BS 7121-2-5:2012
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Code of practice for the safe use of cranes Inspection, maintenance and thorough examination. Tower cranes
Hardcopy , PDF
English
30-11-2012
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Foreword
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 tower cranes
8 Thorough examination of tower cranes
9 Overload testing of tower cranes to supplement
thorough examination
10 Non-destructive testing (NDT) of tower cranes
11 Rated capacity indicator/rated capacity limiter
(RCI/RCL) test
12 Assessment of wire rope condition and discard
criteria
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Examples of a checklists
for pre-use checking of tower cranes
Annex B (informative) - Example of a tower crane
base pre-erection inspection report form
Annex C (informative) - Example of a tower crane
base approval/completion certificate
Annex D (informative) - Example of a tower crane
tie fabrication and pre-installation inspection
report
Annex E (informative) - Example of a tower crane
tie approval/completion certificate
Annex F (informative) - Example of a checklist for
inspection during maintenance
Annex G (informative) - Example of procedures for
thorough examinations and supplementary
testing of climbing frames
Bibliography
Provides recommendations for the pre-use checks, in-service inspection, maintenance, thorough examination (in service and following exceptional circumstances) and supplementary testing of tower cranes.
| Committee |
MHE/3/11
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 12/30259756 DC. (11/2012) Together with BS 7121-2-1(2012), BS 7121-2-3(2012), BS 7121-2-4(2013) and BS 7121-2-7(2012), it supersedes BS 7121-2(2003). (07/2013)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
40
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This sub-part of BS7121‑2 gives recommendations for the pre-use checks, in-service inspection, maintenance, thorough examination (in service and following exceptional circumstances) and supplementary testing of tower cranes. It covers self-erecting tower cranes, with the exception of vehicle mounted self-erecting tower cranes, which are covered by BS7121‑2‑3.
This sub-part of BS7121‑2 is not applicable to permanently installed cranes on marine and other water-borne vessels.
| I.S. 361:2013 | CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE SAFE USE OF TOWER CRANES AND SELF-ERECTING CRANES |
| BS ISO 4309:2010 | Cranes. Wire ropes. Care and maintenance, inspection and discard |
| BS 7121-2-1:2012 | Code of practice for the safe use of cranes Inspection, maintenance and thorough examination. General |
| BS 5975(2008) : 2008 | CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TEMPORARY WORKS PROCEDURES AND THE PERMISSIBLE STRESS DESIGN OF FALSEWORK |
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