Fall Arrest Protection

Meeting the EN standards with our Fall Protection Solutions. Portwest offer a variety of cost-effective fall protection products. Designed to keep you working at height; safely, efficiently, comfortably. The ultimate in fall protection for any work environment.

EN354:2002

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Lanyards.

This standard indicates that the lanyard has withstood a free fall test without releasing the load or doing undue damage to it.

EN358:2000

Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height - Belts for work positioning and restraint.

This standard confirms that the work positioning belt and lanyard has withstood a static force test for more that 3 minutes without releasing the load.

EN360:2002

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Retractable type fall arresters.

This standard deals with fall arresters with self locking device and a self-retractable system for the lanyard. An energy dissipating element can be built in to the equipment.

EN361:2002

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Full body harness.

This standard states that the harness has passed the free fall test involving a free fall drop with a 50kg weight in the harness to simulate a person. This shows how the harnes will respond in a fall.

EN362:2005

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Connectors.

This standard shows that all the connectors in this range have passed the strength test required for this standard.

EN364:1993

Personal protective equipment against falls from a height - Test methods.

This standard describes the different test methods of various PPE against falls from a height, as well as the test equipment.

Fall Protection Harness

The full body harness with breathable contoured backpad has quick release connectors making it very easy to put on. Features an extended D-ring shoulder strap arrangement for easy dorsal fittings.