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Document ID (ISN)107031
CIS number 07-1011
ISBN(s) 2-7389-0577-3
Year 2005
Convention or series no. INRS ED 813
Title Tower cranes
Original title Grues à tour [in French]
Bibliographic information Institut national de recherche et de sécurité, 30 rue Olivier-Noyer, 75680 Paris Cedex 14, France, 2nd ed., Apr. 2005. 68p. Illus. 12 ref. Price: EUR 7.30. Downloadable version free of charge.
Internet access http://www.inrs.fr/INRS-PUB/inrs01.nsf/inrs01_catalog_view_view/E913B30E03403AACC125702A00310861/$FILE/ed813.pdf [in French]
Abstract This practical safety guide is aimed at operators of tower cranes, maintenance workers and supervisory staff. Contents: overview of existing regulations and standards; description of tower cranes; safety tips for the crane operator before the shift, while working and when finishing work; advice on crane maintenance; crane transport. Replaces CIS 99-79.
Descriptors (primary) France; construction sites; training material; tower cranes; building industry; handling by crane
Descriptors (secondary) safety devices; preventive maintenance; safety guides; safety checks; periodical checks; safe working methods
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) OSH training
Cranes
Construction industry and civil engineering