1. Definition and classification
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General definition
Mobile personnel elevators are machines designed to place people in a working position from a platform or basket mounted on a lifting structure attached to a vehicle or on a towed, pushed or self-propelled chassis.
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Classification
Classification can be based on several criteria:
type of use: indoor or outdoor, industrial or off-road;
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mode of travel :
platform mounted on wheels and movable by hand or self-propelled forklift. These include maintenance platforms that can also be used for assembly work,
towable platform moved by a vehicle to its place of work, usually outdoors,
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Definition and classification
Design
Trade magazines
Manumag lifting (F)
Access international (GB)
Logistiques magazine (F)
Logistics strategy (F)
Safety brochures
Lifting people safely - INRS (1999)
Practical guide to personnel lifting - OPPBTP
Safety data sheet C 306 - Platform elevators with elevating operator's platform - OPPBTP
CNAM R 332 - Machinery working near bare electrical conductors
CNAM R 257 - The use of personnel elevators on carriers
Regulations - Standardization
Machinery" Directive n 89/392 modified by n 91/368 included in French regulations by decrees n 92/765, 92/766 and 92/767
Directive n 89/655 modified by 95/63 transposed into French law by decree n 93/40 and 93/41
Standard EN 280 - Mobile elevating work platforms - Design calculations - Stability criteria - Construction - Safety - Examination and testing. December...
Organizations
Syndicat des industries de matériels de manutention - SIMMA http://www.simma.com/
Union des industries d'équipement pour la construction, les infrastructures, la métallurgie - MTPS http://www.mtps.org/
Syndicat des entreprises internationales...
Manufacturers
Readers are also referred to the Syndicat des industriels de manutention (SIMMA): http://www.simma.com
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