| Document ID (ISN) | 34777 |
| CIS number |
81-3 |
| ISBN(s) |
3-514-0225-8 |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Ostler J., Paschmann D. |
| Title |
What every crane driver should know |
| Original title |
Was der Kranführer von seiner Arbeit wissen muss [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Verlag Stahleisen mbH, Postfach 8229, 4000 Düsseldorf 1, Federal Republic of Germany, 1980. 6th edition, rearranged and enlarged. 151p. Illus. price: DM.27.00. |
| Abstract |
This booklet, intended as an instruction manual for training new crane drivers and as a refresher course for experienced crane operators faced with certain practical problems, aims not only at rationalising working methods but also at improving safety in this sector. Contents: review of developing trends in lifting equipment and cranes used in the basic metal industries; structure, elements and electrical equipment of cranes; operation and maintenance (controls, travel limiting and load limiting devices, maximum lifting capacity, inspection and maintenance of crane elements and parts such as the cab, access and safety devices); advice on slinging and safe working rules for the driver and for his protection; driver's qualifications; installation and operational costs; extracts from safety regulations for cranes in the Federal Republic of Germany. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
safety engineering; basic metal industries; overhead travelling cranes; cranes |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
load limiting devices; travel limiting devices; lifting tackle; Germany (Federal Republic of); workplace design; safe working loads; vocational training; maintenance and repair; electrical equipment; control elements; training manuals; ground level control |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Materials handling and storage
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Cranes
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