Removable Lifting Equipment – Safety

The process of moving a specific load is carried out using dedicated accessories, such as removable lifting equipment. This is auxiliary equipment used to attach the load to the lifting device or machine. To ensure a safe and correct procedure, we must comply with the regulations specified by the equipment.

Problem

The process of moving a specific load is carried out using dedicated accessories, such as removable lifting equipment. This is auxiliary equipment used to attach the load to the lifting device or machine. The safety and use of these devices are important for both the manufacturer and the user.

Each removable lifting device is used for the lifting purpose for which it was manufactured.

Solution and Method

To ensure a safe and correct procedure, we must comply with the regulations specified by the equipment. For the manufacturer, it is important in the development phase how the product will be developed, adapted to the user's needs, and how the purpose of its safe and correct use will be defined. Every movement of a load presents a certain risk and the associated question of safe use.

The latter is determined by the standard SIST EN 13155:2021, the Regulation on Machinery Safety (2008), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (2011, hereinafter ZVZD-1), and the Regulation on Safety and Health in the Use of Work Equipment (2004). The provisions required by the standard, legislation, and regulation must also be observed in actual use, as only in this way can we ensure all conditions for safe work. Safe work with removable lifting equipment also represents a major challenge for the user, who must be confident in their safe use.

The purpose of removable lifting equipment is to ensure all safety requirements for bridging the load when used correctly. Often, due to the specificity of the load, one type of removable safety device is not sufficient, but a combination of one or two different types is required. In this case, the correct procedure for using removable lifting equipment is very important, namely the combination of the correct equipment designated for that specific load.

We have a very wide range of removable lifting equipment available, which is intended for individual procedures, purposes, and places of use. Development has advanced considerably and has thus enabled easier and safer movement of loads. A large part of safety also includes equipment care, periodic inspections, and proper storage of equipment.

With disciplined and consistent observance of the safe use of these devices and the removal of damaged equipment, all conditions for safe work, which are of key importance, will be ensured. However, since the lifespan of every product is not unlimited, it is important how the product will be removed from use without negative impact on the environment. Social responsibility is also important, so we must, wherever possible, ensure that the resulting waste raw material is reintegrated into the production of a new product.

Care and safety for the environment are also care for the health of all of us.