BS 7212:2006 pdf free.Code of practice for thesafe use of construction hoists.
BS 7212 This British Standard gives recommendations and guidance on theinstallation, maintenance, examination and operation of constructionhoists, including hoistway protection, and on the management of theseactivities. It includes recommendations and guidance on erection,alteration and dismantling of hoists. It also sets out the responsibilitiesof the various parties involved in all these activities.
The standard is applicable to temporarily installed, poweredconstruction hoists， having a carrier, the movement of which isrestricted or guided by one or more masts. Such hoists are used totransfer persons and/or goods between defined landing levels on sites ofengineering and construction.They are not intended for use as temporary working places giving variable height access to specificareas.
This British Standard is not applicable to permanently installed lifts orto mast climbing work platforms.
This British Standard does not give recommendations for the use ofinternal combustion engines for powering hoists.
NOTE Eocamples of checklists for pre-use checking and weekly inspections of rack and pinion type and rope driven hoists are given inAnnex A and Annex B and examples of checklist and report forms aregiven in Annex C.
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the editioncited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
BS EN 12158-1, Builders hoists for goods – Part 1 : Hoists withaccessible platforms.
Rack and pinion driven hoists consist of a carrier (cage or platform),raised and lowered by means of one or more rotating pinions meshingwith a continuous rack fixed to, and parallel with, one or more supporting structural masts. The supporting mast or masts act as theguide for the carrier and can be free-standing up to a limited height,above which ties, anchored at regular intervals to the building orstructure, are required to support them. These hoists are sometimesequipped with wire rope-suspended counterweights.
Rack and pinion passenger/goods hoists Rack and pinion passenger/goods hoists have a fully enclosed cage toprotect the passengers (see Figure 1). Cage gates and landing gates arerequired to be interlocked.Goods, as well as passengers,can be transported in the cage provided that the rated load is not exceeded.The hoist can be controlled from the cage, or from one or more landingcontrol stations.BS 7212 pdf download.