Legislation & Standards

M.D. 15085/593/2003 — Lifting Equipment Inspection Regulation

The core legal framework (Government Gazette 1186/B/2003) for the inspection and certification of machinery that lifts and moves loads and/or persons.

Ministerial Decision 15085/593/2003 (Government Gazette 1186/B/2003) establishes the Lifting Equipment Inspection Regulation.

Its scope covers all machinery intended for lifting and moving loads and/or persons in space, such as:

  • Cranes of all types (mobile, fixed, mast-mounted, vehicle-mounted, tower cranes)
  • Overhead cranes, monorail systems, hoists
  • Forklifts and pallet trucks
  • Aerial work platforms and suspended platforms
  • Construction-site and furniture hoists
  • Vehicle lifts for garages and MOT centres
  • Accessibility lifts, home lifts (speed < 0.15 m/s), lifting tables

METRON CERT has operated as an accredited Inspection Body under this regulation since 2018. See our lifting equipment inspection service.

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