Guide for identification of non-compliant winches and hoists - FEM
A brief guide for identification of non-compliant winches and hoists
Scope of this document is on power driven winches and hoists fulfilling the requirements of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC; products whose only power source is directly applied human effort are disregarded.
Power driven winches and hoists can be machinery or partly completed machinery as defined by the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
Therefore, this document will cover both.
This document intends to provide a guide explaining the main characteristics of machinery or partly completed machinery, and what minimum criteria have to be fulfilled in order to be compliant with the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Annex I of this guide summarises the information provided in this document.
The checklists of Annex I deal in a condensed format with the non-compliance of power driven winches and hoists with regards to marking, product declaration and instructions according to the applicable directive
- Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
and the harmonised product standards:
- EN 14492-1:2006+A1:2009 Cranes – Power driven winches and hoists – Part 1: Power driven winches
- EN 14492-2:2006+A1:2009 Cranes – Power driven winches and hoists – Part 1: Power driven hoists In addition, power driven winches and hoists shall fulfil requirements of other European directives if applicable, e.g.
- Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC and recast 2014/35/EU
- Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2004/108/EC and recast 2014/30/EU
and/or further applicable harmonised standards (normative references of the product standards).
This guide will only cover contents and requirements from Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and European standards EN 14492-1 and EN 14492-2 regarding winches and hoists.
FEM 2015
 Guide for non-compliance of Hoists | [FEM N0089 2015] | [EN] | 1722 kB | 100 Downloads |
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