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Posted By Lawrence Hughes
We have been adopting a 5 year rule on PPE for working at height. This covers the lanyards, harnesses and such like that use webbing or rope. 5-years after manufacture date they get skipped.
I can see the point as UV or solvent degradation could be a problem to the material.
Then there is the debate of from 1st use or from marked manufacture date.
But if you use 1st use date as the start point you then can't guarantee that it was not stored in its bag on a windowledge degrading from UV exposure, or on a shelf next to the thinners.
So my question - where does the 5-year rule come from? where is it written?
We got it verbally from the construction sites grapevine and from the external company we used for the 6 monthly LOLER thorough examinations.
But I can't find anything written about this, any pointers anybody?
thanks in advance.
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Posted By Karen Todd
Hello Lawrence,
E-mailed you a copy of SIR59 which makes mention of the rule you talk about.
Regards,
Karen
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Posted By Chris Pope
Karen
Is it possible to have a copy of the SIR please.
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Posted By John Murgatroyd
HSE circular OC 282/30
My firm replaces them every 12 months, or if there is ANY sign of damage AT ALL.
A 1mm cut in a FA harness can lead to a 40% degradation in the strength of same.
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Posted By Chris Cooper-Abbs
May I also have a copy if you wouldn't mind.
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Posted By Stuart Nagle
Lawrence.
Most manufacturers now stipulate a shelf life for their webbing products.
If this information is not supplied in the details that are enclosed with new equipment or printed etc on labels sew onto the product, you should contact the manufacturers technical department who will provide you with all the relevant information.
The last time I spoke to BH SALA for example they were stating a 6 year shelf life from the date of manufacture, regardless of the fact that the products may have been stored and not used.
The simple answer is not to purchase expensive products too far ahead of use and so gain the benefits. I know you can never tell id equipment is going to get damaged in use, but supply chains nowadays mean that such equipment, unless your workplace is particularly isolated or suppliers are far off, is not usually a great problem.
Regards...
Stuart
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Posted By Mark Eden
Could you please send me a copy of SIR as well, many thanks in advance.
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