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Document ID (ISN)25835
CIS number 76-1503
Year 1975
Convention or series no.
Title Tower cranes - General safety rules
Original title Grues à tour - Règles générales de sécurité. [in French]
Bibliographic information Norme française homologuée NF E 52-082, French Standards Association (Association française de normalisation), Tour Europe, 92080 Paris-la-Défense Cedex 7, France, Oct. 1975. 10p.
Abstract This standard applies to all mechanically operated tower cranes (dismountable, folding or telescopic). It specifies the rules for operation and the safety conditions to be satisfied by the construction and equipment of these cranes. Provisions relate to the following points: erection (stability, protection against derailing); electrical equipment; cabins and means of access; mechanisms, ropes, safety devices (torque limiter, tilting-moment limiter, overwinding cut-out, buffers, etc.); safety during operation, (load-rating plates and nameplates, warning signals, wind speed and direction indicator); maintenance and interventions; modification of equipment.
Descriptors (primary) safety engineering; tower cranes; France
Descriptors (secondary) protection against falling objects; safety by design; travel limiting devices; safety devices; access to workplaces; stability; brakes; maintenance and repair; crane cabins; wire ropes; electrical safety; heating; safe working methods; standard; load limiting devices
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Materials handling and storage
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Cranes