European Committee for Standardization

Safety requirements for lifting tables - Part 2: Lifting tables serving more than 2 fixed landings of a building, for lifting goods with a vertical travel speed not exceeding 0,15 m/s
 N EN 1570-2

Annotation

This European Standard 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.

This European Standard deals with all significant hazards pertinent, with the exception of noise, to lifting tables when used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see Clause 4). This European Standard specifies the appropriate technical measures for eliminating and reducing the risks arising from the significant hazards.

This European Standard does not apply to the following equipment:

— permanently installed lifting tables, serving specific levels of a 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 a construction for lifting operators, with a vertical travel speed not exceeding 0,15 m/s;