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    BS 7981 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, THOROUGH EXAMINATION AND SAFE USE OF MAST CLIMBING WORK PLATFORMS (MCWPS)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-10-2017

    Language(s):  English

    Published date: 

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Hazards associated with MCWP working
    5 Specification, installation planning, erection and
       dismantling of MCWPs
    6 Management and control of MCWP operation
    7 Personnel and training
    8 Planning of the installation
    9 Siting of MCWPs
    10 Installation
    11 Operation, use, maintenance and inspection
       of MCWPs
    12 Thorough examination and testing of MCWPs
    13 Safety at the work site
    Annexes
    Annex A (informative) - Typical check lists for pre-use and
            weekly inspections
    Annex B (informative) - Typical check lists for thorough
            examinations
    Annex C (informative) - Thorough examination
    Annex D (normative) - Scope and nature of the thorough
            examination
    Annex E (informative) - Thorough examination
            checklist
    Bibliography

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee MHE/12/8
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 81-43:2009 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods Lifts for cranes
    BS EN 1808:2015 Safety requirements for suspended access equipment. Design calculations, stability criteria, construction. Examinations and tests
    BS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    BS EN 12159:2012 Builders hoists for persons and materials with vertically guided cages
    BS EN 12158-1 : 2000 BUILDERS' HOISTS FOR GOODS - PART 1: HOISTS WITH ACCESSIBLE PLATFORMS
    BS EN 280 : 2013 MOBILE ELEVATING WORK PLATFORMS - DESIGN CALCULATIONS - STABILITY CRITERIA - CONSTRUCTION - SAFETY - EXAMINATIONS AND TESTS
    BS EN 1495 : 1998 LIFTING PLATFORMS - MAST CLIMBING WORK PLATFORMS
    BS EN 1570 : 1999 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES
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