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The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) are set of regulations created under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 which came into force in Great Britain on 5 December 1998 [1] and replaced a number of other pieces of legislation which previously covered the use of lifting equipment. [note 1] The purpose of ...
[1] The regulations apply to any employer or self-employed worker who uses equipment at work [ 2 ] but not equipment used by the public which comes under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 . PUWER covers all work equipment from office furniture through to complex machinery and company cars and is also applicable if a company allows a worker ...
Maximum Weight Convention, 1967 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1967, with the preamble stating: Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals with regard to maximum permissible weight to be carried by one worker,...
The NIOSH lifting equation is a tool (now application) that can be used by health and safety professionals to assess employees who are exposed to manual lifting or handling of materials. [7] The NIOSH lifting equation is a mathematical calculation which calculates the Recommended Weight Limit (RWL) using a series of tables, variables, and ...
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, a United Kingdom statutory instrument, stipulate general requirements on accommodation standards for nearly all workplaces. The regulations implemented European Union directive 89/654/EEC on minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace and repealed and superseded much of ...
The scale relays this data to a receiver hardwired into the cab, [13] or wirelessly to a handheld unit such as a smart phone, either of which will interpret the data and display axle weight(s) and/or gross vehicle weight. Data may be further transmitted via a wide area network to a company office or corporate headquarters.
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Lifting equipment, also known as lifting gear, is a general term for any equipment that can be used to lift and lower loads. [1] Types of lifting equipment include heavy machinery such as the patient lift , overhead cranes , forklifts , jacks , building cradles, and passenger lifts, and can also include smaller accessories such as chains ...