ASTM F887-20 PDF Download

The ASTM F887-20 standard describes and offers certification testing for several pieces of personal climbing gear used by employees in a wide range of sectors for activities like climbing towers, trees, and poles. Climbers, straps, pads, footplates, body belts, work positioning devices with locking snaphooks/carabiners, wood pole fall restriction devices (WPFRD), arborist saddle, harnesses, and energy-absorbing lanyards are just a few of the items it covers.

Based on its intended purpose and function, the equipment is divided into distinct categories by the standard. Fall restraint, work positioning, fall arrest, suspension, and fall limitation are some of these categories. The equipment must adhere to certain specifications and performance standards for each category.

Additionally, the standard outlines the various climbers, climber straps, body belts, work positioning devices (positioning straps, adjustable-positioning lanyards, and nonadjustable positioning lanyards), WPFRD, arborist saddles, harnesses, and energy-absorbing lanyards that fall under its purview. Each kind has a unique set of specifications and traits.

The standard also stipulates rules for using US customary units as the normative units of measurement, with informative conversions to SI units supplied.