Description

Specifies requirements, additional to those in AS 1418.1, for tower cranes of the ram luffing, rope luffing, saddle jib (hammerhead), articulated saddle jib, and self-erecting types. Application, loading, design, controls and indicating devices, equipment, access, marking, and inspection and testing are covered. Appendices provide guidance on information to be supplied with an inquiry or order, and by the manufacturer, illustrations of typical types of cranes, typical classifications of the crane as a whole and crane mechanisms. First published as AS 1418.4-1988. Second edition 2001.