DIN 14800-17:2015-11

DIN 14800-17 contains the assembly of an appliance set for protection against falling from heights with equipment parts and aids for the fire brigade for use in areas where structural and spatial conditions present a falling hazard. The standard applies to an intended area of application up to 30 m elevational difference. It contains a safety note that a planned free hanging of the emergency personnel in the rope is to be excluded. It is assumed that the appliance set described in the standard is only used by persons instructed in its use and that they use the necessary protective equipment. The standard has been prepared following preparatory work by the Working Group NA 031-04-09-11 AK "DIN 14800-16 and -17 - Pulley blocks for rescue from heights and depths" in the Working Committee NA 031-04-09 AA "Other equipment" of DIN Standards Committee Firefighting and Fire Protection (FNFW).