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Posted By Chippers
Does anyone know the industry standard maximum life of both a fall arrest and a fall restraint lanyard? I have for some time been advising that the equipment should be replaced after 3 and 5 years respectively. I cannot now establish the source of this information and therefore cannot substantiate it. It would appear now from recent research that the maximum life of such equipment is determined by the manufacturer's rather than regulation or industry standard. Am I quoting obsolete standards or has this never been set?
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Posted By Dave Merchant
Lifetimes are manufacturer-specific (and in some cases product-specific), there is no industry standard figure and legally cannot be.
The manufacturer of your kit will give the information in their product instruction sheet, and most of the time it's on their website too.
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Posted By andymak
As Dave says lifetime is determined by manufacturer, DO CHECK as recently many manufacturers have reduced the lifespan as they have found the compound used do not last as long as thought.
One supplier has reduced their lifespan from ten years to seven.
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Posted By Ronofcam
Just to expand on this, the British Standard BS 8437:2005 states, in section 13.2, that some equipment is given a lifespan or obsolescence date by the manufacturer. Equipment that has reached such a limit, which has not already been rejected for other reasons, should be withdrawn from service and not used again, unless or until confirmed by a competent person, in writing, that it is acceptable to do so.
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Posted By Bob Youel
additionally the way such kit has been used and what it has been exposed to has a big part to play
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