BS 8437:2022 PDF

Scope: What is BS 8437 - Personal fall protection systems and equipment about? Accidents from height are one of the major causes of fatalities in the workplace. BS 8437 gives guidance on best practice in choosing, operating, and maintaining various personal fall protection systems and equipment. Who is BS 8437 - Personal fall protection systems and equipment for? BS 8437 on personal fall protection systems and equipment can be adopted by: Employers, employees and self-employed persons who use personal fall protection systems and equipment Designers e.g. architects and structural engineers, including those responsible for the design of safe access routes on buildings and structures Those who commission work at height e.g. building owners and contractors Those involved in training persons for work at height What does BS 8437 - Personal fall protection systems and equipment cover? BS 8437 gives recommendations and guidance on the selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace to prevent and/or to arrest falls from a height, including systems and equipment suitable for use in rescue. It also gives...

BS 8437:2022 history

2022 BS 8437:2022 Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace
2005 BS 8437:2005+A1:2012 Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace
2005 BS 8437:2005 Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace