Machinery Lift and Crane
Please note that there will be references in these guidance documents and content with respect to previously existing provisions under EU Regulation. As of 1st January 2021 relevant UK rather than EU legislation will apply, and the same for UK designated standards rather than standards cited in the Official Journal of the European Union. More information is available at
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-ukca-mark-from-1-january-2021#technical-documentation
During early 2021 the SAFed Guidance documents and content will be reviewed, updated and revised on the website. Please continually check back for updates. If there are any questions or queries please contact admin@safed.co.uk
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.
Ongoing work:
| SS01: – Issue 05 May 2022 | Recruitment, training and competency of engineer surveyors – Technical questions for competence examinations – Machinery | Lift and Crane (MLC). | Internal use only | |
| TC2 | Collection and analysis of serious defect data. | 6 Monthly Samples | Internal Use Only |
Guidelines (For download)
| LG 1 | Guidelines – Lifts Guidelines on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts Click here to download | Issue 04.2 | 01/04/2022 | Current |
| LEIA/SAFed Joint Letter | SAFed – Guidelines on the Supplementary Testing of In-service Lifts | Withdrawn | ||
| LG 2 | Guidelines – Guidelines on the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) Click here to download | Issue 03 | 01/02/2018 | Current |
| LG 3 | Guidelines – Suspended Access Equipment – Guidelines for the thorough examinations of suspended access equipment and building maintenance units (Permanently installed) Click here to download | Issue 03.2 | 07/01/2020 | Current |
| LG 4 | Guidelines – Lifting – Guidelines for the safe management and the thorough examination of lift trucks Click here to download | Issue 03 | 20/11/2020 | Current |
EMW,Guidelines for the safe operation of escalators and moving walks Click here to download,Issue 03,30/07/2018,Current
Recommendations
LR 1,Recommendations – Safe working on lifts – Car top controls and lift pit access Click here to download, Issue 04,13/12/2016, Under Review
Policy Statements (For download)
| MLCC 01 | Fork Lift Truck/Order Picker – Leaf Chain Elongation Rejection Criteria Click here to download | Issue 05 | 06/04/2021 | Current |
| MLCC 02 | Lift Machinery Room Guarding Requirements Click here to download | Issue 03 | 16/02/2021 | Current |
| IE MLCC 02 | Lifting Machinery Room Guarding (General Application) Regulations 2007 Regulation 30 having been reviewed and amended click here to download | Issue 03 | 16/02/2021 | Current |
| MLCC 03 | Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) – Regulation 9 Click here to download | Issue 08.3 | 01/04/2022 | Current |
| MLCC 04 | Thorough Examination of Lifting Equipment Click here to download | Issue 02 | 05/03/2021 | Current |
| MLCC 05 | Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER '98) – Regulation 6 Guidance re-issued having been reviewed and amended click here to download | Issue 06.1 | 01/04/2022 | Current |
| IE MLCC 05 | The Safety Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 Regulation 30 having been reviewed and amended click here to download | Issue 06.1 | 01/04/2022 | Current |
| MLCC 06 | Escalator Combplate Defect Classification Criteria – Withdrawn – Replaced by EMW | Withdrawn | ||
| MLCC 07 | Identifying Safety Critical Components and Assessing Their Integrity Click here to download | Issue 01.1 | 20/10/2017 | Current |
| MLCC 08 | Guidance on the thorough examination of electrically operated magnetic lifting devices Click here to download | Issue 01.2 | 17/11/2021 | Current |
| MLCC 09 | Guidance on the thorough examination of electrically operated vacuum lifting devices Click here to download | Issue 01.2 | 17/11/2021 | Current |
| MLCC 10 | Guidance on the thorough examination of fibre slings Click here to download | Issue 03 | 12/05/2020 | Current |
| MLCC 11 | Guidance on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts – scope of review – Included in LG 1 Issue 4 | Obsolete | ||
| MLCC 12 | Guidance on OTIS Gen 2 pulse Click here to download | Issue 01.1 | 22/02/2021 | Current |
| MLCC 13 | Guidance on road/rail vehicle lifts Click here to download | Issue 02 | 09/10/2020 | Current |
| MLCC 14 | Guidance on lift monitoring Click here to download | Issue 01 | XX/XX/2021 | Being Created |
| MLCC 15 | Guidance on Weld Repairs to Safety critical Components on Lifting & Work Equipment Click here to download | Issue 01 | 15/10/2020 | Current |
| MLCC 16 | Guidance on Initial Thorough Examination Click here to download | Issue 01 | XX/XX/2021 | Being Created |
| MLCC 17 | Guidance on Wire Rope discard Criteria as detailed within BS ISO 4309-2017 Click here to download | Issue 01 | 04/10/2021 | Current |
