1、Designation:E248408(Reapproved 2015)Standard Specification forMulti-Story Building External Evacuation Controlled DescentDevices1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2484;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revisio
2、n,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 Thisspecificationcoverstherequirements,performance,design,marking instructions,test methods andancillary comp
3、onents of Multi-Story Building External Evacu-ation Controlled Descent Device(CDD)systems for emer-gency escape of persons who cannot use the standard exitfacilities in multi-story buildings,defines requirements fortheir installation,periodic maintenance when installed andinstructions for their use.
4、1.2 This specification does not apply to personal escapeparachutes,rope,chain ladders or rappelling devices.1.3 This specification does not apply to ancillary compo-nents used with and included in CDD systems,harnesses,connecting hardware,signage,special evacuation openings,personal protection equip
5、ment or devices and other compo-nents used on CDD systems which may be installed,purchasedor used in accordance with the requirements specified herein.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.5 This standard does not
6、 purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2B1
7、17 Practice for Operating Salt Spray(Fog)ApparatusE488/E488M Test Methods for Strength of Anchors inConcrete ElementsE631 Terminology of Building ConstructionsE894 Test Method for Anchorage of Permanent Metal Rail-ing Systems and Rails for BuildingsE1512 Test Methods for Testing Bond Performance ofB
8、onded AnchorsE2265 Terminology for Anchors and Fasteners in Concreteand Masonry2.2 ANSI Standards:3ANSI Z359.1 Fall Arrest System ComponentsANSI/AWS D,14.4 Specification for Welded Joints in ma-chinery and Equipment2.3 ASCE Standard:4ASCE 1-05 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and OtherStructures2.
9、4 ASME Standard:5ASME A120 Safety Requirements for Powered Platformsfor Building Maintenance2.5 International Standards:CSA-Z259.10 Full Body Harness,M906CSA-Z259.2.3-99 Descent Control Devices6EN 292-1:1991 Basic Design Concepts and general Prin-ciples of Design for Safety Machinery7EN 362 Connecto
10、rs and Attachment Hardware7EN 1497 Rescue Equipment-Rescue Harness7EN 1498 Rescue Equipment Class B-Rescue Harness7EN 1891 Personal Protective Equipment7PrEN 341:2002 Personal Protective Equipment for Protec-tion Against Falls from Height72.6 ISO Standards:8ISO 9002 Quality Management and Manufactur
11、ing QualityAssurance1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 onPerformance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.77on High Rise Building External Evacuation Devices.Current edition approved May 1,2015.Published June 2015.Originallyapproved in 20
12、06.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as E2484-08.DOI:10.1520/E2484-08R15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe A
13、STM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.4Available from American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE),1801 AlexanderBell Dr.,Reston,VA 20191,http:/www.asce.org.5Available from American Society of Mechanical Engi
14、neers(ASME),ASMEInternational Headquarters,Two Park Ave.,New York,NY 10016-5990,http:/www.asme.org.6Available from Canadian Standards Association(CSA),5060 Spectrum Way,Mississauga,ON L4W 5N6,Canada,http:/www.csa.ca.7Available from European Committee for Standardization(CEN),AvenueMarnix 17,B-1000,B
15、russels,Belgium,http:/www.cen.eu.8Available from International Organization for Standardization(ISO),1,ch.dela Voie-Creuse,CP 56,CH-1211 Geneva 20,Switzerland,http:/www.iso.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 ISO 10333-5 C
16、onnectors and Attachment Hardware2.7 NEMA Standard:9NEMA 250 Enclosures for Electrical Equipment2.8 NFPA Standard:10NFPA 130 Appendix B 2.1.1 and B 2.1.22.9 OSHA Document:11OSHA Safety and Health Bulletin,SHIB 02-24-2004 Sus-pension Trauma/Orthostatic Intolerance2.10 UL Standard:12UL 1523 Controlled Descent Devices for Marine Use,9,15,16,17 and 183.Terminology3.1 See Terminology E631 for definitions of general con-cepts related to building construction.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This S
