Current Projects

TC 2 meets on a regular basis to discuss any matter affecting the inspection of lifts, lifting plant and mechanical plant. In addition it produces from time to time specific SAFed Guidelines and Guidance to meet arising situations.

Current work programme:

TC2- 01 SS01: 2001 - Recruitment, training and competency of engineer surveyors - Technical questions for competence examinations - Machinery, Lift and Crane (MLC). Monitor
TC2 - 02 Collection and analysis of serious defect data. QuartlyIy progress
TC2 -07 Update of SAFed Recommendation "Safe working on lifts - Car top controls" (LR1). In preparation for publication
TC2 - 08 SAFed Guidance on the thorough examination of escalators (PM 34/45) In progress

Guidelines (For sale)

No. Subject Version Date Status
LG1 Guidelines - Lifts - Guidelines for the thorough examination and testing of lifts - Volumes 1 and 2 Issue 01 12/1998 Under review
LG2 Guidelines - Guidelines on the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) Issue 01 23/07/99 Current
LG3 Guidelines - Suspended Access Equipment - Guidelines for the thorough examinations of suspended access equipment and building maintenance units (Permanently installed) Issue 02 22/11/04 Current
LG4 Guidelines - Lifting - Guidelines for the safe management and the thorough examination of lift trucks Issue 01 19/11/03 Current

Recommendations (For sale)

No. Subject Version Date Status
LR1 Recommendations - Safe working on lifts-car top controls Issue 01 1996 Under review

Policy Statements for download or to receive a printed version contact SAFed

No. Subject Version Date Status
MLCC01

Fork Lift Truck/Order Picker - Leaf Chain Elongation Rejection Criteria

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Issue 03 14/03/06 Current
MLCC02

Lift Machinery Room Guarding Requirements

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Issue 01 05/08/98 Current
MLCC03

Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) - Regulation 9

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Issue 05 29/08/08 Current
MLCC04 Not allocated

Current
MLCC05

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER '98) - Regulation 6 Guidance re-issued having been reviewed and amended

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Issue 04 17/03/03 Current
MLCC06

Escalator Combplate Defect Classification Criteria

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Issue 01 10/05/01 Current
MLCC07

Identifying Safety Critical Components and Assessing Their Integrity

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Issue 01 22/09/03 Current
MLCC08

Guidance on the thorough examination of electrically operated magnetic lifting devices

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Issue 01 19/06/06 Current
MLCC09

Guidance on the thorough examination of electrically operated vacuum lifting devices

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Issue 01 19/06/06 Current
MLCC10

Guidance on the thorough examination of fibre slings

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Issue 01 08/09/08 Current