ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 12480-1 First edition ANsi internat Doc Sec 1997-03-01 Cranes Safe use - Part 1: General Appareils de levage a charge suspendue --- Sécurite d'emploi - Partie 1: Généralités ISO Reference number 1SO 12480-1:1997(E) for Standardizatior No reproduction or networking permited without ficense from IHS Not for Resale ISO 12480-1:1997(E) Contents Page 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Definitions .. 1 4 Management of the crane operation ... 2 5 Selection, responsibilities and minimum requirements of personnel 4 6 Safety 8 7 Selection of cranes ... 9 8 Siting of cranes 10 9 Erection and dismantling 11 1o Procedures and precautions . 13 11 Operating conditions 16 12 Slinging and handling of loads ... 22 13 Raising and towering of persons 23 14Tests,inspections and condition monitoring 23 Annexes A Periodic checks 24 B Demolition and other special operations .. 27 c Raising or lowering of persons 30 D Example of communication system 33 @ISO1997 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher. International Organization for Standardization Case postale 56.CH-1211Geneve 20. Switzerland Internet: [email protected] X.400: C=ch; a=400net; p=iso; 0=isocs; S=central Printed in Switzerland i Noreproductionor networking permited without licensefromIHS Not for Resale ISO12480-1:1997(E) @ISO Foreword Iso(the International Organization for Standardization)is a world-wide federation of national standardsbodies (lsO memberbodies).Thework ofpreparing International Standards is normally carried out through Iso Technical Committees.Each memberbody interested in a subjectfor which atechnical committee has been establishedhasthe right to be represented on that committee. partinthe work.ISO collaborateswiththe International Electronical Commission(IEC)onall mattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization. Draft International Standardsadoptedbythetechnical committeesarecirculatedto the member bodiesforvoting.PublicationasanInternationalStandard requiresapprovalbyat least75%ofthe memberbodiescastingavote. InternationalStandardISO12480-1waspreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeSO/TC96,Cranes. IS012480consistsofthefollowingparts,underthegeneraltitleCranes-Safeuse: Part 1 General Part 2 Mobilecranes Part 3 Towercranes Part 4 Jibcranes Part 5 Overheadtravellingcranesandportalbridgecranes AnnexC forms an integralpartof this part ofISO12478.Annexes A,B andDare for information only. I川I