Title: +038=627.001-##001T_03-Fasadevasksystem NorAcon - International Code of Practice (ICOP).pdf
2.7.1.4.1 Manufacturers’ specifications for the permissible loading of equipment should be taken as the starting point for the selection of equipment. Some equipment, e.g. descending devices; back- up devices, may be supplied with maximum and/or minimum rated loads (RLMAX and RLMIN). Other equipment may be supplied with different types of load ratings, e.g. a safe working load (SWL); working load limit (WLL). These are sometimes in addition to the minimum static strength provided, e.g. connectors, and sometimes in place of it. Most personal fall protection equipment used in rope access work, such as low-stretch ropes, harnesses and ascending devices, is tested using the minimum static strength specified in the relevant standards. Dynamic rope is supplied with a statement of the number of dynamic falls held during type testing.