ISO 22159:2007 PDF

Scope: This International Standard specifies requirements, test methods, marking and information to be supplied by the manufacturer for descending devices. It also specifies some basic requirements for the descent lines to be used with the descending devices. This International Standard is applicable to automatic and manually operated descending devices intended for use in the workplace in access, egress, work positioning and rescue systems. Various types and classes of descending devices are defined according to function and performance. These descending devices can be used in situations other than the workplace if adequate training and/or supervision are provided. This International Standard is not intended to apply to descending devices used in leisure activities such as recreational climbing and caving, although its requirements can be useful in specifying such equipment. NOTE Descending devices conforming to this International Standard can be designed for use by one or two persons simultaneously.

ISO 22159:2007 Referenced Document

ISO 9227 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests — Amendment 1: Footnote of Warning*， 2024-02-19 Update
ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories [Standard in French]*， 2017-11-01 Update

2007 ISO 22159:2007 Personal equipment for protection against falls - Descending devices