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What standards do They are agreed “building blocks” that define minimum safety, performance, and test requirements. They create a common language for design, manufacturing, inspection, and use, so products are consistent, compatible, and safer.
Why that matters Standards reduce risk, enable certification/CE marking, support regulatory compliance, and make it easier to train users and audit suppliers.
For lifting and fall protection specifically: Standards set design factors, testing and marking, traceability, inspection/discard criteria, and user information (e.g., EN 365 for instructions/inspection; EN 361/362 for harnesses/connectors; EN 1492 for slings; EN 12385/13411 for wire rope and terminations; DNV/NORSOK offshore).
Limits to remember Standards are minimums. Safety still depends on correct selection, installation, inspection, competent use, and following local regulations and manufacturer instructions. They also evolve—using the current edition is essential.

"All" standards is a moving target and enormous, but below is a practical, near-comprehensive catalog of the core and commonly applied standards for lifting equipment and personal fall protection used across Europe/ISO, offshore (DNV/ISO 10855), and the ANSI Z359 system.

Acronyms

Phrase Description
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASSP American Society of Safety Professionals
DNV Det Norske Veritas
EN European Norm
CEN European Committee for Standardization
CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
ISO International Organization for Standardization

Personal fall protection (industrial work at height)

EN 363 Personal fall protection systems – Definitions and system components.
EN 341 Descender devices for rescue.
EN 353-1 Guided type fall arresters on a rigid anchor line.
EN 353-2 Guided type fall arresters on a flexible anchor line.
EN 354 Lanyards.
EN 355 Energy absorbers for lanyards.
EN 358 Belts and lanyards for work positioning and restraint.
EN 360 Retractable type fall arresters (SRLs).
EN 361 Full body harnesses – Requirements and tests.
EN 364 Test methods for PPE against falls from a height.
EN 365 General requirements for instructions, marking, and periodic inspection of PPE against falls from a height.
EN 795 Anchor devices (single-user anchors). Also CEN/TS 16415 for multi-user anchors.
EN 1496 Rescue lifting devices.
EN 1497 Rescue harnesses.
EN 1498 Rescue loops.
EN 1891 Low stretch kernmantle ropes for rope access/positioning.
EN 12278 Pulleys for mountaineering-industrial use crossover (often referenced in rope systems).
EN 12841 Rope adjustment devices used in rope access systems.
ISO 10333 (series) Personal fall-arrest systems – connectors, energy absorbers, lanyards, full body harnesses, self-retracting devices, system performance. Useful where ISO is preferred or for non-CE markets.
ANSI/ASSP Z359 (series)
  • Z359.0: Definitions and nomenclature.
  • Z359.1: Safety requirements for PFAS (umbrella; references part-specific standards).
  • Z359.2: Managed fall protection program (procedures, roles, rescue).
  • Z359.3: Lanyards and pole straps for positioning.
  • Z359.4: Rescue and evacuation systems.
  • Z359.6: Design requirements for active fall protection systems (engineered).
  • Z359.7: Qualification and verification testing.
  • Z359.11: Full body harnesses.
  • Z359.12: Connectors (hooks, carabiners).
  • Z359.13: Energy-absorbing lanyards.
  • Z359.14: Self-retracting devices.
  • Z359.15: Rigid rail fall arrest systems.
  • Z359.16: Anchorage connectors for active systems.

Slings and lifting accessories

EN 1492-1 Textile webbing slings made of man-made fibres.
EN 818 (series) Short link chain for lifting – Grades, mechanical properties, calibration, marking; chain slings.
EN 1677 (series) Components for chain slings – Grade 8 (hooks, master links, coupling links, etc.).
EN 1492-2 Textile roundslings made of man-made fibres.
EN 12195-2/-3/-4 Load restraint on road vehicles – Web lashings, lashing chains, steel wire rope lashings (not lifting, but commonly bundled with slings in kits).
EN 13414 (series) Wire rope slings – Specifications; ferrule-secured eye terminations; braided slings. Note: many users now reference EN 13411 for terminations and EN 12385 for rope.
EN 13155 Non-fixed load lifting attachments (clamps, grabs, magnets, vacuum lifters, spreaders, lifting beams).
EN 13889 Forged steel shackles – Grade 6, bow and dee, with safety bolt/nut/pin.
ISO 2415 Forged shackles for general lifting.
ISO 3266 Lifting eyebolts (collared).
ISO 7597 / ISO 7593 Forged steel lifting hooks (various types) – selection and dimensions (you listed ISO 7593; retained).
ISO 4779/ISO 4780 Chain slings – Grade 8/10 components and dimensions (used in some markets alongside EN 1677).
ISO 21041 Lifting eye nuts (where specified; DIN 582 also often referenced).

