INITIAL PERIODIC DOCUMENTATION

PROOF LOAD TESTING FACTORS OF SAFETY

Lifting Equipment
EXAM / TEST EXAM. REQ. REQUIREMENTS

LOLER SI 1998 No 2307

LOLER SI 2006 No 2184

BS EN 12079 1999
DNV 2.22 & I.L.O. PAMPHLET 188
AFTER REPAIR / MODIFICATION

CERT. OF CONFORMITY / TEST

DESTRUCTION SAMPLE CERT.

FULL FABRICATION PACKAGE

Legislation Matrix

EVERY 5 YEARS (see note: 4)

CALIBRATION CERTIFICATE
S.I. 1890

STRESS CALCULATIONS
PRIOR TO FIRST USAGE
THESE MAY VARY SLIGHTLY
PROOF LOADS

QUADRENNIALLY
DEPENDANT ON MANUFACTURERS

ANNUALLY

OTHER

OTHER
EXCESS

SWL x 1.22 + 20
% ABOVE SWL MTHS M M
LOAD (t)

SWL x 2.2
SWL x 2.5

OTHER
MANUFACTURING

4.5:1

3.5:1
10:1
8:1
7:1
6:1
5:1

4:1
EQUIPMENT TYPE
CODES / STANDARDS
10 25 50 100 300 5 10 6 12 12 30

1 CRANES (PEDESTAL / MOBILE) (UNDER 20t) BS7121 / BS EN 13001 / API Spec-2C ll u v l i l l l

2 CRANES (PEDESTAL / MOBILE) (20t-50t) BS7121 / BS EN 13001 / API Spec-2C ll u v l i l l l
3 CRANES (PEDESTAL / MOBILE) (OVER 50t) BS7121 / BS EN 13001 / API Spec-2C ll u v l i l l l
4 ELECTRIC OVERHEAD TRAVELLING CRANES BS7121 / BS EN 13001 / ASME B30.2,11 & 17 ll l i l l l
5 MARINE LIFEBOAT DAVITS BS MA41 / 15516 / SOLAS ll l s l l l
6 DAVIT BLOCKS & ASSOC. EQUIPMENT BS MA41 / 15516 ll l l l l
7 FORKLIFT TRUCKS BS.ISO 5057 / BS EN 1726-1/2 / BS EN ISO 3691 ll l i l l l
8 PALLET STACKERS ISO 22915-4 / ISO 5766 ll l i l l l
9 PALLET TRUCKS BS EN ISO 3691-5 s s i l l l
10 PERSONNEL & GOODS LIFTS BS2655 / BS5655 / BS5656 / BS 8486 ll l l l l
11 SUSPENDED CRADLES BS 5974 ll l l l l
12 POWERED HOISTS (ELECTRIC) BS EN 14492 ll l i l l l
13 POWERED HOISTS (PNEUMATIC) DIN F.E.M. 9.751 ll l i l l l
14 MANUAL HOISTS (CHAIN BLOCKS) BS EN 13157 ll l i l l l
15 LEVER HOISTS (PULLIFTS) BS EN 13157 ll l i l l l
16 WIRE ROPE HOISTS (TIRFORS) BS EN 13157 ll l i l l l
17 WIRE ROPES FOR ABOVE BS EN 12385, BS ISO 4309 ll l l l l
18 BEAM TROLLEYS BS EN 13157 ll l i l l l
LIFTING APPLIANCES

19 BEAM CLAMPS BS EN 13157 ll l i l l l

20 PLATE CLAMPS BS EN 13155 ll l i l l l
21 SINGLE SHEAVE BLOCKS (UP TO 25t) BSEN13157 ll l i l l l t
22 SINGLE SHEAVE BLOCKS (OVER 25t) BS EN 13157 ll l i l l l t
23 MULTI-SHEAVE BLOCKS (UP TO 25t) BS EN 13157 ll l i l l l t
24 MULTI-SHEAVE BLOCKS (OVER 25t) BS EN 13157 ll l i l l l t
25 CRANE HOOK BLOCKS (UP TO 25t) BS EN 13157 ll l l i l l l t
26 CRANE HOOK BLOCKS (OVER 25t) BS EN 13157 ll l l l i l l l t
27 WINCH (PNEUMATIC) BS EN 14492 / ASME B30.7 / ASME B30.16 ll l i l l l
28 WINCH (MAN-RIDING) PUWER / LOLER / OEM Guidance ll t l l l
29 WINCH (MANUAL) BS EN 13157 ll l i l l l
LIFTING EQUIPMENT

