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  • BS EN 1494 : 2001

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    MOBILE OR MOVABLE JACKS AND ASSOCIATED LIFTING EQUIPMENT

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2001

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 List of hazards
    5 Safety requirements
      5.1 Braking device
           5.1.1 General
           5.1.2 Dimensioning
           5.1.3 Interruption of the power flow
           5.1.4 Automatic operation
           5.1.5 Alterations
      5.2 Security against dropping
      5.3 Speeds
      5.4 Security against overloading
      5.5 Transmission systems
           5.5.1 Security of guides
           5.5.2 End stops
           5.5.3 Additional requirements for hydraulic jacks
           5.5.4 Additional requirements for pneumatic jacks
      5.6 Control devices
           5.6.1 Hold to run control
           5.6.2 Unintentional operation
           5.6.3 Identification
           5.6.4 Obviousness
           5.6.5 Visibility
           5.6.6 Control devices of manually operated jacks
           5.6.7 External power supply
      5.7 Combined manual and power-operated jacks
      5.8 Requirements for safety mechanisms
           5.8.1 Adjustments
           5.8.2 Materials
           5.8.3 Effects of weather and dirt
           5.8.4 Breakage of springs
      5.9 Lift pad
      5.10 Structural design
      5.11 Climatic conditions
      5.12 Hot surfaces
      5.13 Forces
      5.14 Protection against pinching and shearing
      5.15 Electricity
      5.16 Transport and installation equipment
      5.17 Provisions for maintenance
           5.17.1 Accessibility
           5.17.2 Adjustment
      5.18 Special requirements for hydraulic transmission jacks
           5.18.1 Holding device
           5.18.2 Lowering speed
      5.19 Special requirements for trolley jacks
           5.19.1 Guidance of the lift pad
           5.19.2 Lowering of the load
      5.20 Special requirements for pit jacks
           5.20.1 Overturning protection
           5.20.2 Lowering speed
           5.20.3 Adjustments
           5.20.4 Hold to run control
           5.20.5 Unintentional operation
           5.20.6 Crash protection
      5.21 Special requirements for jacks without integrated pump
    6 Verification
      6.1 General
           6.1.1 Tests
           6.1.2 Design check
           6.1.3 Manufacturing check
           6.1.4 Visual verification
           6.1.5 Practical tests
           6.1.6 Electrical tests
      6.2 Individual final verification before despatch
    7 Information for use
      7.1 Instruction for use and instruction handbook
           7.1.1 General
           7.1.2 Rules for operating
           7.1.3 Maintenance and repair
      7.2 Minimum marking
    Annex A (normative) - Noise
    Annex B (normative) - Test procedures
    Annex C (normative) - Manual forces and manual force
            measurement methods
    Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
             Directive 98/37/EC
    Annex ZB (informative) - Relationship between this European
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
             Directive 2006/42/EC

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    Defines technical safety requirements and measures for mobile or movable jacks and associated lifting equipment.

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    Committee MHE/12
    Development Note Supersedes BS AU172C(1990) and BS AU154A(1989). (01/2001) Supersedes 94/709557 DC (10/2001) 2000 Edition Re-Issued in April 2009 & incorporates AMD 1 2008. (04/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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

    ISO 4871:1996 Acoustics — Declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and equipment
    EN 811 : 1996 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - SAFETY DISTANCES TO PREVENT DANGER ZONES BEING REACHED BY THE LOWER LIMBS
    EN 349:1993+A1:2008 Safety of machinery - Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body
    IEC 60947-5-1 : 4.0 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 5-1: CONTROL CIRCUIT DEVICES AND SWITCHING ELEMENTS - ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL CIRCUIT DEVICES
    IEC 60204-32:2008 Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 32: Requirements for hoisting machines
    EN 60204-32:2008 Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 32: Requirements for hoisting machines
    EN ISO 11201:2010 Acoustics - Noise emitted by machinery and equipment - Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections (ISO 11201:2010)
    EN ISO 12100-1:2003/A1:2009 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - PART 1: BASIC TERMINOLOGY, METHODOLOGY
    EN 61496-1:2013/AC:2015 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - ELECTRO-SENSITIVE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS (IEC 61496-1:2012)
    ISO 12100-2:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 2: Technical principles
    EN ISO 12100-2:2003/A1:2009 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - PART 2: TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES
    IEC 61496-1:2012 Safety of machinery - Electro-sensitive protective equipment - Part 1: General requirements and tests
    EN 954-1 : 1996 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - SAFETY-RELATED PARTS OF CONTROL SYSTEMS - PART 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN
    ISO 12100-1:2003 Safety of machinery Basic concepts, general principles for design Part 1: Basic terminology, methodology
    EN ISO 4871:2009 Acoustics - Declaration and verification of noise emission values of machinery and equipment (ISO 4871:1996)
    1998/37/EC : 1998 DIRECTIVE 98/37/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 22 JUNE 1998 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO MACHINERY
    ISO 11201:2010 Acoustics Noise emitted by machinery and equipment Determination of emission sound pressure levels at a work station and at other specified positions in an essentially free field over a reflecting plane with negligible environmental corrections
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