Wire ropes and terminations

EN 12385 (series) Steel wire ropes – Safety; terminology, requirements for stranded ropes, rotation-resistant ropes, sampling/testing, etc.
EN 13411 (series) Terminations for steel wire ropes – Thimbles, ferrule-secured eye terminations, wire rope grips/clamps, sockets, wedges.
ISO 2408 Steel wire ropes – General requirements (you listed).
ISO 4309 Cranes – Wire ropes – Care and maintenance, inspection, discard criteria.
ISO 16625 Cranes – Selection of wire ropes, drum and sheave dimensions.
ISO 17558/ISO 17893 Wire rope terminations/efficiency (referenced in some sectors).

Hooks, lifting points, and rigging hardware

EN 1090 (series) Execution of steel structures – relevant where welded lifting points are part of structural fabrications (CE marking of structural components).
EN 1677 Covers many Grade 8 hooks and components.
EN 6055? Common European practice is to use manufacturer standards or EN 1677 for swivel and specialty hooks; also EN 13155 for lifting attachments including lifting points).
ISO 2415 Shackles (repeated here for clarity).
ISO 3266 Eyebolts; ISO 21041: Eye nuts.
DIN 580/DIN 582 Eye bolts and eye nuts (widely used in Europe; not EN/ISO but often specified).

Cranes, hoists, winches, MEWPs, and lifting attachments

EN 280-1 Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) – Design calculations, stability, construction (formerly EN 280).
EN 1677/EN 818 As above for chain systems used with hoists.
EN 12999 Cranes – Loader cranes.
EN 13001 (series) Cranes – General design (limit states, load combinations, wire ropes, pulleys).
EN 13135 Cranes – Equipment (safety devices, limiters).
EN 13157 Hand powered cranes and hoists (manual chain/lever hoists).
EN 14492-1 Power driven hoists.
EN 14492-2 Power driven winches.
EN 15011 Cranes – Bridge and gantry cranes.
ISO 4301/ISO 4306 Cranes – Classification and terminology.
ISO 9927 Cranes – Inspections.
ISO 10896 (series) Rough-terrain truck-mounted cranes (telehandlers lifting functions, in some contexts).
ISO 12482 Cranes – Condition monitoring.
ISO 16881/ISO 16841 Hooks – Requirements and verification (used by some sectors).

Offshore containers, lifting sets, and offshore lifting

EN 12079 (series) Offshore containers (widely replaced by ISO 10855 but still referenced).
DNV 2.7-1 Offshore containers – design, manufacturing, testing, certification (you listed).
DNV 2.7-2 Offshore service containers and portable offshore units – additional requirements.
DNV 2.7-3 Portable offshore units (frames, baskets, skids).
DNVGL-ST-E271/E273 Offshore container and portable unit standards (nomenclature varies with DNV versions).
ISO 10855 (series) Offshore containers and associated lifting sets – Design, manufacture, inspection, and testing. Supersedes EN 12079 in many contexts.
NORSOK R-002 Lifting equipment (design and requirements for Norwegian petroleum sector).
NORSOK R-003N/R-005 Safe use of lifting equipment (offshore/onshore petroleum sector).

Inspection, in-service examination, and use

EN 365 General instructions/inspection for fall PPE (repeated for emphasis).
EN 13155 Non-fixed attachments includes inspection requirements for attachments.
ISO 9927 Cranes – Inspections.
ISO 12482 Condition monitoring (repeated).
ISO 23814 Cranes – Competency requirements for inspectors.

Local statutory frameworks (e.g., EU Work Equipment and PPE directives; Norway’s regulations) set inspection intervals; not standards, but you’ll typically reference them alongside the above.

