Marking Requirements 
  5.3 General Instruction Requirements 
  5.4 Specific Instruction Requirements 
6. User Inspection, Maintenance and Storage of Equipment  
  6.1 Inspection 
  6.2 Maintenance and Storage  
7. References

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