British Standards Institution

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Management. Human resources | Lifting equipment. Other

Overview: Under the direction of MHE/12, this committee prepares British Standards and provides the UK contribution to ISO/TC 214/WG 1 and CEN/TC 98/WG 1 standards work on Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPS).

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In Progress (5)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 18893	Mobile elevating work platforms — Safety principles, inspection, maintenance and operation Categories: Lifting equipment. Other Approval begins : 2024-10-22	Approval
BS ISO 18878	Mobile elevating work platforms — Operator (driver) training Categories: Management. Human resources \| Lifting equipment. Other Public comment begins : 2024-03-29	Public comment
BS ISO 16368:2024	Mobile elevating work platforms — Design, calculations, safety requirements and test methods Categories: Lifting equipment. Other Approval begins : 2024-07-23	Approval
BS EN 280-1	Mobile elevating work platforms. Part 1: Design calculations - Stability criteria - Construction - Safety - Examinations and tests Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2024-07-18	Drafting
BS 8460	Safe use of MEWPs – Code of practice Categories: Lifting equipment. Other Proposal begins :	Proposal

Published (3)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 16653-2:2021	Mobile elevating work platforms. Design, calculations, safety requirements and test methods relative to special features. MEWPs with non-conductive (insulating) components Categories: Lifting equipment. Other Published standard begins : 2022-03-01	Published standard
BS EN 280-2:2022	Mobile elevating work platforms. Additional safety requirements for load lifting appliances on the extending lifting structure and work platform Categories: Lifting equipment. Other Published standard begins : 2022-02-24	Published standard
BS EN 280-1:2022	Mobile elevating work platforms. Design calculations. Stability criteria. Construction. Safety. Examinations and tests Categories: Lifting equipment. Other Published standard begins : 2022-02-17	Published standard

Withdrawn (1)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 21455:2020	Mobile elevating work platforms. Operator's controls. Actuation, displacement, location and method of operation Categories: Lifting equipment. Other Withdrawn begins : 2020-07-28	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Co-opted - CEN/TC 98/WG 1 Expert
Committee Manager
Fountain Safety Solutions Ltd
H S E - Health and Safety Executive
Hire Association Europe
International Powered Access Federation
J C B
R I A - Railway Industry Association
Safenet Ltd
Safety Assessment Federation Ltd
Skyjack
Society of Operations Engineers

Liaisons with other committees

Expert - Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MWEPS)
Individual Capacity - Expert in Human Factors & Design
Individual Capacity - Industry Use & Application of MEWPs
Individual Capacity - Safety/productivity related attachments to MEWPs
Individual Capacity – MEWP Expert
Individual Capacity – MEWPs design, safe use, hydraulics
Liaison – MHE/7

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

MHE/12/1 - Lifting Platforms - Mobile elevating work platforms

Committee standards activity