30 WINCH (DAVIT) BS EN 13157 ll l u l l l

31 STABBING BOARDS PUWER / LOLER / OEM Guidance ll l l l l
32 RUNWAY BEAMS BS2853 (see note 1) ll l l l ll l
33 LIFTING BEAMS (UP TO & INC. 3t) BS EN 13001 (see note 1) ll l l l ll l
34 LIFTING BEAMS (OVER 3 UP TO & INC. 6t) BS EN 13001 (see note 1) ll l l ll l
35 LIFTING BEAMS (OVER 6t UP TO & INC. 20t) BS EN 13001 (see note 1) ll l l l ll l
36 LIFTING BEAMS (OVER 20 UP TO & INC. 40t) BS EN 13001 (see note 1) ll l l l ll l
37 LIFTING BEAMS (OVER 40t) BS EN 13001 (see note 1) ll l l l ll l
38 HYDRAULIC RAMS & JACKS BS EN 1494 s s i l l l
39 MANUAL JACKS BS EN 1494 s s i l l l
40 OFFSHORE CONTAINERS BS EN 12079 / DNV 2.7-1 ll u l l ll N l
41 FREIGHT CONTAINERS BS ISO 1496-5 ll n i l l l l
42 MOBILE WORK PLATFORMS BS 8460 / BS EN 280 ll l l l l
43 FABRICATED PADEYES & CLAMPS BS EN 13001 (see note 1) ll l l ll l
44 DYNAMOMETERS / CRANE WEIGHERS BS EN ISO 7500-1 / BS EN ISO 6892 (See note 2) ll l n i l l l l
LOAD
IND.

45 LOADS CELLS BS EN ISO 7500-1 / BS EN ISO 6892 (See note 2) ll l n i l l l l

46 SAFE LOAD INDICATORS / RCIs BS7262 (1990) (see note 2) i l l
47 WIRE ROPE BS ISO 4309 / BS EN 12385 l H l l l
48 WIRE ROPE (ON PASSENGER LIFTS) BS ISO 4309 / BS EN 12385 l H l l H
49 WIRE ROPE (DIVING OPERATIONS) BS ISO 4309 / BS EN 12385 l H l l l
50 WIRE ROPE (MAN-RIDING WINCHES) BS ISO 4309 / BS EN 12385 l H l l l
51 WIRE ROPE SLINGS BS EN 13414 / 1-3 ll l l l l
52 WIRE ROPE SLINGS (MULTI-LEG) BS EN 13414 / 1-3 ll l l l l
LIFTING ACCESSORIES

53 CHAIN SLINGS-GRADE 80 BS EN 818-1 / ISO 3076 ll l l l l

54 CHAIN HOOKS & FITTINGS - GRADE 80 BS EN 1677 ll l l l l
55 POLYESTER SLINGS BS EN 1492 PT 1, 2 & 4 l W H l l l
56 SHACKLES - ALLOY (UP TO 20t) RR-C 27 1D TYPE IV, 13889 ll l l l l
57 SHACKLES - ALLOY (OVER 25t) RR-C 27 1D TYPE IV, 13889 ll l l l l
58 SHACKLES - HIGHER TENSILE (UP TO 25t) ISO 2415 ll l l l l
59 SHACKLES - HIGHER TENSILE (OVER 25t) ISO 2415 ll l l l l
60 EYEBOLTS (BRITISH) BS EN ISO 3266 ll l l l l
61 EYEBOLTS (U.S.) ASME B18 15M / ASME B30.26 ll l l l l
62 RIGGING SCREWS (BRITISH) BS4429 ll l l l l
63 RIGGING SCREWS (TURNBUCKLES) (U.S.) FF-T-791-TYPE 1 FORM 1 ll l l l l
64 OPEN WEDGE SOCKETS (BRITISH) BS EN 13411-6 ll l l N l
65 OPEN WEDGE SOCKETS (U.S.) RR-S-550D TYPE C ll l l N l

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2017 Edition

STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS Lifting support steelwork such as runway beams, lifting frames, padeyes, etc. with S.I. 1998 No. 2307 sates, Equipment used for the lifting of people should
NOTE 1

NOTE 5

i COMPANY POLICY INCLUDES LIFTING MACHINES IN 6-MONTHLYS no moving parts can have their periodicity extended to 12 months as long as: have a safety coefficient relating to its strength of at least twice that
required for general lifting operations. A common design safety coefficient
l REFER TO SPECIFIC DESIGN CODES
1) They are not used for supporting personnel. for lifting of equipment is 5:1, (resulting in the 10:1 figure shown in the
s INITIAL FACTORY TEST
2) Their use is infrequent to the extent that wear is not an adverse factor and... matrix). Where equipment has a different factor of safety from 5:1, the
s FUNCTION TEST ONLY doubling of the safety coefficient will take precedence.
3) They are adequately coated / protected so that corrosion is not an adverse factor.
t AMERICAN PATTERN BLOCKS
LEGEND

In addition to the annual examination, safe load indicators must be function

NOTE 2

t REFER TO L.R.O.S. / D.N.V. PROCEDURE

checked on a daily basis and checked for calibration weekly.
u DESCENT RATE MUST ALSO FALL BETWEEN 90-180 FT / MIN
u AT THE DISCRETION OF THE INSPECTION BODY

n ACCEPTED PRACTICE Hand spliced terminations must not be subjected to proof-load testing as
NOTE 3

n MUST BE CALIBRATED ANNUALLY excessive loading can damage and weaken the splice.
H SAMPLE TO BE DESTRUCTED TO VERIFY MATERIALS
H F.O.S. VARIES - REFER TO BS5655 / PD 6500
Si 2006 no 2184 (marine version of loler) requires that all ships lifting equipment NSL, 11 Harvest Avenue, D2 Business Park, Dyce, Aberdeen, AB21 0BQ
NOTE 4

W METAL END FITTINGS ONLY

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