BS EN 362:2004 pdf free.Personal protective equipment against falls from a height —— Connectors.
BS EN 362 This document specifies the requirements，test methods,marking and information supplied by themanufacturer for connectors. Connectors conforming to this document are used as connecting elements inpersonal fall protection systems, i.e.fall arrest, work positioning, rope access, restraint and rescue systems.
2Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For datedreferences，only the edition cited applies. For undated references， the latest edition of the referenceddocument (including any amendments) applies.
EN 363, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height —Fall arrest systems.EN 364:1992, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height —Test methods.
EN 365,Personal protective equipment against falls from a height — General requirements for instructionsfor use, maintenance, periodic examination, repair, marking and packaging.
EN 20139:1992,Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 139:1973).ISo 9227,Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres – Salt spray tests.
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 363 and the following apply.
connector openable device used to connect components, which enables the user to assemble a system in order to linkhimself/herself directly or indirectly to an anchor.
Connectors with a self-locking gate shall lock the gate automatically when the gate shuts, and shallrequire at least two different deliberate manual actions to open the gate.
Connectors with a manual-locking gate，except screwlink connectors, shall require a deliberatemanual action to lock the gate, and shall require at least two different deliberate manual actions to open thegate.
Screwlink connectors shall require at least four complete rotations of the screw-motion gate from thefully screwed up position to disengagement of the threads.The threads shall not be visible when the gate islocked.
The gate opening a shall be determined as described in 5.1.2 and verified that it is not less than thatgiven by the manufacturer.
When tested in accordance with 5.2, connectors shall withstand the load specified in Table 1 for a period of3 min ± 3 s.At the end of the test, the gate shall still be closed.BS EN 362 pdf download.