Posted By Bob Youel
check with your insurer and British/EN Standards as there are many fabrication standards that must be adhered to when manufacturing such kit noting that a small co without ISO can easily be as good as a large co with ISO re this sort of area

Fabrication is a specialist area so take advise from a suitable designer

Posted By GavinR
Hi Guys,

I have had some recent developments with this issue and it's proving difficult.

We have lifting attachments (bespoke equipment for lifting machined parts) that have been produced and sold to us by lifting gear manufacturers over the last 10 years or so. The equit is only sold to us and no one else. The majority of this equipment is not CE Marked and they are individual componets not considered as incorporated to the crane.

From reading the supply regs and EHSR it appears this equipment should be CE Marked and advice from LEMA says the attachments should be compliant to BS EN13155:2003.

The manufacturers do not seem to know if the equipment should be CE Marked by them from discussions and they are a decent sized organisation which is making me wondered if i have misinterupted the regs or they are not competent???

Also, do we need to go back and retro-CE mark all our lifting gear now? We comply to requirements of LOLER already but we are unsure if there were to be a failure of this equipment in the future where would we stand with it not being CE Marked? There is no documented design process (drawings, etc nor compliance to a standard for its construction).

I have called the BERR for advice but they told me nothing.

If anyone can help me i would really appreciate some advice if i'm going down the right path on this/

Cheers.

Posted By Vrick
Gavin R
good morning
CE is only a standard of reference which has made its proof. There may not be any legal requirement for the CE marking (unless there is any CE directive which I 'm not aware)or any other marking but I'll be mentioning under correction of my learned collegues (as I'm non UK citizen and not UK based)that I think under section 6 of HSWA 1974 any manufacturer is under legal obligation to show that the product (any article to be used at work)is safe for use and i am of opinion that this may be in terms of a certificate or any other document.

Once you have been satisfied by the manufacturer that the product was properly designed i.e of sound construction and sufficient strength etc..you, the employer and the employees would be on the safe side.

As you have mentioned that the manufacturer does not have any design document, then it creates sufficient doubts not to purchase from that supplier as it is in non compliance with HSWA and you have a legal obligation to inform HSE. Any person who knows an offence is committed must notify the enforcing authority.

Thanks
Vrick