Definition of load lifting devices 

Definition of load-lifting equipment according to the Machinery Directive “A component or piece of equipment which does not belong to the hoist and which enables the load to be gripped and which is attached between the machine and the load or to the load itself or which is intended to become an integral part of the load and which is placed on the market separately”.

A load handling attachment hangs loosely in the crane and is fixed or loosely connected to the load via slings, i.e. chains, ropes or loops.  Transport frames and racks are loading aids and are used in logistics to form loading units, i.e. they combine several individual goods into larger units.