Laws and standards on ladders and scaffolding
We design and manufacture our products according to Legislative Decree No. 81 of 9 April 2008 "Consolidated Safety Act", which brings together all the provisions on occupational health and safety in the workplace required by Italian legislation. In addition, all Gierre ladders and stools have a product certification according to the specific existing standards: these standards provide for dimensional requirements and well-defined mechanical tests that ascertain the level of safety and construction quality of the product. The product is tested by an official certifying body that issues the relative Certificate of Product Compliance.
LAWS
Legislative Decree 81/08 – Consolidated Act on Workplace Health and Safety Legislative Decree No. 81 of 9 April 2008 has provided for the reformation, consolidation and harmonisation of workplace health and safety regulations, thus repealing previous provisions of a number of regulations on workplace health and safety introduced over the past sixty years, in order to adapt the body of legislation to current technological developments and the system of work organisation.
Useful link: www.parlamento.it/parlam/leggi/deleghe/08081dl.htm
STANDARDS
UNI EN 14183 - European Standard issued by CEN, concerning the design and construction of stools. A product complies with this standard if it completely satisfies the dimensional requirements and all the mechanical tests defined by the standard. The maximum load capacity that can be declared per standard is 150 kg. The certification of compliance with UNI EN 14183 is issued only by a certification body recognised and authorised by law. This standard is valid in Europe.
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UNI EN 131 – European Standard issued by CEN, concerning the design and construction of portable ladders. A product complies with this standard if it completely satisfies all the dimensional requirements expressed in part 1 and all the mechanical tests defined in part 2 of the standard. The maximum load capacity that can be declared per standard is 150 kg. The certification of compliance with UNI EN 131 is issued only by a certification body recognised and authorised by law. This standard is valid in Europe.
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UNI EN 1004 – European Standard issued by CEN, concerning the design and construction of mobile towers. A product complies with this standard if it completely satisfies all the dimensional requirements and load tests provided by the standard (depending on the capacity). The certification of compliance with UNI EN 1004 is issued only by a certification body recognised and authorised by law. This standard is valid in Europe.
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