TESTING & CERTIFICATION

Standards

All Leading Edge tool tethering products are CE approved and manufactured under European Council Machine Directive 2006/42/EC.

Product testing follows EU typeexamination procedures set out in ANNEX VI (Module B) of REGULATION (EU) 2016/425 in accordance with BS EN 364.

Safety Factors

All certified Leading Edge products boast a whopping 47x safety factor. We purposefully over engineer our products to have greater resilience than a real world scenario would require — this gives them superior in-service lifespan and fully guarantees your safety in daily use.

Testing Methods

All tool safety equipment classified as CE approved must surpass two rigorous testing methods.

Static Test

We attach the product to an anchor point and apply pressure by hanging a weight from it. A product only passes if it is able to withstand the load for a minimum of three minutes without signs of damage or weakening.

Dynamic Drop Test

We attach a test weight to the product at 2x WLL, elevate it and release it into a Fall Factor 2 to simulate a dropped object event. The product must show no signs of structural failure or release after impact.

DYNAMIC DROP TEST STATIC TEST

Example Test

For a Working Load Limit (WLL) of 5kg at 47x safety factor a product must surpass an impact force of 235kgs. These forces are achieved with a dynamic test load of 10kg.

1.2m

2.4m 5kg

5kg Product Testing Stats

10kg test mass (2x WLL) Fall Factor 2 (Total Drop Distance 2.4m) 235kg Impact Force (2304 N)

Three separate products must be dropped three times each for a total of nine drops. All nine drops must pass for a product to gain Dynamic Drop Testing approval.

Every product is issued with an EU Declaration of Conformity in-line with REGULATION (EU) 2016/425