I have sent you a PM with info, you might also want to check out the following link too http://www.wahsa.co.uk/c...cman/task,cat_view/gid,5 which provides good guidance on all issues you have raised.

As the items are for work restraint, LOLER doesn't figure at all. It's PUWER and the PPE at Work Regulations (which are effectively the same thing). Inspect at least once a year, make a record of the inspection, throw it away when it reaches end-of-life or develops any fault. No requirement for a thorough exam report (and you can't do one, the fields don't make sense); the paper trail for restraint PPE is extremely simple - initials on a label will do, to be honest. The only potential kicker is "anchor points" - if these are EN795 installed systems, you will need a trained engineer to perform the annual inspection as there is usually a test involved. Refer to the instructions for the anchor point (if there are any) to see what's required. Structural anchors (concrete columns, etc.) don't need inspection beyond a pre-use visual assessment of suitability. I could suggest buying a book, but they won't let me.

Thanks for your responses. Just to be clear on my defintion- Work restraint is used to restrict a workers movements beyond the setting of the lanyard (ie if a roof edge is 6m away the lanyard is set to restrict at 5m). As there is no lifting of persons, I dont see how LOLER would apply and tend to agree with UVSAR.

LOLER has nothing whatsoever to do with fall restraint equipment - which requires a 12-monthly inspection under BSEN365. PUWER says *nothing* about 6 months or 12 months, only that work equipment must be inspected at "suitable intervals". Wrong. Lifetimes are specified by the manufacturer for every item of category III PPE, and vary from a few months to over 10 years - but CANNOT be bundled into a blanket statement as every item is different. You can't make up your own rules, and *all* fall protection PPE, including installed anchor systems, has a quoted lifetime (even the metal stuff). Again not correct in this context. EN795 devices have *one* dynamic test during the design type approval for their CE mark (and not into any particular substrate), but individual devices installed in the real world do not - they have a 6kN tensile test on install and repeated for each inspection in some cases, and a visual inspection in others. A dynamic test or proof test, by definition, renders an EN795 device unserviceable - I've encountered several incompetent lifting inspectors who've proof-tested a PPE eyebolt and killed it. A TE report under LOLER.9(s1) must contain a number of fields that don't make sense or aren't generally known for restraint equipment, such as the date of first use, the SWL, a unique serial number, etc. - and also makes reference to the "repairs" done by the examiner, which mean nothing as you can't repair PPE. For work positioning equipment used in suspension (rope access harnesses, man baskets, etc.) a TE is required, but ONLY then. In the opening definitions LOLER requires the load is suspended, or LOLER disapplies itself. That's because one of us is talking about PPE, and one is not. Interpretation doesn't figure.