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Cranes - Safety - Hand powered cranes

Abstract

This European Standard specifies requirements for the following hand powered lifting equipment defined in clause 3: - Hand chain hoists; - Lever hoists; - Jaw winches; - Hand powered trolleys for supporting lifting machines; - Drum winches; - Pulley blocks and deflection pulleys. The significant hazards covered by this European Standard are identified in clause 4. This European Standard does not cover hazards related to the lifting of persons. This standard does not specify the additional requirements for: - use in ambient temperature outside the range of - 20°C to + 50°C, however for some lifting medium the minimum temperature will be higher than -20 °C. - hand powered lifting equipment in direct contact with food stuffs or pharmaceuticals requiring a high level of cleanliness for hygiene reasons; - hazards resulting from handling specific hazardous materials (e.g. explosives, hot molten masses, radiating materials); - hazards caused by operation in an explosive atmosphere. This European Standard is applicable to hand powered lifting equipment, which are manufactured after the date of approval by CEN of this standard.

Begin

2024-02-05

WI

00147181

Planned document number

DIN EN 13157 rev

Project number

06004086

Responsible national committee

NA 060-22-10-08 AK - Hand powered cranes  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 147/WG 20 - Hand powered cranes  

previous edition(s)

Cranes - Safety - Hand powered cranes; German version EN 13157:2004+A1:2009
2010-07

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Contact

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