ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 16024 First edition 2005-10-15 Personal protective equipment for protection against falls from a height - Flexible horizontal lifeline systems Equipement de protection individuelle contre les chutes de hauteur Systemes de ligne de vie horizontale flexible Reference number ISO 16024:2005(E) ISO @ISO 2005 ISO16024:2005(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The Iso Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the fle;the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing.Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISo member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. @ISO2005 All ights reserved.Unless otherwise specified,no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56-CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel.+41227490111 Fax +41227490947 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ISO 2005-All rights reserved Caovriaht intern ational Oraanization for Standardization ISO 16024:2005(E) Contents Page Foreword, iv Introduction. 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Design requirements . 4.1 General 4.2 Flexible horizontal lifelines 4.3 Anchor connectors 4.4 Mobile attachment devices 4.5 Lifelineenergy absorbe ...... 5 Performance requirements 5.1 Acceptance criteria ... 5.2 Dynamic performance 5.3 Static residualstrengt 5.4 Lifeline fittings static strength 5.5 Intermediate anchorconnector strengt 5.6 Corrosionresistance 6 Testing ..... 6.1 Test equipmen.. 6.2 Verificationtests 6.3 In-line fitting static strength 6.4 Intermediateanchorconnectorstrengt 6.5 Corrosion... 7 Labelling and instruction.. 7.2 User's instruction.. Marking ... Annex A(informative) Sampletest procedure Bibliograph Covriaht Intemafiona Oraanzaton torsanidardizalionghts reserved ISO 16024:2005(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization)is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies).The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO non-governmental,in liaison with IsO,also take part in the work.iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC)on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives,Part 2. The main task of technical committes is to prepare International Standards.Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting.Publication as an ISO 16024 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 94,Personal safety-Protective clothing and equipment,SubcommitteeSC4,Personal equipmentforprotectionagainstfalls. OlSo 2005-All rights reserved 16024:2005(E) ISO Introduction In cases of work where the hazard of falling from a height exists and where,for technical reasons or for work of a short duration,safe access cannot be provided,it is necessary to consider the use of personal fall protection systems.Such use should never be improvised and its adoption should be specifically provided for Flexible horizontal lifeline systems conforming to this International Standard satisfy ergonomic requirements and are only be used if the work allows means of connection to suitable anchor devices of demonstrat