NAME OF THE TC / CML (Machinery, Lifts and Cranes) Approved Version Varna, 18 May 09
Chairman / RUSSOLD Adolf, TÜV AUSTRIA
Members / ANDREW B, SAFed (UK),
BANASIK Martin, SAFed (UK), ;
BOLLMANN W., DEKRA (D), ;
CHUDZIK Robert, UDT (PL), ;
COQUARD Alain, APAVE (F),
CRINTEANU Constantin , ;
DI DONATO Luciano, ISPESL (IT), ;
GOTTHARDT Thilo, TÜV SÜD (D), (substitute for Mr. Melzer)
GRUNERT Astrid, CEOC, ;
JOOREN Hans, Liftinstituut (NL),
JUNG Gottfried, TÜV AUSTRIA,
LOHYNA Ján, Technická inšpekcia, a.s. (SK), ;
MADARAS G, EMI-TÜV Bayern (HU), ;
MELZER Siegfried, TÜV SÜD (D), ;
MOYA M., Atisae (ES), ;
OPREA Mihai, ,
OSINSKI Rafal, UDT (PL), ;
PEISSER Peter, TÜV AUSTRIA (substitute for G. Jung),
PIVONKA B., ITI (CZ), ;
PLUGAR Florin., ISCIR (RO),
POPESCU Leonard, ISCIR (RO), ;
RANTA H., Inspecta Oy (FI), ;
RIBEIRO Natália C., ISQ (PT), ;
RINKOVA Evelina, SAMTS (BG), ;
THEISEN Georg, TÜV Rheinland (D),
THONARD Angelo, Vinçotte (BE),
TOMASSINI Laura, ISPESL (IT),
TRZESNIOWSKI Georg, TÜV AUSTRIA Services GmbH, ;
Turcu Dan Mihai., ISCIR (RO),
ZIMMER Thomas, SVTI (CH),
VAN OMMEN Albert Jan, Liftinstituut (NL),
WILK Tomas, TDT (PL), ;
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Contact persons (from all CEOC International members) / Assenova, Ralitsa (SAMTS – );
Coll, Josep (ECA - );
Crinteanu, Constantin (ISCIR– );
Cserti, Mária (MKEH – );
Siekhans, Ernst (VdTÜV – );
Vikuk, Stefan (DEKRA – );
Wehrle, Steve (Lloyd’s Register – );
Wilson, Peter (SAFed (UK), )
Mission statement
- Subject
- Objective
- Time scale / 1.  EC Directives:
·  Machinery Directive (incl. changes in NEW MD)
·  Lift Directive ( - “ - )
·  Use of Work Equipment Directive, as amended
Safety relevant problems for specific machinery and lifts placed on the market and in service
2.  Old machinery/lifts (in use):
·  Upgrading requirements (risk assessments)
·  Accident statistics
3.  Competencies of inspection personnel
1.  Develop CEOC positions to European decision makers for lobbying CEOC member interests
2.  Develop CEOC positions on inspection practices to ensure a common level of safety and approach
Ongoing activities (see projects below)
- Key reference
documents / ·  European legislation and standards
·  National regulations giving added value
Projects / ·  Safety aspects on specific machinery and lifts:
interpretation of European regulations and standards
comparison of upgrading requirements
·  collecting/discussing accidents, failures etc. and their
consequences on inspection (content, extent, intervals)
·  Competency issues for inspection personnel
CML work items (as defined for the GA in Rome/08- Varna/09):
I. Lifts
Objective: CEOC position papers – for national implementation
1.  Failure assessment for upgrading “old” lifts in use
- revised incident report (for CEOC Inspectors) CML 130R1/2007
- Summary table “incident reports” CML 131/07
- Information paper CEOC/CML 025/2008 about EN81-80
- collection of incident data (police, hospitals, maintenance
companies, ELA)
2.  Periodical inspection of lifts
- content / extent of inspection
- statistic about findings
- intervals of inspections necessary to detect failures in time
(considering maintenance and the results from 1.)
II.  Machinery
Objective: CEOC recommendations
1.  Platforms, baskets etc. for lifting persons
(by loader cranes, fork lift trucks, harbour cranes, mobile cranes, loaders, telehandlers etc.)
Proposal A , Germany, Portugal --- to be decided 2008 à
- Recommendation CEOC/CML 014/2008
- Comparison table national regulations CEOC/CML 010/2008
2.  Discussion of incidents with lifting equipment
Review Incident report
III. Inspection personnel – Competencies
Objective: Development of a CEOC recommendation
CML Position paper CEOC/ CML 078/ 2008 sent to CEOC CI end of 2008
IV. National requirements for inspection of lifting equipment and lifts --- table CEOC/CML 009/2008 to be completed from all CEOC members
Main contact bodies (e.g. committees involved) and lobbying contacts / ·  Eur. Commission services, NoBo’s, CEN, ISO etc.
·  CEOC-CC, CI
·  National authorities
·  ELA (European Lift Association)
·  FEM (European crane manufactures)
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