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EN 355:2002 Standard

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#standard #specified #lanyard #energy #european

  Directive

Personal protective equipment Regulation ((EU) 2016/425)

  Last Official Journal reference

Thursday 3rd of September 2026

  Description:

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Energy absorbers

  Purpose

This European Standard specifies the requirements, test methods, marking, information supplied by the manufacturer and packaging for energy absorbers. Energy absorbers conforming to this European Standard are used as elements or components either integrated in a lanyard, an anchor line or a full body harness or in combination with one of them. Combinations of an energy absorber and a lanyard are sub-systems constituting one of the fall arrest systems covered by EN 363, when combined with a full body harness specified in EN 361. Fall arresters are specified in EN 353-1, EN 353-2 and EN 360.

  Publication

Saturday 21st of April 2018

  Reference

This standard supersedes the "EN 355:1992"

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