scope:

This standard specifies requirements for equipment, facilities, specimens to be sampled and documentation when testing ANSI/ASSP Z359 Fall Protection Code products. This standard commonly addresses the requirements for qualification and verification testing for all ANSI/ASSP Z359 product standards, as required by ANSI/ASSP Z359.1, The Fall Protection Code.

The purpose of this standard is to provide a process for fall protection products to be qualified, verified and documented as conforming to the testing requirements of ANSI/ASSP Z359 product standards. Specific provisions are provided for:

• qualification testing, data collection and maintenance

• verification testing

• substantiation of processes to maintain manufacturing quality

• declaration of conformity

• roles and responsibilities of manufacturers, testing facilities and certification bodies that participate in the process

Before any product shall bear an ANSI/ASSP Z359 number or be represented in any way as being in compliance with any ANSI/ASSP Z359 standard, the requirements of this standard as well as the respective product standard shall be met.