Harmonising attachments: A new European standard applies to all lifting attachments except slings

摘要

The European Standards programme which supports the I Machinery Directive has risen to many challenges in seeking to harmonise an often diverse range of I national standards for lifting equipment. One of the most demanding has been EN 13155:2003 Cranes - Safety - Non-fixed load lifting attachments, published in August by the British Standards Institute in the UK. It is demanding, firstly, because it covers a wide range of attachments, and secondly, because none of these attachments had been the subject of national or international standards before.