ASWPAB - Appendix B
Appendix B
ARBORIST FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
Fall Protection
Component
ASWP Performance Requirement Applicable
Standard
Life Line (Climbing Line) Meets minimum breaking strength 6,000 lbs
(27 kN), manufactured for tree climbing
purposes
CSA Z259.2 .1-98
Connecting devices
(carabiner, safety snap,
friction device)
Minimum breaking strength 22 kN (5,000
lbs.).
Self-locking, with two operations to unlock.
Double action, pull down, twist to open gate
Maximum slippage no more than 1 metre.
CSA Z259.12-01
Climbing Harness Meet or exceed CSA Z259.1-M99 CSA Z259.1-95-M99
Full Body Harness Meet or exceed CSA Z259.10-M90 CSA Z259.10-M90
Work Positioning Lanyard
Snaps automatically close and lock. Meet or
exceed CSA Z259.1-M99
CSA Z259.1-M99
Shock Absorbing Lanyard
(Expanding Lanyard)
Snaps automatically close and lock. Meet or
exceed CSA Z259.1-M99
CSA Z259.1-M99
kN kilonewton conversion - multiply kN by 224.81 = lbs. force
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