BS EN 13157:2004 specifies requirements for the following hand powered lifting equipment:
- hand chain blocks
- lever hoists
- jaw winches
- hand powered trolleys supporting lifting machines
- drum winches
- pulley blocks and deflection pulleys.
This standard covers the machinery concerned and significant hazards.
This standard does not cover hazards relating to the lifting of persons. It does not specify the additional requirements for:
- use in ambient temperature outside the range of –10 degrees C to +50 degrees 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.