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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General
5 Personnel carrying out pre-use checks, in-service
   inspections, maintenance and thorough examinations
6 Pre-use checks and in-service inspections
7 Maintenance of loader cranes
8 Thorough examination of loader cranes
9 Overload testing and dynamic testing of loader cranes,
   and measurement of sink rate
10 Non-destructive testing of loader cranes to supplement
   thorough examination
11 Assessment of wire rope condition and discard criteria
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Example of a pre-use checklist for
        a loader crane and for a lorry loader
Annex B (informative) - In service inspection - Example of
        additional checks to be carried out in addition
        to pre-use checks, at intervals of 1 week to 1 month
Annex C (informative) - In-service inspection - Example
        of checklist for in-service inspections at
        intervals of 3 months to 6 months
Annex D informative) - Example of an in-service inspection
        checklist for a loader crane attachment
Annex E (informative) - Stress concentration points in loader cranes
Annex F (informative) - Guidance on the calculation of the remaining
        life expectancy of a loader crane designed to DIN 15018-1
Bibliography

BS 7121-2-4.