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EN 81-43:2009 Standard

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  Keywords:

#travelling #intended #lifts #temporary #maximum

This standard is superseded by:
  •   EN 81-43:2025
  •   Directive

    Machinery (MD) Directive (2006/42/EC)

      Last Official Journal reference

    Monday 7th of September 2026

      Description:

    Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 43: Lifts for cranes

      Purpose

    This document specifies the safety requirements for the construction and installation of power operated lifts attached to cranes and intended for access to workplaces on cranes, by authorised persons. This includes intended use, erection, dismantling, inspection and maintenance. The lift serves defined landing levels and has a load carrying unit which is: a) designed for the transportation of persons and goods; b) guided; c) travelling vertically or along a path within 15 degrees maximum from the vertical; d) supported by rack and pinion or suspended by steel wire ropes; e) travelling with a speed not more than 1,0 m/s for permanent lifts and not more than 0,4 m/s for temporary lifts.

      Publication

    Tuesday 8th of September 2009

      Cessation

    This standard will be withdrawn on 2027-01-20

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