What is BS EN 16808 about?
BS EN 16808 specifies general safety requirements for the design, testing, and production of manually operated elevators. The requirements are applicable for on- and off-shore applications of such elevators in the petroleum and petrochemical industries.
BS EN 16808 deals with significant hazards, hazardous situations, and events that are relevant to elevators when used as intended and under the conditions of misuse foreseeable by the manufacturer.
Note1: BS EN 16808 does not have any other type of elevator. BS EN 16808 is not applicable to the following types of products:
Lifting nubbins
Lifting plugs
Lifting subs
Internal gripping devices
Equipment for lifting tubular from and onto a vess...
BS EN 16808:2020 history
2020BS EN 16808:2020 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Safety of machineries. Manual elevators