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Engineering > Materials handling equipment

Materials handling equipment

Materials handling equipment Sub-categories (6)

  1. Lifting equipment
  2. Continuous handling equipment
  3. Industrial trucks
  4. Storage equipment
  5. Earth-moving machinery
  6. Manual handling equipment

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BS EN 14492-2

EN 14492-2 Cranes. Power driven winches and hoists. Part 2: Power driven hoists

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13/10/2026

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BS EN 1570-1

EN 1570-1 Safety requirements for lifting tables. Part 1: Lifting tables serving up to two fixed landing

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29/09/2026

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BS EN 1991-3:2026/A1

EN 1991-3:2026/prA1 Eurocode 1. Actions on structures. Part 3: Actions induced by cranes and machines

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15/09/2026

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BS ISO 10896-4

ISO 10896-4 Rough-terrain trucks. Safety requirements and verification. Part 4: Additional requirements for variable-reach trucks handling freely suspended loads

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15/09/2026

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BS EN 1991-3:2026/A1

EN 1991-3:2026/prA1 Eurocode 1. Actions on structures. Part 3: Actions induced by cranes and machines

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15/09/2026

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BS ISO 10896-4

ISO 10896-4 Rough-terrain trucks. Safety requirements and verification. Part 4: Additional requirements for variable-reach trucks handling freely suspended loads

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15/09/2026

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BS ISO 4306-1:2026

Cranes. Vocabulary. General

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BS ISO 4195:2026

Conveyor belts with heat-resistant rubber covers. Heat resistance of covers. Requirements and test methods

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BS EN 16842-11:2026

Powered industrial trucks. Visibility. Test methods and verification. Pallet-stacking trucks (rider controlled)

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BS EN 13001-3-8:2026

Cranes. General design. Limit states and proof competence of machinery. Shafts

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BS EN 13135:2026

Cranes. Safety. Requirements for equipment

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BS EN 13586:2026

Cranes. Access

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BS 7212:2026

Safe use of construction hoists. Code of practice

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BS EN 15056:2026

Cranes. Requirements for container handling spreaders

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