This code of practice provides a set of guidelines for lifting and motion operations related to machinery and machinery installations used in staging and production facilities for events.

This document is pertinent to all the machinery phases, assembly, commissioning, setting, operation and dismantling employed in the event industry including machinery defined in point j, Article 1.2 of the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC): “machinery intended to move performers during artistic performances”.

This document also applies to machinery and 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 those listed above.

This document does not provide specific details but is intended to provide general guidelines on planning and the process of lifting and motion operations.