What documents should the property owner request before and after installing the fall arrest system?

UNI 11560:2022 indicates that the documentation to be provided to the client must contain:

• Anchoring system configuration design (Technical Information for System Use), carried out by the anchoring system designer on the basis of the risk assessment.
• Structural designer's verification project relating to the type of anchor to the supporting structure based on the type of material of the structure (Calculation Report).

According to Appendix A2 of UNI EN 795:2012 – Guide for documentation to be provided after installation, the necessary documentation that must be provided to the customer must include:

• Schematic installation plan showing the address and location of the installation, the name and address of the installation company, the name of the person responsible for the installation, product identification (name of the anchor device manufacturer, type, model/article), fixing device (manufacturer, product, permissible tensile and transverse forces), schematic installation plan and relevant information for the user/client, such as the arrangement of the anchor points.

This plan should be posted at the entry point to the building so that it is visible or available to everyone.

• Declaration of correct installation provided by the responsible installer, which must contain the following information regarding the anchor device: declaration of conformity of the installation with the installation instructions provided by the manufacturer in the use and maintenance manual, declaration of execution according to the installation plan, referred to above, declaration of fixing to the specified substrate and in the specified manner (number of bolts, correct materials, correct position, correct location), declaration that the work was commissioned in accordance with the manufacturer's information, photographic information/documentation.
• Declaration of conformity of materials and instruction manuals for assembly, use and maintenance, issued by the manufacturer of the anchoring system.