Code of practice for safe use of cranes General

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

01-31-2016

Language(s)

English

Published date

02-28-2006

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Management of installation and lifting operations
5 Contract lift or crane hire
6 Planning of the lifting operation
7 Selection and duties of personnel
8 Minimum attributes of personnel
9 Selection of cranes
10 Safety
11 Crane documentation
12 Siting of cranes
13 Erection and dismantling
14 Procedures and precautions
15 Maintenance
16 Operating conditions
17 Multiple lifting
18 Weather conditions
19 Slinging and handling of loads
20 Signalling systems
21 Thorough examination including testing
22 Ropes
23 Special applications of cranes
Annexes
Annex A (normative) Training of crane operators and slingers
Annex B (informative) Background to the BS 7121 series
Bibliography

At present there is no draft of this document since the CDS consultant has yet to submit his work. The abstract will be updated when a draft is received.

Committee	MHE/3/11
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes BS 7121-1(1989) and 05/30082472 DC. (03/2006) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	78
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
Supersedes	BS 7121-1:1989

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BS EN 12385-3 : 2004	STEEL WIRE ROPES - SAFETY - PART 3: INFORMATION FOR USE AND MAINTENANCE
BS ISO 15513:2000	Cranes. Competency requirements for crane drivers (operators), slingers, signallers and assessors
BS EN 13000 : 2010	CRANES - MOBILE CRANES
BS 7121-3:2000	Code of practice for safe use of cranes Mobile cranes
BS 6968:1988	Guide for use and maintenance of non-calibrated round steel lifting chain and chain slings
BS EN 12385-2 : 2002	STEEL WIRE ROPES - SAFETY - PART 2: DEFINITIONS, DESIGNATION AND CLASSIFICATION
ISO 12480-1:1997	Cranes Safe use Part 1: General
BS 7262:1990	Specification for automatic safe load indicators
BS EN 12385-1 : 2002	STEEL WIRE ROPES - SAFETY - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
BS EN 14502-2 : 2005	CRANES - EQUIPMENT FOR THE LIFTING OF PERSONS - PART 2: ELEVATING CONTROL STATIONS
BS 7671(2001) : 2001 AMD 14905	REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
BS EN 12385-4 : 2002	STEEL WIRE ROPES - SAFETY - PART 4: STRANDED ROPES FOR GENERAL LIFTING APPLICATIONS
BS EN 12077-2 : 1999	CRANES SAFETY - REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY - PART 2: LIMITING AND INDICATING DEVICES
BS 5744:1979	Code of practice for safe use of cranes (overhead/underhung travelling and goliath cranes, high pedestal and portal jib dockside cranes, manually-operated and light cranes, container handling cranes and rail-mounted low carriage cranes)
BS 6166-3:1988	Lifting slings Guide to the selection and safe use of lifting slings for multi-purposes
BS EN 13586 : 2004	CRANES - ACCESS
BS 6210:1983	Code of practice for the safe use of wire rope slings for general lifting purposes
BS EN 13557 : 2003	CRANES - CONTROLS AND CONTROL STATIONS
PREN 14502-1 : DRAFT 2002	CRANES - EQUIPMENT FOR THE LIFTING OF PERSONS - PART 1: SUSPENDED BASKETS