Regulations, Quality Standards & Compliance
Committed to the Highest Standards
Modulift is committed to delivering consistently high quality products to meet customer needs and regulatory requirements. We provide this service to customers worldwide across the Breakbulk, Construction, Shipping & Maritime, Oil, Gas & Wind, Cargo, Transport & Logistics and Lifting Gear industries and have done for over 20 years.
Modulift operates within the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System. We are also accredited to the latest ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management Standard, as well as the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management accreditation, positioning us as the trusted choice for lifting equipment.
Our team of welders are qualified to BS EN 287-1, with specification and qualification of weld procedures to BS EN ISO 15614-1. All Modulift standard spreader beams are DNV Type Approved to 2000t capacity.

International Compliance
Each Modulift Spreader Beam Series has been proven by being Proof Load Tested in the Modulift compression test rig, and all products have been designed in accordance with the standards listed below:
UK & Europe Compliance
- BS EN 13155: Cranes – Safety – Non-fixed load lifting attachments
- DNV Standard for Certification DNV-ST-0378
- Mod 6 up to Mod 2000 Type Approved by DNV (Spreader Beams only)
- LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations)
- PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations)
- EC Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
- BS EN 1993-1-1: Eurocode 3
USA Compliance
- ASME B30.20: For Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
- ASME BTH-1: Design of Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices
Australian Compliance
- AS 4991: Lifting Devices
Worldwide Compliance
- ISO 17096: Cranes, Safety, Load Lifting Attachments
DNV Type Approval
Modulift Spreader Beam designs conform to the globally recognised DNV Type Approval for all Spreader Beams up to 2000t capacity, in accordance with DNV Standard for Certification DNV-ST-0378, at no extra cost to the client.
For those customers who require a higher level of quality standard, Modulift also provides further options for project specific Third Party verification.
In addition there are several International Standards that Modulift’s Spreader Beams can be designed to comply with, particularly in reference to offshore applications:

ISO Certification
Our manufacturing facility maintains the highest International standards and is certified to ISO standards.
This certificate is valid for the design, engineering, manufacture and supply of custom and proprietary lifting equipments.
ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management System
ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental Management System
ISO 45001:2018 – Occupational Health & Safety Management System

Other Accreditations & Memberships
Modulift is a member of the following associations:
- Specialised Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA)
- Lifitng Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA)
- Associated Wire Rope Fabricators (AWRF)
- NOF – Strongest energy network in the UK
We are also certified with the following accreditations:
- JOSCAR Stage 2
- Cyber Essentials
Third Party Verification
When a project demands the highest level of certification Modulift are able to offer our customers varying degrees of additional DNV certification depending upon their individual QA requirements, including:
