Fall arrest kit: a complete, compatible system, ready to wear
A fall arrest kit brings together in a single bag the equipment needed for a work-at-height workstation: harness, lanyard or fall arrester, connectors and, where relevant, an anchor. The components are chosen to work together, which avoids mismatched combinations. KRATOS SAFETY offers ready-to-use kits for the most common situations, in standard or "comfort" versions.
Choosing a fall arrest kit for your workstation
- Roofs: a kit with a harness and a guided type fall arrester on rope, to move across a pitched roof while connected to an anchor at the ridge.
- Aerial work platforms: a kit with a short lanyard, to connect to the basket's anchor point.
- Scaffolding and steel structures: a kit with a twin lanyard and large hooks, to stay connected at all times when moving from one point to the next.
- Work restraint: a kit that prevents the user from reaching the edge of a terrace or a floor opening.
- Confined spaces: a kit dedicated to access and vertical evacuation in a shaft or tank.
The "comfort" versions include a more padded and more adjustable harness, for long working days or workstations where the user stays suspended in the harness for a long time.
Standards and regulations for fall arrest kits
A kit has no standard of its own: each component is certified to its own standard, for example:
- EN 361 for the fall arrest harness,
- EN 355, EN 353-2 or EN 360 for the lanyard or fall arrester,
- EN 362 for the connectors.
Together they form a fall arrest system within the meaning of EN 363. All components fall under Regulation (EU) 2016/425; the user instructions for each component, the technical data sheets and the declarations of conformity are in the Documents tab of each product page.
Completing your kit: anchor and storage
A kit does not replace a workstation assessment: check that an anchor point sized for the load is available, or add a temporary lifeline. The transport bag supplied keeps the components together, protected from moisture and UV.
Inspection of a fall arrest kit
- Before each use: check each component as if it were sold separately (webbing, stitching, connectors, absorber).
- Periodic examination at least once a year by a competent person, as required by national regulations: a kit made up of components bought together is inspected in one go, which simplifies follow-up.
- After an arrested fall: withdraw all loaded components from service.
To build tailor-made equipment, see our fall arrest harnesses and self-retracting lifelines.
