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BS EN 13374:2025 Temporary edge protection systems. Product specification. Test methods, 2025
- undefined
- European foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- Figure 1 — Diagrammatic examples of different types of temporary edge protection
- Figure 2 — Example of an edge protection system with a net as intermediate protection on a sloping roof
- Figure 3 — Falling height on an inclined surface
- 4 Classification of edge protection systems [Go to Page]
- 5 Requirements [Go to Page]
- Figure 4 — Dimensional height and spacing of edge protection components - Class A [Go to Page]
- Figure 5 — Dimensional height and spacing of edge protection components - Class B, guardrails
- Figure 6 — Dimensional height and spacing of edge protection components - Class A and B, vertical slats
- Figure 7 — Dimensional height and spacing of edge protection components - Class A and B, mesh/netting [Go to Page]
- Figure 8 — Dimensional height and spacing of edge protection components - Class C
- Figure 9 — The inclination of the edge protection system in class C [Go to Page]
- Table 1 — Overview of design requirements [Go to Page]
- 6 Structural design [Go to Page]
- Table 2 — Overview of static load requirements
- Figure 10 — Legend for figures in 6.3 [Go to Page]
- Figure 11 — Serviceability loads, tubular/timber guardrails Loads acting separately
- Figure 12 — Serviceability loads, panel (intermediate protection) Loads acting separately
- Figure 13 — Serviceability loads, safety net including toeboard (intermediate protection) Loads acting separately [Go to Page]
- Figure 14 — Ultimate limit load tubular/timber guardrails Loads acting separately
- Figure 15 — Ultimate limit load panel (intermediate protection) Loads acting separately
- Figure 16 — Ultimate limit load Safety net including toeboard (intermediate protection) Loads acting separately [Go to Page]
- Figure 17 — Ultimate limit load Maximum wind load – inwards and outwards [Go to Page]
- Figure 18 — Load combination Toeboard
- Figure 19 — Load combination All other parts [Go to Page]
- Figure 20 — Parallel load [Go to Page]
- Figure 21 — Accidental load Loads acting separately [Go to Page]
- Figure 22 — Accidental removal Loads acting separately
- 7 Test methods [Go to Page]
- Table 3 — Overview of testing requirements [Go to Page]
- Figure 23 — Example of extrapolating the force-deflection curve [Go to Page]
- Figure 24 — Test apparatus for impact test of class B and class C edge protection
- Figure 25 — Impact point for cantilevered edge protection, top
- Figure 26 — Impact point for cantilevered edge protection, bottom [Go to Page]
- Figure 27 — Dynamic strength test method for class C
- Figure 28 — Impact point for cantilevered edge protection, section joint
- Figure 29 — Impact point for cantilevered edge protection, end [Go to Page]
- 8 Designation
- 9 Marking
- 10 Information to be given to the site [Go to Page]
- 11 Assessment
- Annex A (informative) Inclinations, falling heights and height of edge protection
- A.1 Appropriate classes for the use at different inclinations and falling heights
- Figure A.1 — Classes for the use at different angles and falling heights
- Figure A.2 — Real life representations and corresponding test illustrations for different classes
- Figure A.3 — Differently inclined surfaces
- Figure A.4 — Stumbling into the edge protection
- Figure A.5 — Sliding and stumbling into the edge protection
- Figure A.6 — Sliding into the edge protection
- A.2 Height of edge protection on different levels
- Figure A.7 — Height of edge protection on different levels
- A.3 Additional protection above the principal guardrail
- Figure A.8 — Different systems for higher edge protection
- Figure A.9 — Critical points
- Annex B (informative) Simplified methods
- B.1 Simplified test procedure
- B.2 Simplified evaluation of recorded results
- Annex C (informative) A-deviations
- Bibliography [Go to Page]
