AS 1418.3-1997

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Cranes, hoists and winches, Part 3: Bridge, gantry, portal (including container cranes) and jib cranes

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Specifies the requirements for bridge, gantry, semi-gantry and portal cranes as defined in AS 2549, and for container and heavy duty cranes. Sections are included on classification and load rating, structure, stability, mechanisms, access from fixed platforms, access from mobile platforms, clearances, electrical access isolators, speed limitations for pendant – controlled cranes, marking and data, inspection and commissioning, and guarding. Appendices give further requirements for access and clearance, and the use of ladders, and give guidance on information to be supplied with enquiry, order or tender and typical hazards.

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PREFACE

1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

1.2 NEW DESIGN AND INNOVATIONS

1.3 APPLICATION

1.4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

1.5 DEFINITIONS

1.6 SAFETY

2 CLASSIFICATION AND LOAD RATING

3 STRUCTURE

3.1 BASIS OF DESIGN

3.2 SLENDERNESS RATIOS OF BRIDGE SECTION

3.3 DEFLECTION

3.3.1 Limits

3.3.2 Leg spread of gantry cranes

3.3.3 Natural frequency

3.3.4 Lateral forces on portal cranes

3.3.5 Camber

3.3.6 Jib cranes

3.4 SPAN TO WHEELBASE RATIO

4 STABILITY

5 CRANE MECHANISMS

5.1 MECHANISMS

5.2 MOTION LIMITS

5.2.1 Hoisting

5.2.1.1 Control of upper limit

5.2.1.2 Control of lower limit

5.2.2 Travel

5.2.2.1 General

5.2.2.2 Crane anti-collision

5.2.2.3 Crab trolley anti-collision

5.2.3 Out-of-service conditions

5.2.4 Rail clamps

5.3 HOISTING UNIT

5.3.1 Wire rope

5.3.2 Drum

5.3.3 Retention of chain

5.4 ATTACHMENTS FOR FREIGHT CONTAINERS

5.4.1 General

5.4.2 Spreader

5.4.3 Twistlock details

5.5 MULTIPLE HOIST/CRAB COMBINATIONS

5.6 MULTIPLE CRANE COMBINATIONS

6 ACCESS FROM FIXED PLATFORMS

6.1 ACCESS TO CRANE OPERATING POSITION

6.1.1 General

6.1.2 Access in hazardous environment

6.2 ACCESS FOR SERVICING—SERVICE PLATFORMS

6.2.1 Servicing position of crane

6.2.2 Access for servicing

6.2.2.1 Power driven cranes

6.2.2.2 Manually operated cranes

6.2.3 Height for serviceable items

6.3 ACCESS AND SERVICING FACILITIES

6.3.1 Platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders

6.3.2 Provision of access and servicing facilities

6.3.2.1 Bridge crane with underslung hoist

6.3.2.2 Bridge or gantry crane with crab

6.3.2.3 Bridge crane with cabin control

6.3.2.4 Torsion box cranes

6.3.2.5 Multiple-crane installations

6.3.2.6 Common fixed access to more than one crane

6.3.2.7 Access across an end carriage

6.3.3 Requirements of access and service facilities located on the crane

6.3.3.1 Headroom above platforms and walkways

6.3.3.2 Width of platforms and walkways

6.3.3.3 Obstructions on a platform or walkway

6.3.3.4 Servicing access through platform or walkway

6.3.3.5 Servicing facilities for crane hook

6.3.3.6 Access to crab

6.3.3.7 Points of access between two platforms which move relative to each other

6.3.3.8 Points accessible from fixed or moving walkways

7 ACCESS FROM MOBILE PLATFORMS

7.1 GENERAL

7.2 USE OF MOBILE PLATFORM

7.3 ACCESS FROM MOBILE PLATFORM

7.4 ACCESS TO CRANE DRIVING POSITION

7.5 ACCESS FOR SERVICING

7.5.1 Servicing position of crane

7.5.2 Access for servicing

7.5.3 Servicing position of platform

7.6 ACCESS AND SERVICING FACILITIES

7.6.1 Provision of access and servicing facilities

7.6.2 Emergency access to control cabin

7.7 NOTICES REQUIRED WHEN USING MOBILE PLATFORMS

8 CLEARANCES

8.1 HANDRAIL CLEARANCES

8.2 CLEARANCE ABOVE CRANE OR CRAB

8.3 CLEARANCE BELOW UNLADEN CRANE WITH POWER-DRIVEN TRAVEL OR TRAVERSE MOTION

8.4 CLEARANCES BETWEEN CRANE AND PLATFORMS

8.4.1 Fixed platforms

8.4.2 Mobile platforms

8.5 CLEARANCE AT OR NEAR A CRANE RUNWAY

8.6 CLEARANCE BETWEEN MOVING PARTS OF A CRANE AND A PLATFORM OR WALKWAY

8.7 CLEARANCES BETWEEN HOIST UNIT AND CRANE END CARRIAGE OR RUNWAY

9 ELECTRICAL ACCESS ISOLATORS

9.1 GENERAL

9.2 ACCESS ISOLATORS FOR ACCESS FROM FIXED PLATFORMS

9.2.1 Hoisting motion

9.2.2 Travel and traverse motions

9.2.2.1 Location of service isolators

9.2.2.2 Travel motion

9.2.2.3 Traverse motion

9.3 ACCESS ISOLATORS FOR ACCESS FROM MOBILE PLATFORMS

9.3.1 Location of access isolation

9.4 MARKING OF ACCESS ISOLATORS

10 SPEED LIMITATIONS FOR PENDANT – CONTROLLED CRANES

11 MARKING AND DATA TO BE SUPPLIED WITH CRANE

11.1 MARKING ON CRANE

11.2 MARKING ON LIFTING MEANS

11.3 MANUALS

11.3.1 General

11.3.2 Crane operator’s manual

11.3.3 Maintenance manual

11.3.4 Logbook

11.3.5 Parts book

12 INSPECTION AND COMMISSIONING

12.1 INSPECTION

12.2 COMMISSIONING

12.2.1 General

12.2.2 Pre-operational inspection and testing

12.2.3 No-load operation and testing

12.2.4 Load testing

12.2.5 Reports

13 GUARDING

13.1 GENERAL

13.2 STRENGTH

13.3 MATERIAL

13.4 FIXED GUARDS

13.5 REMOVABLE GUARDS

13.6 INSPECTION POINTS

13.7 MARKING

13.8 TRAVEL MOTION WHEELS

13.9 COLOUR

APPENDIX A

A1 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED WITH ENQUIRY OR ORDER

A2 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED WITH TENDER

APPENDIX B

APPENDIX C

APPENDIX D

Amendment control sheet

AS 1418.3—1997

Amendment No. 1 (1998)

Revised text

Amendment No. 2 (2002)

Revised text