Designation:F2337−11AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforTreestandFallArrestSystem1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2337;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationoftheloadcapacitiesfortreestandfallarrestsystems(FAS)andcompo-nentsorsubsystems.1.2Thistestmethodaddressesequipmentusedinhuntingsituationsrequiringpersonalprotectionagainstfallsfromheightsandappliestothemanufacturers,distributors,purchasers,andusersofsuchequipment.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1749SpecificationforFitnessEquipmentandFitnessFa-cilitySafetySignageandLabels2.2ANSIStandard:ANSIZ359.1SafetyRequirementsforPersonalFallArrestSystems,SubsystemsandComponents32.3OtherDocument:IndividualManufacturer’sFASInstruction3.Terminology3.1Theterminologyanddefinitionsinthereferenceddocu-mentsareapplicabletothispractice.3.2Definitions:3.2.1anchorage,n—acomponent/structuretowhichaFBHisattachedtothetreetrunk.3.2.2climbingbelt,n—astrap/belt(orsystemofstraps)whichisfastenedaboutthepersoninamannersoastocontainthetorsoandstabilizetheusershorizontalloadwhileeitherworkingfromaverticalpositiontoattachtreestands,climbingdevices,andsoforth,orduringascent/descentoftreeorladder.AFBHmaybeconstructedtoadditionallyservethisfunction.3.2.3connectinghardware,n—includessnaphooks,D-rings,carabineers,links,anchoragehardwa...
