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BS EN 14439:2006+A2:2009 Cranes. Safety. Tower cranes

BS EN 14439:2006 specifies safety requirements for tower cranes.

This European Standard applies to tower cranes for construction work, which are either erected by parts or self erecting cranes.

This European Standard is not applicable to mobile cranes, mobile harbour cranes, crawler cranes, slewing jib cranes, bridge and gantry cranes, offshore cranes, floating cranes, loader cranes, hand operated cranes or railway cranes.

This European Standard deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to tower cranes, when used as intended and under conditions foreseen by the manufacturer. This European Standard specifies the appropriate technical measures to eliminate or reduce risks arising from the significant hazards (see Clause 4).

The significant hazards covered by this European Standard are identified in Clause 4.

This European Standard does not cover hazards related to:

the lifting of persons by the tower crane itself
the climbing system.

The requirements related to Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), the specific hazards due to external influence on electrical equipment, potentially explosive atmospheres and ionising radiation are not covered by this European Standard.

This European Standard is not applicable to tower cranes which are manufactured before the date of publication by CEN of this European Standard.

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