Committees responsible for this British Standard

The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by Technical Committee MHE/12, Lifting platforms, to Subcommittee MHE/12/-/1, Vehicle lifting platforms, upon which the following bodies were represented:

Garage Equipment Association

Health and Safety Executive

Safety Assessment Federation Ltd.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 23 September 2003

Foreword

This British Standard is published by BSI Standards Limited, under licence from The British Standards Institution. This British Standard has been prepared by Subcommittee MHE/12/-/1. It has been based on proposals from the Garage Equipment Association using the annexes from BS AU 161-1b:1983 and BS AU 161-2:1989. These standards dealt with both fixed and mobile vehicle lifts and have been superseded by BS EN 1493.

BS 7980:2003+A1:2012 supersedes BS 7980:2003, which is withdrawn.

The start and finish of text introduced or altered by Amendment No.1 is indicated in the text by tags . Minor editorial changes are not tagged.

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This standard sets out various guidance and recommendations to ensure that vehicle lifts are installed, maintained, thoroughly examined and used in a safe manner.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) commends the use of this British Standard to those who have duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 [1]. This British Standard was drawn up with the participation of HSE representatives and will be referred to in relevant HSE publications.

It has been assumed in the drafting of this British Standard that the execution of its provisions is entrusted to appropriately qualified and competent people.

As a code of practice, this British Standard takes the form of guidance and recommendations. It should not be quoted as if it were a specification and particular care should be taken to ensure that claims of compliance are not misleading.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

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

1 Scope

This British Standard provides guidance and recommendations for persons responsible for the installation, maintenance and thorough examination of vehicle lifts. It also provides guidance and recommendations on the safe use of vehicle lifts in garages and similar establishments.

This standard applies to fixed, mobile and movable vehicle lifts, which are not intended to lift persons but are designed to raise vehicles totally, for the purpose of examining and working on or under vehicles whilst in the raised position.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

3.1.4

4 Installation and commissioning of fixed vehicle lifts

4.1 General

4.2 Positioning

4.3 Water separator

4.4 Thorough examination after installation

5 Commissioning of mobile vehicle lifts

5.1 General

5.2 Testing

5.3 Electrical supply

5.4 Controls

6 Maintenance, inspection and thorough examination of fixed and mobile vehicle lifts

6.1 General

6.2 Routine inspection and maintenance

6.3 Thorough examinations of vehicle lifts

7 Safe use of fixed vehicle lifts

7.1 General

7.2 Chassis-supporting vehicle lifts

7.3 Wheel-supporting vehicle lifts

8 Safe use of mobile vehicle lifts

8.1 General

8.2 Wheel-supporting mobile vehicle lifts

8.3 Chassis-supporting mobile vehicle lifts

9 Existing equipment

Bibliography

BS 7980:2003+A1:2012

Vehicle lifts. Installation, maintenance, thorough examination and safe use. Code of practice

Published:

23 Sep 2003

Withdrawn:

28 Nov 2024