BS 7212:2026 - TC PDF

1 Scope This British Standard gives recommendations for the installation, maintenance, thorough examination and operation of construction hoists, including hoistway protection, and on the management of these activities. It provides recommendations for the selection, planning, siting, erection, alteration and dismantling of hoists. It also sets out the responsibilities of the various parties involved in all these activities. This British Standard is applicable to temporarily installed, powered construction hoists, having a carrier, the movement of which is restricted or guided by one or more masts, as covered in BS EN 12158‑1 , BS EN 12159 and BS EN 16719 . NOTE     Such hoists are used to transfer persons and/or goods between defined landing levels on sites of engineering and construction. They are not intended for use as temporary working places giving variable height access to specific areas. This British Standard is not applicable to:

rope driven passenger/goods hoists;