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25/30550229 DC BS 7212. Safe use of construction hoists. Code of practice, 2025
- 30550229_Form 36
- BS 7212 ADPC draft 051125 [Go to Page]
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions [Go to Page]
- 3.1 alteration
- 3.2 base frame
- 3.3 buffer
- 3.4 competent person
- 3.5 demonstrator
- 3.6 drop test
- 3.7 erection
- 3.8 erection load
- 3.9 erection supervisor
- 3.10 erector
- 3.11 guide
- 3.12 hoist
- 3.13 hoistway
- 3.14 hoist base
- 3.15 foundation
- 3.16 in-service
- 3.17 landing
- 3.18 load
- 3.19 mast
- 3.20 mast tie
- 3.21 multi-user hoist
- 3.22 operator
- 3.23 out of service
- 3.24 oversail
- 3.25 overspeeding
- 3.26 overspeed safety device
- 3.27 passenger
- 3.28 principal contractor
- 3.29 rated load
- 3.30 rated speed
- 3.31 standoff distance
- 3.32 supplier organization
- 3.33 temporary scaffolding transportation system (TSTS)
- 3.34 temporary works co-ordinator (TWC)
- 3.35 temporary works supervisor (TWS)
- 3.36 terminal stopping switch/device
- 3.37 ultimate limit switch
- 3.38 user organization
- 4 Hoist types
- 5 Risk assessment [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Risk assessment for erection, alteration and dismantling
- 5.3 Risk assessment for operation and maintenance
- 6 Management of the hoist installation/Organizational arrangements [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Principal contractor
- 6.2 Responsibility for planning and coordination
- 6.3 Responsibilities of the user organization
- 6.4 Responsibilities of the supplier organization
- 6.5 Safe systems of work and method statements
- 7 Personnel and training [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Selection of personnel
- 7.2 Training and competence
- 7.3 Person carrying out daily or pre-use checks
- 7.4 Person carrying out weekly inspections
- 7.5 Maintenance personnel
- 7.6 Thorough examiner
- 8 Selection of hoists and related site considerations [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Duration
- 8.3 Drive type
- 8.4 Power supply and electrical installation
- 8.5 Rated load
- 8.6 Configuration and duty
- 8.7 Travel
- 8.8 Access to the hoist at the base
- 8.9 Landing levels
- 8.10 Ties
- 8.11 Site considerations
- 8.12 Alterations of the OEM’s original configuration
- 8.13 Temporary works [Go to Page]
- 8.13.1 General
- 8.13.2 Tie loads and tie anchors
- 8.13.3 Effects of foundation loads
- 8.13.4 Validation to the thorough examiner
- 8.13.5 Falling object protection and dropped object protection
- 8.14 Work programme
- 8.15 Transportation of scaffolding
- 9 Planning and siting of the hoist installation, alteration and dismantle [Go to Page]
- 9.1 General
- 9.2 The planning process
- 9.3 Programme of works
- 9.4 Site survey
- 9.5 Siting of hoists
- 9.6 Tying
- 9.7 Siting agreement
- 9.8 Risk assessment [Go to Page]
- 9.8.1 General
- 9.8.2 Risk assessment – rescue from height
- 9.9 Method statements (Safe system of work)
- 9.10 Retention of planning documents
- 10 Erection, alteration and dismantling and provision of hoistway protection and landings [Go to Page]
- 10.1 Erection
- 10.2 Hoistway protection and landings
- 10.3 Alterations to the hoist installation
- 10.4 Dismantling and removal from site
- 10.5 Personnel
- 11 Hand-over, operation and use, maintenance and in-service inspection of hoists [Go to Page]
- 11.1 General
- 11.2 Hand-over of the hoist
- 11.3 Operation and use of the hoist
- 11.4 Emergency stop
- 11.5 Emergency communication
- 11.6 Loading of the hoist
- 11.7 Hoist use logistics [Go to Page]
- 11.7.1 General
- 11.7.2 Loading
- 11.8 Transportation of loads which are not confined within the platform or cage
- 11.9 Pre-use checks
- 11.10 Weekly inspections
- 11.11 Inspection and testing prior to dismantling of the hoist
- 11.12 Maintenance of hoists
- 11.13 Maintenance records [Go to Page]
- 11.13.1 General
- 11.13.2 Maintenance record format
- 11.14 Machine history files
- 11.15 Multi-user hoists
- 12 Thorough examination and testing of hoists [Go to Page]
- 12.1 Thorough examination following hoist installation
- 12.2 Thorough examination following reconfiguration on site
- 12.3 Periodic thorough examinations [Go to Page]
- 12.3.1 General
- 12.3.2 Intervals between periodic thorough examinations
- 12.4 Scope and nature of the thorough examination [Go to Page]
- 12.4.1 Structural examination
- 12.4.2 Examination of mechanical drives
- 12.4.3 Examination of safety components
- 12.4.4 Examination of wire ropes and associated components
- 12.4.5 Examination of cage and platform gates, ramps and flaps
- 12.4.6 Examination of landing gates and base enclosure gates and their interlocks
- 12.4.7 Examination of hoistway protection
- 12.4.8 Checking of signs and legends
- 12.4.9 Functional tests
- 12.4.10 Load control device tests
- 12.4.11 Load test [Go to Page]
- 12.4.11.1 When tested in accordance with 12.5.11.2 to 12.5.11.5, the hoist should show no signs of damage or deterioration.
- 12.4.11.2 The load test should be carried out after the examinations detailed in 12.5.1 to 12.5.8 and the functional tests listed in 12.5.9 have been completed.
- 12.4.11.3 After erection or alteration of the hoist, 100% of the rated load should be lifted through the full range of normal operated travel.
- 12.4.11.4 The test should then be repeated with an overload as given in the manufacturer’s instructions.
- 12.4.11.5 For in-service periodic thorough examinations, or thorough examinations due to occurrence of exceptional circumstances, 100% of the rated load should be lifted through the full range of normal operated travel (see Table 1).
- 12.4.12 Drop test
- 12.4.13 Examination of the electrical installation [Go to Page]
- 12.4.13.1 Pre-delivery examination
- 12.4.13.2 Examination following installation
- 12.4.14 Non-destructive testing (NDT)
- 12.4.15 Thorough examination of the hoistway and hoistway protection
- 12.5 Reporting and rectification of defects found during thorough examination [Go to Page]
- 12.5.1 General
- 12.5.2 Reporting of defects posing imminent risk of serious personal injury
- 12.5.3 Defects that need rectification within a specified period of time
- 12.5.4 Other observations
- 12.5.5 Responsibility for rectification of defects
- 12.6 Record retention
- Annex A (informative) Minimum attributes of personnel
- Annex B (normative) Multi-user hoists
- Annex C (informative) Control of temporary works on a project
- Annex D (informative) Site survey sheet example
- Annex E (informative) Examples of checklist and report forms
- Annex F (informative) Checklist for pre-use checks of rack and pinion hoists and rope driven hoists
- Annex G (informative) Checklist for weekly inspections of rack and pinion hoists and rope driven hoists [Go to Page]
