Document Center is acquired by Nimonik

ISO 17096:2015 specifies safety requirements for the following non-fixed load lifting attachments for cranes, hoists, and manually controlled load manipulating devices as defined in Clause 3:

- plate clamps;

- vacuum lifters;

- self priming,

- non-self-priming (pump, venturi, turbine);

- electric lifting magnets (battery-fed and main-fed);

- permanent lifting magnets;

- electro-permanent lifting magnets;

- lifting beams/spreader beams;

- C-hooks;

- lifting forks;

- clamps.

ISO 17096:2015 does not specify the additional requirements for the following:

a) load lifting attachments in direct contact with foodstuffs or pharmaceuticals requiring a high level of cleanliness for hygiene reasons;

b) hazards resulting from handling hazardous materials (e.g. explosives, hot molten masses, radiating materials);

c) hazards caused by operation in an explosive atmosphere;

d) hazards caused by noise;

e) electrical hazards;

f) hazards due to hydraulic and pneumatic components.

ISO 17096:2015 does not cover attachments intended to lift people.

ISO 17096:2015 does not cover slings, ladles, expanding mandrels, buckets, grabs or grab buckets, and container spreaders.