Lifting accessories

Lifting accessories are pieces of equipment that are used to attach the load to lifting equipment, providing a link between the two. Any lifting accessories used between lifting equipment and the load may need to be taken into account in determining the overall weight of the load.

lifting equipment include:
• overhead cranes and their supporting runways
• patient hoists
• motor vehicle lifts
• vehicle tail lifts and cranes fitted to vehicles
• a building cleaning cradle and its suspension equipment
• goods and passenger lifts
• telehandlers and fork lifts
• lifting accessories
Lifting accessories are pieces of equipment that are used to attach the load to lifting
equipment, providing a link between the two. Any lifting accessories used between
lifting equipment and the load may need to be taken into account in determining the
overall weight of the load.
Examples of lifting accessories include:
• fibre or rope slings
• chains (single or multiple leg)
• hooks
• eyebolts
• spreader beams
permanent fixed or attached points for lifting. In most cases, these are considered to
be part of the load.
include:
• loose bulk materials
• sacks, bags, pallets and stillages
• discrete items (such as a large concrete block)
• machinery and any permanently attached lifting eyes