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BS 6037-1:2003

Superseded

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Code of practice for the planning, design, installation and use of permanently installed access equipment Suspended access equipment

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

18-10-2017

Language(s)

English

Published date

03-08-2005

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Identifying hazards and taking preventive action
5 Planning and exchange of information
6 Health and safety
7 Attachment of the suspended access equipment to the building
8 Track system
9 Suspension and safety ropes
10 Protection against lightning
11 Restraint systems
12 Electrical systems
13 Marking
14 Commissioning, verification and handover
15 Responsibilities of the duty holder
16 Instructions for use
17 Provision of notices
18 Training and instruction
19 Inspections, maintenance, through examinations and testing
20 Record keeping
21 Changes to the suspended access equipment
Annex A (informative) CE marking and declaration of conformity
Annex B (informative) Useful addresses
Bibliography
Tables

Provides recommendation 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.

Committee
MHE/12/7
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 6037(1990) & 01/105372 DC (04/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2012. (01/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
24
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 6037-2:2004 Code of practice for the planning, design, installation and use of permanently installed access equipment Travelling ladders and gantries
BS 5974:2010 Code of practice for the planning, design, setting up and use of temporary suspended access equipment
BS 7985:2009 Code of practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes
BS 7985:2013 Code of practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes. Recommendations and guidance supplementary to BS ISO 22846
BS 8560(2012) : 2012 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS INCORPORATING SAFE WORK AT HEIGHT

BS EN 60204-1 : 2006 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF MACHINES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
BS EN 1808:2015 Safety requirements for suspended access equipment. Design calculations, stability criteria, construction. Examinations and tests
BS 7883:1997 Code of practice for application and use of anchor devices conforming to BS EN 795
BS 7985:2002 Code of Practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes
BS 7671(2001) : 2001 AMD 14905 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
BS EN 60947-3 : 2009 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 3: SWITCHES, DISCONNECTORS, SWITCH-DISCONNECTORS AND FUSE-COMBINATION UNITS
BS EN 795:2012 Personal fall protection equipment. Anchor devices
1998/37/EC : 1998 DIRECTIVE 98/37/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 22 JUNE 1998 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MACHINERY
BS 449-2:1969 Specification for the use of structural steel in building Metric units

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