What is BS EN 1570-2- Safety requirements for lifting tables about?
BS EN 1570-2 specifies the safety requirements applicable to lifting tables presenting the following characteristics:
- Serving more than two fixed landings of a construction
- Able to pass landings
- Designed exclusively for lifting or lowering goods and not persons
- Only accessible to persons during the loading/unloading phases
- With a travel speed of no more than 0,15 m/s
- Permanently installed
Note 1: BS EN 1570-2 does not apply to the following equipment:
- Permanently installed lifting tables, serving specific levels of construction, with a vertical travel
- Speed exceeding 0,15 m/s (EN 81-31)
- Lifting tables serving not more than two fixed landings of a construction (EN 1570-1)
- Lifting tables, serving more than 2 fixed landings of construction for lifting operators, with a vertical travel speed not exceeding 0,15 m/s
- Lifting tables carrying operators and installed in enclosures with a vertical travel speed not exceeding 0,15 m/s
- Lifting tables used on ships
- Lifting tables designed for artists and stage set features during artistic performances
- Lifting tables driven by pusher chains
Note 2:BS EN 1570-2 does not establish the additional requirements for:
- Electromagnetic compatibility
- Operation in severe conditions (e.g., extreme climates, freezer applications, strong magnetic fields)
- Operation subject to special rules (e.g., potentially explosive atmospheres, mines)
- Handling of loads, the nature of which could lead to dangerous situations (e.g., molten metal, acids radiating materials, particularly brittle loads, loose loads (gravel, tubes))
- Hazards occurring during construction, transportation, and disposal
- Equipment installed on the load platform or the replacing or maintaining of it
- Integration into broader systems or other machines, etc.
- Cable-less controls
- Lifting tables where the hydraulic pressure is derived directly from gas pressure
- Lifting tables powered by internal combustion engines
Who is BS EN 1570-2- Safety requirements for lifting tables for?
BS EN 1570-2 on safety requirements for lifting tables is useful for:
- Manufacturers of lifting tables
- Goods movers machine operators
- Safety regulatory organizations
Why should you use BS EN 1570-2- Safety requirements for lifting tables?
The machines concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous incidents are covered are indicated in the scope of BS EN 1570-2.
BS EN 1570-2 deals with all significant hazards pertinent, except for noise, to lifting tables when used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer. BS EN 1570-2 specifies the appropriate technical measures for eliminating and reducing the risks arising from the significant hazards.
Lifting tables must comply with the safety requirements and/or protective measures within BS EN 1570-2. Where the lifting table is assembled on-site, verification shall show that the lifting table satisfies the safety requirements of BS EN 1570-2. The design check shall verify that the lifting table has been designed in accordance with BS EN 1570-2.
