Safety training
GWO Basic Safety Training / V19 02052025
𝑅𝐷 = 6.75m
Therefore, GWO recommends that the anchor points used during the evacuation exercises are placed a minimum of 6.75m above the ground or any structure which a person may come into contact with, in the event of a fall. Any equipment used during this GWO training module shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements of the national standards listed in Table A4 -1. When working in a country where there is no applicable national standard then the equipment shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements of the European standards.
Country Specific Equipment Standards
Equipment
Europe
North America
China
United Kingdom
GB 6095 +GB 6095 W/GB 6095 Q
EN 361+358
BS EN 361+358
ANSI/ASSP Z359.11
Full Body Harness
GB 24543 W/GB 24543 Q
EN 358
BS EN 358
ANSI/ASSP Z359.3
Fall restraint lanyards
EN 354 and/or EN 355
GB 24543 Z+GB/T 24538
BS EN 354 and/or BS EN 355
ANSI/ASSP Z359.13
Fall arrest lanyard including energy absorber
EN 397 +A1
GB 2811
BS EN 397 +A1
ANSI Z89.1 Type I
Industrial safety helmet with a chinstrap that is released with a force of no less than 150 N and no more than 250 N Vertical fall arrest system on a rigid anchor line Self Retracting Lifelines (Retractable type fall arresters)
GB 24542/GB 24537/GB 24543 Z/GB 30862+GB/T 24538/GB 24544
EN 353 -1
BS EN 353 -1
ANSI/ASSP Z359.15
EN 360
GB 24544
BS EN 360
ANSI/ASSP Z359.14
EN795
GB 30862
BS EN795
ANSI/ASSP Z359.18
Anchor Points
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