1.1 This standard specifies safety requirements for piling equipment suitable for the following purposes:a) Construction of foundations, slurry walls or retaining walls, using piles or other longitudinal elements;b) Removal of piles;c) Installation of drain or injection elements.The pile material can be timber, concrete (precast or cast in situ) or steel (tubes or rolled sections). Additionally, piles may have an interlocking feature to enable adjacent piles to be joined together.1.2 This European standard deals with all significant hazards pertinent to piling equipment, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (s