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* Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is independently placed on the market.

* * Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is not permanently attached or fixed to the lifting machinery, in other words,when the machinery can be used to lift loads without the equipment or with other lifting accessories.

Updated June 2012

Directive 2006/42/EC

Classification of equipment used for lifting loads with lifting machinery

This classification was approved by the Machinery Working Group as a basis for a consistent application of the term l ifti ng accessory as defined in

Article 2 (d) of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. The document gives examples of equipment that are considered as liftingaccessories and other

examples of equipment used for lifting loads that are not considered as lifting accessories.

N Picture / examples Designation Description Standard / Reference Liftingaccessory

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

Workequipment not

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

1 Textile slingsand their

components

Assembly of one or moresewn webbing componentsfor attaching loads to the

hook of a crane or otherlifting machine

EN 1492

parts 1, 2 & 4X

2 Steel wire ropeslings andtheir

components

Assembly of one or moresteel wire rope legs or anendless sling for attachingloads to the hook of a craneor other lifting machine

EN 13414

parts 1, 2 & 3X

3 Chain slings

and theircomponents

Assembly of one or more

chains for attaching loads tothe hook of a crane or other

lifting machine

EN 818

parts 1 to 8 X

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2(9)

* Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is independently placed on the market.

* * Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is not permanently attached or fixed to the lifting machinery, in other words,when the machinery can be used to lift loads without the equipment or with other lifting accessories.

N Picture / examples Designation Description Standard / Reference Liftingaccessory

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

Workequipment not

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

4 Lifting eyelets Eyelets intended to beplaced on the load bythreading for lifting it *

X

5 Lifting eyelets Eyelets intended to beplaced on the load bywelding for lifting it *

X

6 Lifting ear Steel plate with a holeintended to be welded to a

load for lifting it *

X

7 Lifting anchor A device intended to beintegrated into a structure(e.g. a concrete units,concrete panel) in order toprovide an anchorage forlifting the structure *

Machinery WorkingGroup

Doc. 2000.21rev1,

item 4

X

8 Rope eyelets Rope eyelets intended to beattached to prefabricatedbuilding elements for lifting

them *

X

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3(9)

* Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is independently placed on the market.

* * Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is not permanently attached or fixed to the lifting machinery, in other words,when the machinery can be used to lift loads without the equipment or with other lifting accessories.

N Picture / examples Designation Description Standard / Reference Liftingaccessory

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

Workequipment not

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

9 Corner fittings Corner fittings intended tobe integrated in ISOcontainers by welding for

lifting them *

X

10 C-hook Equipment in the form of aC used for lifting hollowloads e.g. coils, pipes etc. * *

EN 13155X

11 Clamp Equipment used to handleloads by clamping on aspecific part of the load

also known as tongs * *

EN 13155 X

12 Lifting beam Equipment consisting of oneor more members equippedwith attachment points tofacilitate the handling ofloads which require support

at several points * *

EN 13155X

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4(9)

* Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is independently placed on the market.

* * Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is not permanently attached or fixed to the lifting machinery, in other words,when the machinery can be used to lift loads without the equipment or with other lifting accessories.

N Picture / examples Designation Description Standard / Reference Liftingaccessory

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

Workequipment not

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC13 Container

spreaderbeams

Container spreader beamsplaced between liftingmachinery and the load in

order to attach it * *

98/37/EC Committee

Doc. 2003.13rev.1X

15 Lifting forks Equipment consisting oftwo or more arms fixed toan upright with an upperarm, essentially to liftpalletised or similar loads* *

EN 13155

X

15a Forks attachedto a lift truck

Forks attached to a mastedor variable reach industrial

truck for holding the load.

Such forks arepart of themachinerysubject toDirective

2006/42/EC

16 Plate clamps Non powered equipmentused to handle steel platesby clamping them between

jaws * *

EN 13155X

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5(9)

* Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is independently placed on the market.

* * Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is not permanently attached or fixed to the lifting machinery, in other words,when the machinery can be used to lift loads without the equipment or with other lifting accessories.

N Picture / examples Designation Description Standard / Reference Liftingaccessory

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

Workequipment not

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

17 Lifting magnet Equipment with a magneticfield creating sufficient forcefor gripping, holding andhandling loads with ferro-

magnetic properties* *

EN 13155 X

18 Vacuum lifter Equipment which includesone or several suction padsoperating by vacuum * *

EN 13155X

19 Cargo/ liftnetX

20 Reusable bigbag

Big bag specificallyintended for lifting bulkmaterial or debris and notused for packaging, storage

or transport

X

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6(9)

* Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is independently placed on the market.

* * Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is not permanently attached or fixed to the lifting machinery, in other words,when the machinery can be used to lift loads without the equipment or with other lifting accessories.

N Picture / examples Designation Description Standard / Reference Liftingaccessory

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

Workequipment not

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

21 Single use bigbag

Big bag used for packagingbulk material for transportand storage that can belifted in order to unpack thematerial, for single use (one

trip)

X

22 Foundry craneladle

Tiltable vessel with amanual or motorised tiltingmechanism intended forcontaining, transporting and

discharging molten materialwith lifting machinery

EN 1247 Poweredfoundry craneladles are subjectto the Machinery

Directive.

23 Concrete

bucket

Bucket that is hung from acrane to transport anddistribute concrete on aconstruction site

Poweredconcrete bucketsare subject to theMachinery

Directive.

24 Lifting wheel

barrow

Wheel barrow with liftingeyelets intended fortransport and application of

concrete and mortar withina building site

X

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7(9)

* Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is independently placed on the market.

* * Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is not permanently attached or fixed to the lifting machinery, in other words,when the machinery can be used to lift loads without the equipment or with other lifting accessories.

N Picture / examples Designation Description Standard / Reference Liftingaccessory

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

Workequipment not

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

25 Debris bucket Bucket specifically intendedfor transporting debris on aconstruction site with acrane and to unload debriswithout detaching it from

the crane

X

26 Container Container provided witheyelets for lifting operation,used for transport andstorage of goods

98/37/EC Committee

Doc. WG 2005.41X

27 Eyelet for

container

The lifting eyelets for the

above container * X28 Bulk container Container used for

collecting e.g. wasteproducts in one place andthen lifted on to a vehicleand transported to anotherlocation where it isunloaded (The chain sling in

the picture is not part of thecontainer)

X

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8(9)

* Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is independently placed on the market.

* * Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is not permanently attached or fixed to the lifting machinery, in other words,when the machinery can be used to lift loads without the equipment or with other lifting accessories.

N Picture / examples Designation Description Standard / Reference Liftingaccessory

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

Workequipment not

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

29 ISO-container X

30 Load pallet for

forklift trucks X

31 Stacking

system forwind turbine

blades

Stacking system for the

storage, transport andlifting of wind turbineblades (The chain sling inthe picture is not part of thesystem)

Machinery

Working Group14/15 February 2012item 14

X

32 Stillage Frame used for the storage,transport and lifting of flat

glass

MachineryWorking Group14/15 February 2012item 14

X

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9(9)

* Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is independently placed on the market.

* * Such equipment is considered as a lifting accessory when it is not permanently attached or fixed to the lifting machinery, in other words,when the machinery can be used to lift loads without the equipment or with other lifting accessories.

N Picture / examples Designation Description Standard / Reference Liftingaccessory

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

Workequipment not

covered byDirective

2006/42/EC

33 Dynamometerfor lifting

(crane scale)

Dynamometer placedbetween lifting machineryand the load to indicate theweight of the load

MachineryWorking Group27 June 2011item 3.30

X