# Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 4.1.1: Definitions

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

(a) ‘Lifting operation’ means a movement of unit loads consisting of goods and/or persons necessitating, at a given moment, a change of level.
(b) ‘Guided load’ means a load where the total movement is made along rigid or flexible guides whose position is determined by fixed points.
(c) ‘Working coefficient’ means the arithmetic ratio between the load guaranteed by the manufacturer or his authorised representative up to which a component is able to hold it and the maximum working load marked on the component.
(d) ‘Test coefficient’ means the arithmetic ratio between the load used to carry out the static or dynamic tests on lifting machinery or a lifting accessory and the maximum working load marked on the lifting machinery or lifting accessory.
(e) ‘Static test’ means the test during which lifting machinery or a lifting accessory is first inspected and subjected to a force corresponding to the maximum working load multiplied by the appropriate static test coefficient and then re-inspected once the said load has been released to ensure that no damage has occurred.
(f) ‘Dynamic test’ means the test during which lifting machinery is operated in all its possible configurations at the maximum working load multiplied by the appropriate dynamic test coefficient with account being taken of the dynamic behaviour of the lifting machinery in order to check that it functions properly.
(g) ‘Carrier’ means a part of the machinery on or in which persons and/or goods are supported in order to be lifted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/42/annex/I/division/1/division/n8/division/4.1/division/4.1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-42/annex-I/division-1/division-n8/division-4.1/division-4.1.1
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