General Guide For Cranes
Safe Work Australia
This General Guide provides information on how to manage the risks of cranes at a workplace.
It is supported by specific guides on tower cranes, mobile cranes, inspecting and maintaining cranes, and information sheets on:
Bridge and gantry cranes
Vehicle loading cranes
Vessel-mounted cranes
Crane-lifted work boxes
Using other powered mobile plant as a crane, and
Quick-hitches for earthmoving machinery.
Contents:
What Is A Crane?
Who Should Use This Guide?
Who Has Duties Under The Law?
How Can Risks Be Managed?
Who Is Involved?
Before Using A Crane
Setting Up And Operating A Crane
Licences To Operate Cranes
Operating And Lifting Procedures
Communication
Lifting Gear
Lifting People
Crane Overload
Falling Objects
Exclusion Zones
Single Crane Multiple Winch Lifts
Multiple Crane Lifts
Cranes Used For Demolition
Cranes Not In Use
Decommissioning And Dismantling
Record Keeping
Appendix A: Definitions
Appendix B: High Risk Work Licences
