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BS 6037-1:2017

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Planning, design, installation and use of permanently installed access equipment. Code of practice – Suspended access equipment

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BSI 2017 38
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This part of BS 6037  gives recommendations for the planning, design, installation, use, examination, maintenance and testing of permanently installed suspended access equipment, including equipment installed on a building to facilitate continuing routine maintenance of the building. It is intended for use by those involved in specifying, designing, managing the use of, maintaining and examining permanently installed suspended access equipment.

This British Standard does not cover industrial rope access and work positioning techniques, recommendations for which are given in BS 7985 .

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4 Foreword
5 Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
6 3 Terms and definitions
7 4 Identifying hazards and taking preventative action
8 Table 1 — Hazards encountered when installing, maintaining and using suspended access equipment with recommended actions
9 5 Planning and exchange of information
12 6 Health and safety
13 Table 2 — Safe use of suspended access equipment
7 Attachment of the suspended access equipment to the building
14 8 Track system
15 9 Suspension and safety wire ropes
10 Protection against lightning
11 Restraint systems
16 12 Electrical systems
17 13 Marking
18 14 Commissioning, verification and handover
Table 3 — Safety requirements for all suspended access equipment
19 15 Responsibilities of the duty holder
20 16 Operating instructions
22 17 Instructions for use
25 18 Provision of notices
19 Training and instruction
26 20 Inspection, maintenance, testing and thorough examinations
30 21 Record keeping
31 22 Changes to the suspended access equipment
32 Annex A (informative)  CE marking and declaration of conformity
Annex B (normative)  Control of hazards from electromagnetic fields (EMFs)
33 Annex C (informative)  Suspended access equipment breakdown/rescue
34 Figure C.1 — Suspended access equipment breakdown/rescue flowchart
35 Annex D (normative)  Training and retraining recommendations
Annex E (informative)  Useful addresses and contact information
Table E.1 — Useful addresses and contact information
37 Bibliography
BS 6037-1:2017
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