The COP for industrial rope access, BS7985:2002, is being revised to cope with all the changes since it came out (not least the arrival of the Work at Height Regulations). You can see the draft version and comment on it via the BSI website until the end of April, but to save you hunting for the changes, here they are:
3.3.5 and 3.3.6 added to define rated max and min loads (byproduct of EN12841)
All legal sections (4,5,etc) updated to include CDM2007 and WAHR information
8.1.3 has been reworded to make it a little easier to understand prENs
8.2.4 has been expanded to discuss chinstraps (now also 8.2.5 and 8.2.6)
8.3.1.2 is added, talking about UV degradation
8.3.14 mentions EN795
8.3.15 has grown significantly
10.3 has dropped the weekly rules
11.3 is changed, mentioning UV again and moving some sections about
12.3.5 is extensively reworded
The Annexes are changed significantly:
A.1 now covers pre-use checking
A.2 covers backup devices
A.3 covers ascent and descent
B covers equipment inspection checklists (previously Annex C)
C covers "suspension intolerance" but it can't decide on the right term.
D covers the issues in EN795.A1 eyebolts and the need for twins
E has the wind speed table as before
The old Annex A "how LOLER relates" section has, for some reason, gone.
