National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of ISO 16368:2024.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee MHE/12/1, Lifting Platforms - Mobile elevating work platforms.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its committee manager.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication has been prepared in good faith, however no representation, warranty, assurance or undertaking (express or implied) is or will be made, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by BSI in relation to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonableness of this publication. All and any such responsibility and liability is expressly disclaimed to the full extent permitted by the law.

This publication is provided as is, and is to be used at the recipient’s own risk.

The recipient is advised to consider seeking professional guidance with respect to its use of this publication.

This publication is not intended to constitute a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 October 2024.

Foreword

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 214, Elevating work platforms.

This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 16368:2010), which has been technically revised.

The main changes are as follows:

all requirements from ISO 16653‑1 have been integrated into this document;
in the Scope, additional details have been added included intended use and objectives;
the normative references have been updated;
in Clause 3, seven new definitions have been added to support their use in the text;
Clause 4 has been updated to include a new figure for the rated load of tools and materials; Table 1 and Figure 3 have been revised to show load-sensing and enhanced stability examples separately and to include more working configurations; verification methods have been removed from each clause and placed in new Table 7 in Clause 5; access system requirements have been revised to include Table 4 and Table 5;
in Clause 6, the contents of Annex F have been merged into 6.2.1 and the previous Annex F has been deleted.

Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.

Introduction

This document is a type-C standard as stated in ISO 12100:2010.

This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the market players with regard to machinery safety:

machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organisations, market surveillance, etc.).

Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the above-mentioned stakeholder groups:

machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with disabilities);
service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);
consumers (in the case of machinery intended for use by consumers).

The above-mentioned stakeholder groups have been given the possibility to participate at the drafting process of this document.

The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events are covered, are indicated in the Scope of this document.

When requirements of this type-C standard are different from those which are stated in type-A or type-B standards, the requirements of this type-C standard take precedence over the requirements of the other standards for machines that have been designed and built according to the requirements of this type-C standard.

The objective of this document is to establish rules for safeguarding persons and objects against the risk of an accident associated with the operation of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs). MEWPs are assemblies of one or more sub‑assemblies produced by one or more manufacturers. A MEWP is the product of activities that include design, production, and testing, as well as the provision of information on the MEWP itself.

This document does not repeat all the general technical rules applicable to every electrical, mechanical, or structural component. Its safety requirements have been developed on the basis that MEWPs are periodically maintained according to given instructions, working conditions, frequency of use and national or other regulations. It is assumed that MEWPs are checked for function before start of work, whether used daily or seldom used, and are not put into operation unless all the required control and safety devices are available and in working order. Where, for clarity, an example of a safety measure is given in the text, it is not intended as the only possible solution. Any other solution leading to the same risk reduction is permissible if an equivalent level of safety is achieved.

Annex A explains the choice of Beaufort Scale 6 as the maximum wind speed.

Annex B specifies additional requirements for wireless controls and control systems.

Annex C provides, in addition to those found in the body of this document, appropriate extracts from DIN 15020 (all parts) to avoid the unexplained inconsistencies in coefficients of utilization for wire ropes found in other standards for lifting devices.

Annex D provides a worked example of the provisions given in Annex C.

Annex E gives kerb test calculations.

Annex F presents the list of significant hazards dealt with by this document.

1 Scope

This document specifies safety requirements and protective/risk reduction measures, and the means for their verification, for all types and sizes of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) intended for moving a person(s) along with their necessary tools and materials at an elevated work location.

This document also applies to MEWPs designed for applications requiring special access to specific work areas. These MEWPs can be either self-propelled or manually propelled and are used to elevate personnel to a level at which they can place, install, or retrieve objects or material on a routine basis. To facilitate operator access to the work area, the retraction of a portion of the MEWP's work platform guardrail system(s) can be necessary.

This document is intended to serve as a guide for manufacturers and remanufacturers of MEWPs to achieve the following objectives:

elimination or reduction of accidents and personal injuries;
establishment of criteria for design, manufacture, remanufacture, rebuild/recondition, testing and performance;
establishment and understanding by manufacturers and remanufacturers of their responsibilities.

The design and manufacturing requirements of this document apply to all MEWPs manufactured or remanufactured on or after the effective date, but it is not applicable to rebuilt or reconditioned MEWPs.

It identifies the hazards arising from the use of MEWPs and describes methods for the elimination or reduction of these hazards.

This document is not applicable to

permanently installed personnel-lifting appliances serving defined levels,
firefighting and fire rescue appliances (see for example, EN 1777),
unguided work cages suspended from lifting appliances (see for example, EN 1808),
elevating operator position on rail-dependent storage and retrieval equipment (see for example, EN 528),
tail lifts (see for example, EN 1756‑1:2001+A1:2008, EN 1756‑2:2004+A1:2009),
mast-climbing work platforms (see ISO 16369),
fairground equipment,
lifting tables with a lifting height of less than 2 m (see for example, EN 1570‑1:2011+A1:2014),
builder's hoists for persons and materials,
aircraft ground-support equipment (see for example, EN‑1915‑1:2013, EN‑1915‑2:2001+A1:2009),
digger derricks,
elevating operator positions on industrial trucks (see for example, ISO 3691‑3),
elevating operator positions on cranes,
certain requirements for insulating aerial devices on a chassis for use in live work on electrical installations (see Note 1),
multi-purpose elevating platform powered industrial trucks (MPEPs) controlled by a single stand-up riding operator and intended to be used for manually picking and transporting small items at height,
powered industrial trucks used to pick and place stock or inventory.

NOTE 1 For requirements for use near live electrical installations, see ISO 16653‑2. For requirements for use on live electrical installations, see IEC 61057.

It does not cover hazards arising from:

use in potentially explosive atmospheres,
use of compressed gases for load-bearing components,
derailment and runaway of rail-mounted MEWPs,
work on live electrical systems (see Note 2 and Note 3).

NOTE 2 Hazards arising from work on live electrical systems are addressed in IEC 61057.

NOTE 3 For MEWPs that employ aerial devices used for live working, this document is to be used in conjunction with IEC 61057, taking into consideration the potential exceptions from this document that are specified in IEC 61057.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Safety requirements and/or protective/risk reduction measures

4.1 General

4.2 Stability and structural calculations

4.3 Chassis and stabilising devices

4.4 Extending structure

4.5 Extending structure drive systems

4.6 Work platform

4.7 Controls

4.8 Electrical equipment

4.9 Hydraulic systems

4.10 Hydraulic cylinders

4.11 Safety devices and safety functions

4.12 Noise reduction

5 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective/risk reductions measures

5.1 Examinations and tests

5.2 Type tests

5.3 Production tests

6 Information for use

6.1 General

6.2 Operator's manual

6.3 Parts and service manuals

6.4 Marking

Bibliography

BS ISO 16368:2024

Mobile elevating work platforms. Design, calculations, safety requirements and test methods

Current

Published:

31 Oct 2024