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AS 4991This is a free 8 page sample. Access the full version online.AS 4991—2004Australian Standard Lifting devices
This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee ME-005, Cranes. It wasapproved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 30 March 2004 andpublished on 6 May 2004.The following are represented on Committee ME-005:Association of Consulting Engineers AustraliaAustralian Chamber of Commerce and IndustryAustralian Elevator AssociationAustralian Industry GroupAustralian Institute for Non-Destructive TestingBureau of Steel Manufacturers of AustraliaConstruction and Mining Equipment Association of AustraliaCrane Industry Council of AustraliaDepartment of Administrative and Information Services (South Australia)Department of Employment Training and Industrial Relations (Qld)Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (Tasmania)Department of Labour New ZealandInstitution of Engineers AustraliaState Chamber of CommerceUniversity of New South WalesVictorian WorkCover AuthorityWorkCover NSWWorkSafe Western AustraliaThis is a free 8 page sample. Access the full version online.Keeping Standards up-to-dateStandards are living documents which reflect progress in science, technology andsystems. To maintain their currency, all Standards are periodically reviewed, andnew editions are published. Between editions, amendments may be issued.Standards may also be withdrawn. It is important that readers assure themselvesthey are using a current Standard, which should include any amendments whichmay have been published since the Standard was purchased.Detailed information about Standards can be found by visiting the Standards WebShop at www.standards.com.au and looking up the relevant Standard in the on-linecatalogue.Alternatively, the printed Catalogue provides information current at 1 January eachyear, and the monthly magazine, The Global Standard, has a full listing of revisionsand amendments published each month.Australian StandardsTM and other products and services developed by StandardsAustralia are published and distributed under contract by SAI Global, whichoperates the Standards Web Shop.We also welcome suggestions for improvement in our Standards, and especiallyencourage readers to notify us immediately of any apparent inaccuracies orambiguities. Contact us via email at mail@standards.org.au, or write to the ChiefExecutive, Standards Australia International Ltd, GPO Box 5420, Sydney, NSW2001.This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 03001.
AS 4991—2004Australian Standard Lifting devicesThis is a free 8 page sample. Access the full version online.First published as AS 4991—2004.COPYRIGHT Standards Australia InternationalAll rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by anymeans, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without the written permission of thepublisher.Published by Standards Australia International LtdGPO Box 5420, Sydney, NSW 2001, AustraliaISBN 0 7337 5965 3
AS 4991—20042PREFACEThis Standard was prepared by the Australian members of the Joint StandardsAustralia/Standards New Zealand Committee ME-005, Cranes. After consultation withstakeholders in both countries, Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand decided todevelop this Standard as an Australian Standard rather than an Australian/New ZealandStandard.The objective of this Standard is to provide the requirements that are additional to therequirements of other Parts of AS 1418.During the preparation of this Standard reference was made to prEN 13155, Cranes—Safety—Non-fixed load lifting attachments.Statements expressed in mandatory terms in notes to tables and figures are deemed to berequirements of this Standard.This is a free 8 page sample. Access the full version online.The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define theapplication of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral partof a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance.
3AS 4991—2004CONTENTSPageSECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL1.1 SCOPE . 61.2 LOAD DESIGNATIONS . 61.3 NEW DESIGNS AND INNOVATIONS . 61.4 INTERPRETATIONS . 61.5 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . 61.6 DEFINITIONS . 6SECTION 2 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS2.1 GENERAL . 102.2 LIFTING DUTY. 102.3 ATTACHMENT TO THE CRANE . 102.4 ERGONOMICS . 112.5 HANDLES . 112.6 MULTIPLE LOAD ATTACHMENT POINTS . 112.7 SAFETY MECHANISMS . 112.8 RISK ASSESSMENT. 11This is a free 8 page sample. Access the full version online.SECTION 3 GRIPPING DEVICES3.1 GENERAL . 123.2 DESIGN . 123.3 PLATE CLAMPS AND CLAMPS . 133.4 GIRDER CLAMPS. 143.5 TONGS. 15SECTION 4 BINS4.1 DESIGN . 164.2 SET DOWN. 164.3 TESTING AND VERIFICATION. 164.4 MARKING . 164.5 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED WITH BINS . 174.6 MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND REPAIR . 174.7 CARE AND USE . 17SECTION 5 VACUUM LIFTING DEVICES5.1 GENERAL . 185.2 VACUUM SYSTEMS. 185.3 VACUUM INDICATORS. 185.4 VACUUM LOSS CONTROL AND MONITORING . 195.5 DESIGN FOR USE IN PROXIMITY TO PEOPLE . 195.6 TESTING . 195.7 VACUUM LIFTER MARKINGS. 205.8 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED WITH VACUUM LIFTERS. 205.9 MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND REPAIR . 205.10 CARE AND USE . 20
AS 4991—20044PageSECTION 6 LIFTING MAGNETS6.1 GENERAL . 216.2 ALL TYPES . 216.3 BATTERY-POWERED LIFTING MAGNETS. 236.4 MAINS-POWERED LIFTING MAGNETS . 246.5 PERMANENT LIFTING MAGNETS . 246.6 ELECTRO-PERMANENT LIFTING MAGNETS . 256.7 ASSOCIATED STANDARDS . 256.8 MARKING . 256.9 MAGNET TESTING. 256.10 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED . 256.11 MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND REPAIR . 256.12 CARE AND USE . 25SECTION 7 C-HOOKS7.1 GENERAL . 267.2 DESIGN . 267.3 TESTING AND VERIFICATION. 267.4 MARKING . 267.5 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED . 267.6 MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND REPAIR . 267.7 CARE AND USE . 26This is a free 8 page sample. Access the full version online.SECTION 8 LIFTING FORKS8.1 GENERAL . 288.2 DESIGN . 288.3 TESTING AND VERIFICATION. 288.4 MARKING . 288.5 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED . 288.6 MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND REPAIR . 288.7 CARE AND USE . 28SECTION 9 LIFTING BEAMS9.1 GENERAL . 309.2 DESIGN . 309.3 TESTING AND VERIFICATION. 309.4 MARKING . 309.5 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED . 309.6 MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND REPAIR . 309.7 CARE AND USE . 31SECTION 10 LADLE HANDLING EQUIPMENT10.1 GENERAL . 3210.2 CONTROL OF TILTING . 3210.3 MEASURES AGAINST DETACHMENT OF THE HANGERS . 3210.4 TEMPERATURE . 3210.5 TESTING AND VERIFICATION. 3210.6 MARKING . 3210.7 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED . 3210.8 MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND REPAIR . 3310.9 CARE AND USE . 33
5AS 4991—2004PageSECTION 11 BULK MATERIAL GRABS11.1 GENERAL . 3411.2 DESIGN . 3411.3 TESTING . 3411.4 MARKING . 3411.5 INFORM
care and use of lifting devices that can be fitted directly or indirectly to the hook or any other coupling device on a crane, hoist or winch, as defined in AS 2549, without affecting its integrity. This Standard does not cover lifting equipment such as slings, lifting gear, workboxes and items covered by other Australian Standards.
