# Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors, Division 3: Builders' hoist for the transport of goods

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A power-operated, temporarily installed builders' hoist intended for use by persons who are permitted to enter engineering and construction sites, serving
(i) defined landing levels, having a platform
designed for the transportation of goods only
which permits the access of persons during loading and unloading
which permits the access and travel by authorised persons during erection, dismantling and maintenance
guided
travelling vertical or along a path within 15° max. of the vertical
supported or sustained by: wire, rope, chain, screwed spindle and nut, rack and pinion, hydraulic jack (direct or indirect), or an expanding linkage mechanism
where masts may or may not require support from separate structures, or
(ii) either one upper landing or a work area extending to the end of the guide (e.g. a roof), having a load-carrying device:
designed for the transportation of goods only
designed that there is no need to step on it for loading or unloading purposes or for maintenance, erection and dismantling
from which persons are prohibited at any time
guided
which is designed to travel at an angle of at least 30° to the vertical but may be used at any angle
sustained by steel wire rope and a positive drive system
controlled by constant pressure type controls
which does not benefit from the use of any counterweight
having a maximum rated load of 300 kg
having a maximum speed of 1m/s
and where the guides require support from separate structures.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2000/14/annex/I/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2000-14/annex-I/division-3
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