Containers and cargo handling (general lifting relevance)

ISO 1496 (series) Series 1 freight containers – Specifications and testing (you listed).
ISO 3874 Series 1 freight containers – Handling and securing.

Notes

Europe/EEA (Norway): For CE-marked products, EN standards are the primary basis; ISO standards apply where harmonized or where EN refers to them. For offshore, DNV 2.7-x and ISO 10855 dominate.

"All standards" is impractical to enumerate exhaustively; many series have numerous parts and frequent revisions. If you want, I can deliver a spreadsheet with the series expanded into all current parts and add columns for scope, typical equipment, and market (EU/ISO/ANSI/DNV/NORSOK). Tell me which families you need expanded in detail:

Fall protection:
  • EN 34x/35x/36x/79x
  • ISO 10333
  • ANSI Z359 parts
Slings/accessories:
  • EN 818
  • EN 1492
  • EN 1677
  • EN 12385
  • EN 13411
  • EN 13414
  • ISO 2415/3266/3077/759x
Cranes/hoists/winches:
  • EN 12999
  • EN 13001
  • EN 13157
  • EN 14492
  • EN 15011
  • ISO 430x/9927/12482
Offshore:
  • DNV 2.7-x
  • EN 12079
  • ISO 10855
  • NORSOK R-002/003/005

How to get hold of standards for lifting equipment and fall protection

What you need to know first

  1. Identify the exact standard number and title you need (examples: NS-EN 1492-1, NS-EN 361, NS-EN 12385, ISO 10855-2, DNV 2.7-1, ANSI/ASSP Z359.11).
  2. Check the required edition/year (standards are updated; projects and audits require the correct version).

Where to buy or read standards

Norway/Europe (EN and ISO standards) Standard Online (Standard Norge) is the official source for Norwegian adoptions (NS-EN, NS-ISO).
You can buy single PDFs or set up a company subscription with read-only access and update alerts.
Standard Norge
ISO standards (global) In Norway, the NS-ISO or NS-EN versions from Standard Online are usually preferred for local compliance.
ISO store
ANSI/ASSP Z359 (USA fall protection) Most parts are paid; some may be viewable read-only if incorporated by reference in U.S. regulations. Buy via ASSP ANSI Webstore
DNV (offshore) Free PDF downloads (e.g., DNV 2.7-1/2/3, DNV-ST, DNV-RP)
NORSOK (Norwegian petroleum sector) Free downloads
Other national versions (BS, DIN, etc.) Content is equivalent to NS-EN when the edition is the same. Buy from BSI DIN

Access options

Single-document purchase Buy just the PDF you need.
Company subscription (Standard Online) Seat-based access for multiple users, read-only viewing, and notifications when standards are updated.
Reading-room access Some standards referenced in Norwegian regulations can be viewed online in a read-only “reading room” on Standard Norge (no downloads).
Libraries/universities/associations May offer on-site, read-only access.

Typical standards in this field (examples)

Fall protection PPE
  • NS-EN 361 (harnesses)
  • NS-EN 362 (connectors)
  • NS-EN 354/355/358/360/363/365
  • ANSI/ASSP Z359 series
  • ISO 10333 series
Textile slings NS-EN 1492-1/-2.
Chain and components
  • NS-EN 818 series
  • NS-EN 1677 series
  • ISO 3077
Wire rope and terminations
  • NS-EN 12385 series
  • NS-EN 13411 series
  • ISO 2408
  • ISO 4309
Lifting attachments/hoists/winches
  • NS-EN 13155
  • NS-EN 13157
  • NS-EN 14492-1/-2
Offshore containers/lifting sets
  • DNV 2.7-1/-2/-3 (free)
  • ISO 10855 series
  • EN 12079 (legacy)
  • NORSOK R-002/R-003N/R-005 (free)

Edition control and licensing

  • Always confirm the latest edition and any amendments (example format: NS-EN 1492-1:2000+A1:2008 or later).
  • Keep a record of the exact designation and edition you used in your procedures and inspection reports.
  • Standards are copyrighted; purchased PDFs are licensed. Do not redistribute beyond your license terms.

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