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Safety rules for the domain of Mechanical Safety
Safety rules according to the new classification
Safety Regulation SR-M - Mechanical Equipement
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This Safety Regulation defines standard equipment and special equipment. It lists the binding general requirements for mechanical equipment during its life-cycle, from design to decommissioning.
General Safety Instruction GSI-M1 - Standard Lifting Equipement
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This General Safety Instruction defines binding general requirements for standard lifting equipment during its life-cycle. Equipment which falls within this category is jib cranes, overhead travelling cranes, gantry cranes, hoists, pallet trucks, fork-lift trucks, lifting platforms, winches, jacks. This Instruction also covers lifting accessories like slings, chains, cables, ropes, hooks, rings and lifting beams, including those for moving such loads in a horizontal plane.
This General Safety Instruction refers and is based on European Directives:
- European Directive 98/37/EC: Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery;
- European Directive 89/655/EEC: Minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work;
- European Directive 95/63/EC: Directive amending Directive 89/655/EEC.
General Safety Instruction GSI-M2 - Standard Pressure Equipment
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This General Safety Instruction defines binding general requirements for standard pressure equipment during its life-cycle. Standard pressure equipment must comply with the Standards defined by the European Union as “Harmonised European Standards”, which are a specific subset of the European Standards (EN).
This General Safety Instruction refers and is based on European Directives:
- European Directive 97/23/EC: Approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning pressure equipment;
- European Directive 87/404/EEC: Harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to simple pressure vessels;
- European Directive 99/36/EC: Directive on transportable pressure equipment.
General Safety Instruction GSI-M3 - Special Mechanical Equipment
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This General Safety Instruction defines binding general requirements for special mechanical equipment during its life-cycle.
It applies to mechanical equipment not falling within the scope of the applicable European Directives or which, due to its designated function, cannot comply with European Directives.
This General Safety Instruction applies to metallic structures not falling within the scope of Eurocodes or standard mechanical equipment classified by the Department as equipment of high Safety relevance.
Safety rules according to the old classification
None: Above mentioned Safety rules replace Safety Codes D1 and D2, as from their publication date.
In the event of any contradiction between Safety rules established according to the classification of SAPOCO 42, version February 2003, and Safety rules established according to the classification of SAPOCO, rev. November 2006, the latter shall prevail.
Other Safety rules of interest for the domain of Mechanical Safety
Safety Instruction IS 34 - Glass windows (1988)
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Safety Instruction IS 42 - Compressed gas bottles (1995)
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Safety Instruction IS 47 - The use of cryogenics fluids (1998)
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Safety Note NS 14 - Test pressure for wire chambers (1986)
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Other Documents of interest for the domain of Mechanical Safety
Guidelines related to Standard Lifting Equipment GSI-M1 soon available
TIS/TE/MI-CM-00-14 - Recommendations for on-site installation of welded pressurized pipelines
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Safety Bulletin 2002-02 - Pressurized gas cylinder - Danger!
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Safety Bulletin 1994-03 - Compressed gas cylinders can be come missiles
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