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  • BS EN 1495 : 1998

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    LIFTING PLATFORMS - MAST CLIMBING WORK PLATFORMS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1998

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 List of hazards
    5 Safety requirements and/or measures
    6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or measures
    7 Information for use
    Annex A (informative) - Structural calculations
    Annex B (normative) - Special requirements for multilevel
            work platforms
    Annex C (normative) - Requirements for electrical and
            electronic aspects of overload detecting devices
    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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    Describes the special safety requirements for Mast Climbing Work Platforms (MCWP) which are temporarily installed and are manually or power operated and which are designed to be used by one or more persons from which to carry out work.

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    Committee MHE/12
    Development Note Supersedes 94/709558 DC. (10/2004) 1997 Edition Re-Issued in April 2010 & incorporates AMD 2 2009. Supersedes 08/30176094 DC. (04/2010)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 7981:2017 Code of practice for the installation, maintenance, thorough examination and safe use of mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs)
    BS 7981:2002 Code of practice for the installation, maintenance, thorough examination and safe use of mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs)
    17/30342358 DC : 0 BS 7981 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, THOROUGH EXAMINATION AND SAFE USE OF MAST CLIMBING WORK PLATFORMS (MCWPS)
    12/30235507 DC : 0 BS 8560 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS INCORPORATING SAFE WORKING AT HEIGHT

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    ISO 4301-1:2016 Cranes — Classification — Part 1: General
    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
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