Published
This document specifies general safety requirements for the design, testing and production of manually operated elevators. The requirements are applicable for on- and off-shore applications of such elevators in the petroleum and petrochemical industries.
This document deals with significant hazards, hazardous situations and events, as listed in Annex A, relevant to elevators when used as intended and under the conditions of misuse foreseeable by the manufacturer.
This document does not cover any other type of elevator. It is not applicable to the following types of products:
- lifting nubbins;
- lifting plugs;
- lifting subs;
- internal gripping devices;
- equipment for lifting tubular from and onto a vessel;
- elevator links or bails.
This document is not applicable to manually operated elevators manufactured before the date of this publication.
Legislation related to this standard
Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
Harmonized/Supporting
PUBLISHED
EN 16808:2020
60.60
Standard published
Aug 5, 2020
