SS 570 : 2011

(ICS 13.340.60)

SINGAPORE STANDARD

Specification for personal protective

equipment for protection against falls
from a height – Single point anchor
devices and flexible horizontal lifeline
systems

Published by
SS 570 : 2011
(ICS 13.340.60)

SINGAPORE STANDARD
Specification for personal protective equipment for
protection against falls from a height – Single point
anchor devices and flexible horizontal lifeline
systems

ISBN 978-981-4353-09-0
SS 570 : 2011

This Singapore Standard was approved by the General Engineering and Safety Standards Committee
on behalf of the Standards Council of Singapore on 4 August 2011.

First published, 2011

The General Engineering and Safety Standards Committee, appointed by the Standards Council,
consists of the following members:

Name Capacity

Chairman : Mr Chan Yew Kwong Member, Standards Council

Deputy
Chairman : Mr Seet Choh San Singapore Institution of Safety Officers
Secretary : Ms Kong Wai Yee Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation – Standards
Development Organisation
Members : Dr Kenneth Choy Ministry of Manpower
Assoc Prof Foo Swee Cheng National University of Singapore
Er. Goh Keng Cheong Housing & Development Board
Assoc Prof Hoon Kay Hiang Nanyang Technological University
Mr Albert Lim Packaging Council of Singapore
Mr Kenneth Lim SPRING Singapore
Mr Lim Meng Ann Workplace Safety and Health Council
Mr Liu Png Hock Land Transport Authority
Mr Ng Yek Meng Singapore Contractors Association Limited
Mr P K Raveendran Association of Singapore Marine Industries
Mr Tan Chong Lin Building and Construction Authority
Mr Tan Kai Hong Institution of Engineers Singapore
Mr Tay Cheng Pheng Society of Loss Prevention in the Process
Industries
Mr Victor Yeow Association of Small and Medium Enterprises
Mr Wong Choon Kin Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation
Assoc Prof Zhou Wei Singapore Welding Society

The Technical Committee on Personal Safety and Health appointed by the General Engineering and
Safety Standards Committee and responsible for the preparation of this standard consists of
representatives from the following organisations:

Name Capacity

Chairman : Assoc Prof Foo Swee Cheng Member, General Engineering and Safety
Standards Committee
Secretary : Ms Barbara Bok SPRING Singapore
Members : Mr Chan Chee Cheong Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation
Assoc Prof Chew Chye Heng National University of Singapore
Ms Veronica Chow Ministry of Manpower
Mr Patrick Ker Singapore Association of Occupational Therapists
Mr Frederick Khoo Singapore Contractors Association Limited
Mr Seah Chong An TÜV SÜD PSB Pte Ltd
Mr Seah Liang Bing Singapore Institution of Safety Officers
Mr Derek Sim Association of Singapore Marine Industries
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Members : Mr Bhupendra Singh Baliyan Institution of Engineers Singapore

Mr Sundara Vadivel Ergonomics Society of Singapore
Mr Yusoof Aynuddin SETSCO Services Pte Ltd

The Working Group appointed by the Technical Committee to assist in the preparation of this
standard comprises the following experts who contributed in their individual capacity:

Name

Convenor : Mr Winston Yew

Members : Assoc Prof Chew Chye Heng
Mr Chin Fook Onn
Mr Chin Sze Kiong
Mr Kelvin Lee
Mr Francis Ng
Mr Rezal Ramli
Mr Seah Chong An
Mr Bobby Tan
Mr Tan Kai Hong
Mr Ronnie Tan

The organisations in which the experts of the Working Group are involved are:

Association of Singapore Marine Industries

Institution of Engineers Singapore
Jubilant International Pte Ltd
Ministry of Manpower
National University of Singapore
PDS International Pte Ltd
QMT Industrial and Safety Pte Ltd
QSS Safety Products (S) Pte Ltd
Singapore Contractors Association Limited
TÜV SÜD PSB Pte Ltd

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Contents
Page

Foreword 7

CLAUSES

1 Scope 8
2 Normative references 8
3 Terms and definitions 9
4 Classes of anchor device and anchor system 12
5 Requirements for permanent anchors and temporary single-point anchor devices 12
6 Requirements for flexible horizontal lifeline systems 16
7 Performance requirements 18
8 Product testing (type tests) for anchor devices and anchor systems 18
9 Product testing (type tests) for flexible horizontal lifeline systems 22
10 Instructions for use and for marking for anchor devices 24
11 Instructions for use and for marking for flexible horizontal lifeline systems 26
12 Installation requirements for anchor devices 27
13 Position of anchors 27
14 Selection of type of fixing for anchor devices 30
15 Method of fixing anchor devices 30
16 Inspection and testing for anchor devices 31
17 Maintenance of anchor devices 31

