March 13th, 2023
Lifting Accessory (rigging equipment / lifting gear / lifting tackle)
The term lifting accessory, or accessory for lifting, is used in current legislation to mean an item of equipment
used to attach the load to the lifting appliance. Such equipment is also known as ‘rigging equipment’, ‘lifting gear’
or ‘lifting tackle’. For the purpose of this code the term Lifting Accessory is used throughout.
In terms of supply legislation, the term can include equipment which is intended to constitute an integral part of
the load and which is independently placed on the ma