BS 8610:2017 pdf free.Personal fall protection equipment – Anchor systems – Specification.
BS 8610 bespoke structurally designed anchors incorporated into structures.
NOTE 2 The performance requirements in this British Standard are intended as minimum requirements for anchor devices, structural anchors and their base material(s). The performance requirements do not constitute structural verification of the structures for the imposed loads.
This British Standard is intended for use by manufacturers, installers and users of anchor systems and also other interested parties, e.g. architects and structural engineers, including those responsible for the design of safe access and egress on structures.
NOTE 3 Information on the use of anchor systems in personal fall protection systems, including rope access, can be found in BS 8437, BS 7985 and BS 7883.
NOTE 4 Anchor systems conforming to this British Standard for rope access should meet the requirements of the rope access industry for anchor systems, as detailed in BS 7985 and the Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRA TA), International code of practice for industrial rope access (ICOP)
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
BS 7883, Code of practice for the design, selection, installation, use and maintenance of anchor devices conforming to BS EN 795
BS EN 362, Personal protective equipment against falls from a height — Connectors
BS EN 363, Personalfall protection equipment — Personal fall protection systems
BS EN 795:2012, Personal fall protection equipment — Anchor devices
BS EN 892, Mountaineering equipment — Dynamic mountaineering ropes — Safety requirements and test methods
BS EN 12385-4, Steel wire ropes — Safety — Part 4: Stranded ropes for general lifting applications?
permanent fixing element;part of a structural anchor securing the anchor device permanently to the base material and not
intended to be removed by the user
NOTE 1 Examples of a permanent fixing element are nut, threaded stud, internally-threaded socket, screw, bolt,
expansion anchor, cast-in anchor, rivet, resin bond, weld.
NOTE 2 Some permanent fixing elements, e.g. bolts or nuts, can be removed for inspection purposes.
personal fall protection system;assembly of components intended to protect the user against falls from a height, including a body-
holding device, an attachment system and an anchor system.BS 8610 pdf download.