ANNEX

A Sample test procedure for flexible horizontal lifeline systems 45

FIGURES

1 Example of a PPE anchor (Eyebolt and nut) 32

2 Example of a PPE anchor (Column, davit and brackets) 32
3 Example of a PPE anchor (Deadweight cantilever or outrigger) 33
4 Example of a PPE anchor (Beam and eyebolt) 33
5 Examples of Class A1 PPE anchors 34
6 Example of ‘through-type’ PPE anchor in load-bearing cavity wall 34
7 Example of chemically bonded PPE anchor 34
8 Examples of Class A2 PPE anchors 35
9 Examples of Class B PPE anchors 35
10 Example of Class E anchor devices 36
11 Example of an anchor device (Eyebolt) 36
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12 Horizontal lifeline components 36

13 Fall and safety distances from platform 37
14 Example of required free space (RFS) below position of PPE anchor 38
15 Example of incorrect bearing surfaces in hook/anchor assembly 38
16 Minimum distance to roof edge for Class E anchor devices 39
17 Dynamic performance test on Class E anchor devices 39
18 Rigid steel mass for dynamic tests 40
19 Minimum dimensions of brickwork for static strength test – Class A1 anchor devices 40
20 Static test for tripod (Class B) with retractable lifeline 41
21 Dynamic performance test for Class A2 anchor devices 41
22 Dynamic test for tripod (Class B) with retractable lifeline 42
23 Dynamic performance test for Class E anchor devices 42
24 Spacing and arrangement of test mass 43
25 Example of pictogram (ISO 7000-1641) to indicate that users read the information
supplied by the manufacturer 44
26 Position of anchor device when installed in brickwork 44
27 Typical safe reach for cleaning windows 44

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Foreword

This Singapore Standard was prepared by the Technical Committee on Personal Safety and Health
under the purview of the General Engineering and Safety Standards Committee.

The standard is based on ISO 14567 : 1999 ‘Personal protective equipment for protection against falls
from a height – Single-point anchor devices’ and ISO 16024 : 2005 ‘Personal protective equipment for
protection against falls from a height – Flexible horizontal lifeline systems’. It replaces SS 402 : Part 2
: 1997 – ‘Specification for industrial safety belts and harnesses, Part 2 : Permanent anchors’.

In preparing this standard, reference was made to the following publications:

1. BS 7883 : 2005 Design, selection, installation, use and maintenance of anchor devices
conforming to BS EN 795

2. BS EN 795 : 1997 Protection against falls from a height – Anchor devices –

Requirements and testing

Acknowledgement is made for the use of information from these publications.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this Singapore Standard may be the
subject of patent rights. Enterprise Singapore shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all of
such patent rights.

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Specification for personal protective equipment for protection

against falls from a height – Single point anchor devices and
flexible horizontal lifeline systems

1 Scope
This standard specifies requirements, test methods, user instructions, marking, labelling and
packaging, as appropriate, of permanent, temporary single-point anchor devices and flexible
horizontal lifelines systems, exclusively for the attachment of personal protective equipment (PPE) for
protection against falls from a height for fall arrest, work positioning and travel restriction (work
restraint).

It is applicable only to anchor devices for PPEs that conform to SS 528-1, SS 528-2, SS 528-3 and
SS 528-5.

Anchor devices are rated to sustain a maximum (dynamic) arresting force of 6.0 kN, and a maximum
(static) loading of 1.0 kN (assuming a person of 100 kg mass) in post-fall arrest suspension, work-
positioning mode, or restraint mode.

Anchor devices are intended for single person use only. A rescuer should not attach to the same
anchor device as a person being rescued, unless the anchor device has been specifically designed
for such purposes, and the instructions for use specifically permit this application.

Flexible horizontal lifelines systems for use at any one time by up to three persons.

NOTE – Vertical rigid or flexible line systems are not within the scope of this standard, but are covered in
SS 528-4.

2 Normative references

The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute
provisions of this Singapore Standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or
revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this
Singapore Standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions
of the normative documents indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the
normative document referred to applies.

EN 10002-1, Metallic materials — Tensile testing — Part 1: Method of test

EN 10002-2, Metallic materials — Tensile testing — Part 2: Verification of the force measuring system
of the testing machine

EN 45001, General criteria for the operation of testing laboratories

ISO 1140, Ropes — Polyamide — Specification

ISO 9227, Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests

SS 528-1, Personal fall-arrest systems — Part 1: Full-body harnesses

SS 528-2, Personal fall-arrest systems — Part 2: Lanyards and energy absorbers

SS 528-3, Personal fall-arrest systems — Part 3: Self-retracting lifelines

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SS 528-4, Personal fall-arrest systems — Part 4: Vertical rails and vertical life-lines incorporating a
sliding-type fall arrester

SS 528-5, Personal fall-arrest systems — Part 5: Connectors

SS 528-6, Personal fall-arrest systems — Part 6: System performance tests

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