ISO International Standard

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.