• BS 5744:1979

BS 5744:1979

Code of practice for safe use of cranes (overhead/underhung travelling and goliath cranes, high pedestal and portal jib dockside cranes, manually-operated and light cranes, container handling cranes and rail-mounted low carriage cranes)

BSI Group , 11/30/1979

Publisher: BS

File Format: PDF

$184.00$368.30


Gives guidance for the safe use of these cranes and includes general recommendations for testing, maintenance, erection and dismantling procedures, siting of cranes and recommended requirements for drivers, slingers and signallers. Makes reference to Government regulations and draws attention to statutory requirements for testing and examination.Cross References:BS 302BS 357BS 449BS 461BS 462BS 463BS 464BS 466BS 590BS 1290BS 1663BS 2452BS 2573:Part 1BS 2573:Part 2BS 2853BS 2902BS 2903BS 3017BS 3032BS 3037:Part 1BS 3037:Part 2 BS 3113BS 3114BS 3243BS 3458BS 3481:Part 1BS 3481:Part 2BS 3481:Part 3BS 3551BS 3579BS 3810:Part 4BS 3951BS 4278BS 4654BS 4942:Part 1BS 4942:Part 2 BS 4942:Part 3BS 5073BS 5237BS 5281 CP 3010Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974Factories Act, 1961Construction (General Provisions) Regulations 1961Construction (Lifting Operations) Regulations 1961Construction (Lifting Operations) Certificates Order 1962Construction (Lifting Operations) Prescribed Particulars Order 1962Construction (Lifting Operations) Reports Order 1962Construction (Working Places) Regulations 1966Docks Regulations 1934Electricity (Factories Act) Special Regulations 1908 and 1944Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Regulations 1960Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1960Mines and Quarries Act, 1954Factories Act (Northern Ireland) 1965Construction (Lifting Operations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1963Docks Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1934Quarries (General) Regulations 1956 Miscellaneous Mines (General) Regulations 1956Partially replaced by Parts 1 to 3 of BS 7121. When all parts of BS 7121 have been published BS 5744 will be revised to cover manually operated and light cranes only.

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