Classification of Lifting Equipment

Classification of Lifting Equipment (LE)

Pursuant to Section 4 of Decree No. 508/2009 Coll., lifting equipment is classified into groups A, B, and C according to the degree of hazard; a detailed classification is provided in Annex No. 1 to this Decree. Group A includes equipment with a high degree of hazard, Group B with a higher degree of hazard, and Group C with a lower degree of hazard. Equipment assigned to Group C is not considered reserved technical equipment.

Group
Group A
Group B
Group C

Degree of Hazard
High
Higher
Lower

Examples of Equipment
Cranes and hoists with motorized drive and a lifting capacity exceeding 1,000 kg, mobile elevating work platforms with a lifting height exceeding 1.5 m, elevators and lifting platforms, construction hoists, rack stackers with an operator’s station, escalators and moving walkways, ski lifts, amusement and stage equipment
Cranes and hoists with motorized drive and a lifting capacity up to 1,000 kg, winches, lifting mechanisms of transport trolleys and loaders, lifting ramps and platforms, service lifting equipment, vertical sliding gates, stairlifts, and vertical lifting platforms for persons with reduced mobility
Means for tying and suspending loads (ropes, chains, slings, hooks), lifting equipment that is part of a work tool, and equipment assembled for one-time use

Technical equipment in Group A and Group B are considered reserved lifting technical equipment (Part II, Annex No. 1 to Decree No. 508/2009 Coll.).

Group A

Cranes and hoists with motorized drive, such as electric or hydraulic, with a lifting capacity exceeding 1,000 kg, and cranes and hoists with human power exceeding 5,000 kg, including permanent crane runways and temporary jib crane runways,
Mobile elevating work platforms with motorized drive and a lifting height exceeding 1.5 m,
Elevators and lifting platforms that are a permanent part of a building or structure, specifically:
1. Passenger and freight elevators approved for passenger transport,
2. Freight elevators with access for persons into the car,
3. Freight elevators with prohibited passenger transport,
4. Lifting platforms approved for transporting persons and goods,
Construction hoists:
1. for transporting persons and goods,
2. freight hoists with access for persons to the load platform,
Rack stackers with an operator’s station on the stacker and its transfer unit,
Escalators and moving walkways,
Ski lifts and water ski lifts,
Extendable ladders with motorized drive,
Amusement park equipment, such as for a funfair or other amusement device, with motorized drive:
1. for lifting persons in a designated device, such as a gondola, seat, or cabin, to a height exceeding 1.5 m, or by which persons reach a height exceeding 1.5 m above ground during operation, such as a carousel,
2. Roller coasters with cars on a track with an elevation difference greater than 3 m,
Mobile stage equipment with motorized drive in:
1. the upper stage area, such as stage hoists, fire and acoustic curtains, portal bridges and portal towers, lighting grids, chandelier and luminaire suspensions, projection frames,
2. the lower stage area, such as lifting tables, orchestra pit tables, stage traps,
Lifting tailgates designed for mounting on or in a vehicle, intended for lifting persons when entering or exiting the vehicle.

Group B

Equipment that is:
1. Cranes and hoists with motorized drive with a lifting capacity up to and including 1,000 kg, and with human power with a lifting capacity from 1,000 kg up to and including 5,000 kg,
2. Winches with motorized drive intended for lifting loads,
Lifting mechanisms of transport trolleys and loaders with motorized drive intended for lifting and transporting loads using a means for tying, suspending, or gripping,
Additional lifting accessories for suspending or gripping loads that are not a permanent part of Group A and Group B lifting technical equipment, specifically:
1. Lifting mechanisms for handling ISO containers,
2. Devices for suspending or gripping loads, such as magnets, spreaders, suction cup devices, clamps, grabs,
Special lifting equipment with motorized drive intended for lifting loads, specifically:
1. Lifting ramps,
2. Lifting platforms,
3. Stable, mobile, and portable service lifting equipment intended solely for lifting vehicles,
4. Lifting tailgates designed for mounting on or in a vehicle, intended for loading or unloading cargo,
Freight construction hoists without access for persons to the load platform,
Vertical sliding gates with motorized drive and a lifting height exceeding 2.7 m,
Rack stackers without an operator’s station on the stacker and its transfer unit, excluding equipment that is part of automated handling and storage systems,
Stage equipment with human power,
Stairlifts and vertical lifting platforms intended for use by persons with reduced mobility.