3M Australia Pty Ltd

Site

3M Fall Protection Laboratory

Accreditation No.

20214

Site No.

15519

Date of Accreditation

18 May 2017

Address

1/93 Derby Street
Silverwater, NSW 2128
Australia

3M.com.au/FallProtection

Contact

Mr Kamil Smolski P: +61 (02) 87182068

Availability

Services conditionally available to external clients

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
3M Fall Protection Laboratory

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Infrastructure and Asset Integrity

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Evaluation of load handling, rigging and tensioning systems Anchorages and supports for industrial fall arrest systems Static strength Not applicable AS/NZS 5532 Clause 6.3.1
EN 795 Type A Clauses 5.3.2, 5.3.4
Type B Clauses 5.4.2, 5.4.4 		Single-point anchor points
Anchorages and supports for industrial fall arrest systems Dynamic strength Not applicable

AS/NZS 5532 Clause 6.3.2
EN 795 Type A Clause 5.3.3,
Type B Clause 5.4.3

 Single-point anchor points

ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)

Manufactured Goods

Service Product Determinant Technique Procedure Limitations
Performance evaluation of personnel protection equipment and general ballistic measurements Fall arrest lanyards Static load Not applicable ANSI/ASSE Z359.3 Clauses 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.4
AS 1891.5 Appendix C and D
EN 358 Clause 5.2
EN 364 Clauses 5.2.2, 5.3.1, 5.9.3, 5.9.5, 5.9.6, 5.10.2 to 5.11 (except 5.11.4 & 5.11.5)
Elongation Not applicable AS 1891.5 Appendix E
Dynamic load Not applicable ANSI/ASSE Z359.3 Clause 4.2.3
AS 1891.5 Appendix B and F
 EN 358 Clause 5.3
Fixed lifeline systems Breaking load Not applicable NFPA 1983 Clause 8.7
Dynamic load Not applicable EN 353-2 Clause 5.3
EN 358 Clause 5.3
EN 364 Clauses 5.6.2, 5.7.2
ISO 14567 Clause 5.4.3
Drop effects Not applicable ANSI Z359.1
ANSI Z359.15
Static load Not applicable EN 353-2 Clause 5.2
EN 358 Clause 5.2
EN 364 Clauses 5.6.4, 5.7.4
ISO 14567 Clause 5.4.1
Harnesses Static load Not applicable

ANSI Z 359.11 Clauses 4.3.5, 4.3.7
AS/NZS 1891.1 Appendix C and E
EN 361 Clause 5.1
EN 364 Clause 5.1.4

5 kN to 22 kN
Dynamic load Not applicable AS/NZS 1891.1 Appendix B and D
EN 361 Clause 5.2
EN 364 Clause 5.1.2 		5 kN to 22 kN
Life safety rope Static load Not applicable ANSI Z359.4 Clauses 4.3.4.1, 4.3.5.2
AS/NZS 4488.1 Appendix A
EN 341 Clause 5.6
EN 364 Clause 5.3.6
EN 12841 Clause 5.5
 NFPA 1983 Clause 8.6
Holding capacity Not applicable NFPA 1983 Clause 8.11
Performance tests Functionality testing ANSI Z 359.4 Clauses 4.3.4.3, 4.3.5.1, 4.3.5.4
EN 341 Clauses 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9
EN 12841 Clause 5.7
Life safety rope Dynamic load Not applicable ANSI Z 359.4 Clause 4.3.4.2
AS/NZS 4488.1 Appendix B
 EN 341 Clause 5.3
EN 364 Clauses 5.5.2, 5.8.2
EN 12841 Clause 5.6
Shock absorbers Static load Not applicable EN 355 Clauses 5.1, 5.3
ISO 14567 Clause 5.4.1
Shock absorbers Dynamic load Not applicable ANSI Z359.13
EN 355 Clause 5.2
ISO 14567 Clause 5.4.3

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