International ISO Standard IS012480-1 Second edition Cranes Safe use - 2024-08 Part 1: General Appareils de levage a charge suspendue - Sécurité d'emploi - Partie 1: Généralités Reference number IS0 12480-1:2024(en) @ISO2024 IS0 12480-1:2024(en) COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @ ISO 2024 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country ofthe requester. ISO copyright office CP 401 : Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone:+41227490111 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2024 - All rights reserved ii IS0 12480-1:2024(en) Contents Page Foreword. iv 1 Scope. 1 2 Normative references 1 3 Terms and definitions. .1 4 Safe system of work 2 5 Personnel involved with crane activities 3 5.1 Competency of personnel. 5.2 Duties of personnel. 5.2.1 Dutiesofcraneoperator 3 5.2.2 Duties of slinger. 4 5.2.3 Duties of signaller 4 5.3 Communication system. 4 5.4 Personal protective equipment .5 5.5 Crane access and fire prevention 5 5.5.1 Boarding and leaving the crane. 5 5.5.2 Fire prevention. 6 Crane activities. 5 6.1 Planning of crane activities. .5 6.2 Crane selection. 6 6.3 Crane placement! 6 6.4 Crane erection and dismantling 7 Identification of components 6.4.1 7 6.4.2 Electrical supply. 7 6.4.3 Lightning protection. 6.5 Crane operation 7 6.6 Remote operation. 9 6.7 Operation in the vicinity of overhead electric power lines. 9 6.8 9 Environmentalconsiderations 6.8.1 Wind 9 6.8.2 Visibility .10 6.8.3 Rain, snow or ice .10 Maintenance, inspection and condition monitoring 7 10 7.1 Malfunctions, issues and incidents. .10 7.2 Leaving the crane unattended. .10 8 Other lifting applications 11 8.1 Lifting with multiple cranes or multiple hoists .11 Multiple crane lifting.. 8.1.1 11 8.1.2 Multiple hoist lifting... .11 8.1.3 Supervision. 13 8.1.4 Coordination of crane motions. 13 8.2 Non-fixed load-lifting attachments. 13 8.2.1 Grab attachment .14 8.2.2 Magnet attachment .14 8.2.3 Vacuum lifting devices .14 8.2.4 Demolition (deconstruction) and other special lifting applications .14 8.3 Personnel lifting .14 Annex A (informative) Lifting and lowering of personnel .16 Bibliography 18 @ IS0 2024 - All rights reserved iii