Posted By Ron Young
In my mind every 12 months for a test and inspection.

Posted By Peter R Peacock
These items should comply to BS EN 795 and to BS 7883. Dependant on frequency of use and environmental conditions items used for Fall Arrest or Work Restraint should be periodically examined at least once every twelve months to the manufacturers recommendations by a competent person and a certificate/report issued. Items used for Rope Access should be subjected to a similar examination regime every six months. More information can be obtained from The Working at Height Safety Association at www.wahsa.org.uk and from IRATA at www.irata.org.uk. Persons using these systems should be trained and competent to use them as required by The Work at Height Regulations and BS 8437:2005 section 15

Posted By William
section 9 of LOLER advises to inspect lifting equipment which is used for lifting persons every 6 months and this includes accessories such as eye bolts, this is also advised if the equipment is in a area which may cause it to deteriorate, i think a roof would fall into this. Also what type of eye bolt was it? As if it was not a collared one it would not be suitable in the first place.

Posted By William
If the eye bolt would come into use in the event of someone falling then it would as it would then be used for lifting a person then.

Posted By IC Rogers MIOSH Cert Ed
Karel,

May I bring your attention to WAHSA technical guidance note no. 3 Guidance on inspecting personal fall protection equipment (available on the HSE website. Due to harnesses being made up of hard and soft products, I insist on a 6 montly inspection regime as well as recorded pre and post use inspections.

Competent person
EN 365 2004 for periodic examination
Person who is knowledgeable of the current periodic examination requirements, recommendations and
instructions issued by the manufactures applicable to the relevant component, subsystem or system
Note 2
A competent person may need to be trained by a manufacture or his authorised representative on
specific PPE or other equipment eg,due to its complexity or innovation ,or where safety critical
knowledge is needed in the dismantling ,reassembly or assessment of PPE or other equipment ,and
may need to have that training updated due to modification
And upgrades

Detailed inspections
These are formal, comprehensive inspections that should be carried out from time to time at intervals as
set out in the employer’s inspection regime. There should be a detailed inspection before first use and
then at least every six months or after circumstances which might jeopardize safety have occurred
For equipment which is used frequently it is suggested that the frequency of detailed inspections is
increased to at least every three months, particularly when the equipment is used in arduous
environments (e.g. demolition, steel erection, scaffolding, steel masts or towers with sharp edges)

Roy ROgers MIOSH Cert Ed

Posted By William
An eye bolt is classed as a lifting accessory, and if it was to be used for lifting or suspending people its inspection would be 6 months, check LOLER 9:3.

As for it being used for lifting, LOLER would apply to the suspension of loads as well as the lifting.

Also this thread is not about ancorage points it is about the inspection of equipment under LOLER, which the eye bolts are.

You also say that the eye bolt will not "necessarily be used to lift and rescue the person", does that mean that under no circumstances it will be used even if there are no other options???????

Posted By GT
I see some comments about inspections etc that may not come from an active involvement. Under scafftag arrangements scaffolding is inspected weekly and signed off.

In respect of life lines used to attach lanyards of people wearing harnesses and working at height to prevent falls, I would think that these should come in line with Scaffolding and be inspected weekly.

Not built from Legislation / Guidance or Cleverness but think about it?

Do you need this life line for a particular purpose?
Has the secure point been changed during the past week, during the night work etc?

Has it been satisfactorily been reconnected?

Would you be happy to have it inspected every six months through changing seasons ( maybe in harsh conditions, freezing fog etc ) when your life may depend on its integrity?

Suggest to some members, not all, (the shiny bottoms) that you get your minds away from the books and into practical applications.

Hope I havent offended but I do get annoyed when people continually quote the written word without any experience of reality.

Think about it!!

GT

Posted By Karel Simpson
On the above comment, I actually went to look at the ledge from a perch above that had a secured and certified lock off point to which I was connected.

Just thought would clear that quickly up.

regards
KS