Document ID (ISN) | 37601 |
CIS number |
82-603 |
ISBN(s) |
0-11-883394-4 |
Year |
1981 |
Convention or series no. |
Guidance Note PM 27
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Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
Title |
Construction hoists |
Bibliographic information |
HM Stationery Office, P.O. Box 539, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom, Aug. 1981. 4p. Price: £0.50. |
Abstract |
This note gives guidance on the maintenance, inspection, testing and examination of construction hoists which are subject to the requirements of the Construction (Lifting Operations) Regulations 1961. General recommendations; legal requirements, with reference to sections of the 1961 regulations; tests and examination (suspension ropes; wear and age; broken wires; lubrication; safety devices; overspeed governor, arrest gear; degree and method of testing (after manufacture, substantial alteration or repair, or after height of travel has been altered; periodic examination; safety precautions when testing)); maintenance and inspection; test records; source of further information. |
Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; inspection; building industry; builders hoists |
Descriptors (secondary) |
travel limiting devices; safety devices; construction sites; wire ropes; speed limiting devices; periodical checks; inspection records; compliance tests; equipment testing; data sheet; preventive maintenance |
Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
Subject(s) |
Materials handling and storage
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Labour inspection Elevators, escalators and hoists Construction industry and civil engineering
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