Audiometry is the testing of a person's ability to hear various sound frequencies. The test is performed with the use ofelectronic equipment called an audiometer. This testing is usually administered by a trained technician called anaudiologist.

these are conditions which are unfavourable to your lifting gear and lifting equipment, and may cause damage to them. These conditions include things like extremely hot or cold temperatures or environments with corrosive elements.

British Standards Institution - The British Standards Institution (BSI) is a service organization that produces standards across a wide variety of industry sectors. Its codes of practice and specifications cover management and technical subjects ranging from business continuity management to quality requirements.

BSI was founded in 1901 in the UK as the Engineering Standards Committee and now operates in more than 140 countries globally. BSI British Standards, part of the BSI Group, acts as the UK's National Standards Body (NSB) and works closely with the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). BSI British Standards has around 31,000 current standards.

the boom is the arm that is attached to a crane to extend the reach that the crane has horizontally

lifting equipment designed for the lifting and lowering of loads. There are many types of cranes available, such as floor cranes, tower cranes, and jib cranes.

this means ‘calculated breaking strength’ and refers to the point at which your piece of lifting equipment will break.

this is another term for wire ropes or wire strands. Wire rope can also be referred to as a cable.

this is the possible fall distance that can occur from the top of a piece of lifting equipment to the ground below.

Gantry cranes are quite similar to overhead cranes, with the difference being the bridge which holds the trolley which will conduct the lifting and lowering tasks are completed through the two metal legs on either side, sometimes referred to as ‘a frames’ .

in the lifting gear and lifting equipment industry specifically, the term hydraulic refers to a lift that is operated through fluid pressure.

ISO Certification - International Organization for Standardisation, is a nonprofit organization that develops and publishes standards of virtually every possible sort, ranging from standards for information technology to fluid dynamics and nuclear energy. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, ISO is composed of 162 members, each one the sole representative for their home country. As the largest developer and publisher of standards in the world, ISO fills the vital role of a medium for agreement between individual standards developers, spreading progress made by one country's local developers across the world to further the goal of standardization.

this refers to Kilograms, a standard unit of measurement used within the lifting gear and lifting equipment industry.

LOLER - Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998

the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 form guidelines that you should adhere to when undertaking any lifting operations. They involve rules for planning, management, supervision and operation. They are supported by the Safe use of lifting equipment: Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) guidelines.

lifting gear accessories, such as air hoists, chain slings, and eyebolts, are secondary parts that are combined with lifting equipment such as cranes (any plant used to move materials or other site equipment from point A to point B) to conduct the actual lifting and lowering tasks.

PUWER - Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 199

PUWER stands for the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, which is legislation under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 that requires any business that makes use of equipment to ensure it is safe to use at all times. It provides guidance in a number of areas, including: keeping equipment in good working order, establishing maintenance logs, providing training to staff, and preventing and controlling risks in the workplace.

Though not a legal requirement, following the guidelines set out by PUWER will ensure that the law is obeyed when it comes to work equipment and machinery.

Spirometry is a simple test used to help diagnose and monitor certain lung conditions by measuring how much air you can breathe out in one forced breath. It’s carried out using a device called a spirometer. This is a small machine attached by a cable to a mouthpiece.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/spirometry/

Slewing is the horizontal motion of a crane's boom , which allows the load to be moved from side to side. As a crane is attached to a fixed axis, they can slew in a rotational motion to deliver an object to another position nearby if required.

this is the horizontal movement of a plant (cranes, forklifts, diggers) boom or jib arm. (0 degree to 360 degree full rotation)

SWL - Safe Working Load

the safe working load is the maximum weight of a load that a piece of lifting gear or lifting equipment can safely lift, lower, and suspend. This is usually the same as the working load limit (WLL), but the safe working load can sometimes be less.

WLL - Working Load Limit

the working load limit is the absolute maximum load limit that a piece of lifting equipment or lifting gear can handle, and you should never exceed this limit.

the core is the central part of a wire rope, around which the wire rope strands are twisted. A core can be made of several materials, including fibre rope.