CEN/TC 433/WG 1 - Machinery

This document applies to manually operated and or power-driven stands with an Entertainment Load Limit (ELL) of more than 3 kg.
NOTE 1   The ELL is the maximum load that an item of lifting equipment is designed to raise, lower or sustain.
This is part 2 of the EN 17206 series.
This document applies to stands which are used in places of assembly and in staging and production facilities for events and theatrical productions.
Stands within the meaning of this document are used for the purposes of lifting, lowering, and holding loads (e.g. scenic elements, trusses, lighting and audiovisual equipment). It is also possible for several stands to carry a common load.
These installations are not permitted to be used for the transportation of persons or for the movement of loads above people’s heads.
Standing under loads is permitted when these are at rest.
NOTE 2   Only during setup, the operator might, for operational reasons, be required to stand in the hazard zone for short periods of time.
This document also applies to installations with new technologies or customized designs that are not expressly named here but are being used in identical modes of operation.
This document does not apply to:
—   stands with a Load Limit ≤ 3 kg;
—   camera stands;
—   wooden stands.
This document also specifies the information to be communicated between manufacturers and users, and the details that are to be provided with regards to the intended use of the machinery installations.
The significant hazards dealt with in this document are identified in Clause 4.

This document applies to machinery, machinery installations and machinery control systems used in places of assembly and in staging and production facilities for events and theatrical productions (stage machinery, for short). Such facilities include: theatres, multi-purpose halls, exhibition halls; film, television and radio studios; concert halls, schools, bars, discotheques, open-air stages and other rooms for shows and events.
The document applies to machinery installations with guided or unguided loads.
This document covers machinery used in the entertainment industry including machinery that is excluded from the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) specifically Article 1, 2(j) which excludes "machinery intended to move performers during artistic performances".
This machinery includes controls, electrical and electronic control systems, electrical and electronic equipment, hydraulic and pneumatic power supplies.
The principles in this document also apply to machinery installations based on new technologies or specially designed installations which are not expressly mentioned here but which nevertheless operate in a similar manner or are meant for similar purposes to the equipment listed above.