BS 7985:2009 pdf free.Code of practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes.
BS 7985 This British Standard gives recommendations and guidance on the use of rope access methods for work at height. It is intended for use by employers, employees and self-employed persons who use rope access methods, and those who commission rope access work, e.g. building owners and contractors. This British Standard is applicable to the use of rope access methods for access to buildings, other structures (on or offshore) or natural features (such as cliff faces), in which the ropes are suspended from, or connected to, the structure or natural feature. It is applicable to situations where ropes are used as the primary means of access, egress or support and as the primary means of protection against a fall.
This standard is not intended to apply to the use of rope access methods for leisure activities, arboriculture, general steeplejack methods or emergency personal evacuation systems, or to the use of rope access (line rescue) techniques by the fire brigade and other emergency services for rescue work or for training.
NOTE For building owners and contractors, the information and guidance given in Clause 4 and Clause Sand in 7.4 and 12.115 of particular relevance.
Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
BS 2830, Specification for suspended access equipment (suspended chairs, traditional steeplejack’s seats, work cages, cradles and platforms) for use in the building, engineering construction, steeplejack and cleaning industries
BS 5974, Code of practice for the planning, design, setting up and use of temporarily installed suspended access equipment
BS 6037-1, Code of practice for the planning, design, installation and use of permanently installed access equipment – Part 1: Suspended access equipment
BS 6037-2, Code of practice for the planning, design, installation and use of permanently installed access equipment — Part 2: Travelling ladders and gantries
BS 7883:2005, Code of practice for the design, selection, installation, use and maintenance of anchor devices conforming to 85 EN 795
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