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Document ID (ISN)32533
CIS number 79-1807
Year 1978
Convention or series no.
Title Mobile cranes - Safety devices to prevent overloading
Original title Grues mobiles - Dispositifs de sécurité s'opposant à la surcharge. [in French]
Bibliographic information Norme française homologuée NF E 52-086, French Standards Association (Association française de normalisation), Tour Europe, 92080 Paris-la-Défense Cedex 7, France, July 1978. 4p. 1 ref.
Abstract This standard specifies requirements to be met by overload preventers on mobile cranes. Definitions are followed by sections devoted to: cutoff function; advance warning of imminent overloading; automatic conversion of sensor information into change of jib position; bypassing of load monitor in case of failure; fail-safety; corrective action to maintain stable position; reliability; periodic checks.
Descriptors (primary) load limiting devices; mobile cranes; France
Descriptors (secondary) automatic alarms; standard; stability; protection against overturning
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Materials handling and storage
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Cranes