Abstract

Specifies requirements for the safe use of tower cranes, covering planning, selection, siting, personnel, inspection, testing, erection, dismantling, personnel safety, operation, maintenance and repair. Appendices provide typical inspection and testing certificates as well as inspection testing check sheets.

Scope

This Standard specifies requirements for the safe use of tower cranes.
NOTES:
1 Typical examples of tower cranes are given in AS 1418.4.
2 Power-driven mobile cranes fitted with tower attachments are not within the Scope of this Standard (see AS 2550.5).
3 Offshore cranes are not within the Scope of this Standard.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	Pending Revision indicates that as a result of the Aged Standards review process, the document needs updating. If no project proposal, meeting the quality criteria, is received within the 12 month timeframe, the document shall be withdrawn.
Pages
ISBN
Committee	ME-005
Supersedes	AS 2550.4-1994 DR 02441 CP