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Document ID (ISN)102699
CIS number 03-1903
Year 2003
Convention or series no.
Title Guide for inspection and maintenance of cranes in shipyards
Bibliographic information Association of Singapore Marine Industries (ASMI), Singapore, Republic of Singapore, 2003. 22p.
Abstract This guide provides guidelines for crane operators, lifting supervisors and crane maintenance personnel in shipyards for the purpose of ensuring safe working conditions while working with cranes, through inspection and enhancing the life span of cranes through planned maintenance. Contents: definitions; relevant regulations; different types of cranes; inspection programme (daily inspection for the different types of cranes, inspection by an approved person); maintenance programme (frequency of maintenance, monthly maintenance for different types of cranes, crane load test). In appendices: extracts from relevant regulations, sample forms of maintenance service reports for different types of cranes.
Descriptors (primary) Singapore; shipyards; inspection; cranes; maintenance
Descriptors (secondary) truck-mounted cranes; legal aspects; mobile cranes; safety guides; portal cranes; preventive maintenance; overhead travelling cranes
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceSingapore
Subject(s) Metal production and metalworking
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Shipbuliding and ship repair
Labour inspection
Cranes