{"id":1178,"count":2,"description":"<strong>Safety blocks <\/strong>or <strong>fall protection devices<\/strong> are mandatory for lifting people. Their use is governed by strict standards and regulations aimed at ensuring the safety of users working at height. Here are the specific reasons and obligations related to their use:\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h3 style=\"color: white\"><strong>Legal and regulatory obligation:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong>European Directive 2006\/42\/EC (Machinery Directive):<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Personnel lifting equipment must be designed to avoid any risk of falling;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Safety devices (fall arresters, locking systems, etc.) are mandatory to prevent accidents in the event of mechanical, electrical or human failure.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Standard EN 1808 (Motorized suspended platforms):<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>This standard requires the installation of safety devices such as:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Fall arrest blocks triggered by tilt or slack cable.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Syst\u00e8mes de limitation de vitesse et de contr\u00f4le d'inclinaison.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>These devices must be present for any lifting operation involving suspended platforms or motorized cradles.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 style=\"color: white\"><strong>Reasons for their obligation:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong>Failure protection:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>A lifting cable can break, slacken or suffer mechanical failures. Safety blocks then prevent the free fall of the platform or people.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Compliance with standards:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>For operations involving the lifting of people, equipment must meet standards such as <strong>EN 1808<\/strong> and <strong>EN 341<\/strong>, which require the use of safety devices.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Prevention of serious accidents:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Lifting people involves high risks, and safety blocks play a key role in protecting users in the event of a malfunction.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nD\u00e9couvrez les blocs de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 ou antichutes Fixator pour tous les travaux en hauteur impliquant le levage de personnes avec plateformes, nacelles ou sellettes suspendues: antichute Securichute \u00e0 survitesse ou Securistop \u00e0 galet avec capacit\u00e9s de levage de 500 \u00e0 1000kg (1100 \u00e0 2200lb).\r\n\r\nFIXATOR met \u00e0 disposition deux blocs de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 destin\u00e9s \u00e0 la protection des personnes :\r\n\r\n<strong><u>SECURICHUTE<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0(overspeed) which is triggered in the event of platform tilt and overspeed &gt; 30m\/min;\r\n\r\n<strong><u>SECURISTOP<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0which is triggered if the platform tilts &gt; 14\u00b0 or if there is a lack of tension in the cable (slack cable).","link":"https:\/\/fixator.fr\/en\/categorie-produit\/blocs-de-securite\/","name":"Anti-fall systems","slug":"fall-arrest-systems","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":0,"meta":{"details":""},"menu_order":0,"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fixator.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/1178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fixator.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fixator.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/product_cat"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fixator.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?product_cat=1178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}