prEN 16851
(Main)Cranes - Light crane systems
Cranes - Light crane systems
This document applies to:
— light crane systems, either suspended or free-standing systems, where the rated capacity of any single hoist mechanism is 4 t or less;
— pillar- and wall-mounted jib cranes, without an operator's cabin, whose rated capacity is 10 t or less and whose overturning load moment is 500 kNm or less.
NOTE 1 For illustration of crane types, see Annex C.
This document is not applicable to cranes covered by another product specific crane standard, e.g. EN 15011:2020 or EN 14985:2012, see Annex E.
This document is applicable to cranes and crane systems, whose structures are made of steel or aluminium, excluding aluminium structures containing welded joints.
This document gives requirements for all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to cranes, when used as intended, foreseeable misuse and under foreseen conditions (see Annex A).
NOTE 2 Automated operation can be subject to additional requirements. Guidance is given in Annex F.
The specific hazards due to potentially explosive atmospheres, ionizing radiation, operation in electro-magnetic fields beyond the range of EN IEC 61000-6-2:2019 and operation in pharmacy or food industry are not covered by this document.
This document does not cover hazards related to the lifting of persons.
This document is not applicable to cranes manufactured before the date of its publication.
Krane - Leichtkransysteme
Dieses Dokument gilt für:
Leichtkransysteme, entweder hängende oder freistehende Systeme, bei denen die Nennkapazität eines einzelnen Hubwerks 4 t oder weniger beträgt;
Säulenschwenkkrane und Wandschwenkkrane ohne Fahrerkabine mit einer Nennkapazität von 10 t oder weniger und einem umkippbaren Lastmoment von 500 kNm oder weniger.
ANMERKUNG 1 Zur Veranschaulichung der Kranarten, siehe Anhang C.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für Krane, die unter eine andere produktspezifische Norm für Krane fallen, z. B. EN 15011:2020 oder EN 14985:2012, siehe Anhang E.
Dieses Dokument gilt für Krane und Kransysteme, deren Tragwerke aus Stahl oder Aluminium bestehen, ausgenommen Aluminiumtragwerke mit geschweißten Verbindungsstellen.
Dieses Dokument enthält Anforderungen für alle wesentlichen Gefährdungen, Gefährdungssituationen und Gefährdungsereignisse, die für Krane relevant sind, wenn sie bestimmungsgemäß und unter vom Hersteller vorgesehenen Bedingungen verwendet werden (siehe Anhang A).
ANMERKUNG 2 Der automatische Betrieb kann zusätzlichen Anforderungen unterliegen. Leitlinien sind in Anhang F angegeben.
Besondere Gefährdungen durch explosionsgefährdete Bereiche, ionisierende Strahlung und Einsatz in elektromagnetischen Feldern, über den Anwendungsbereich von EN IEC 61000 6 2:2019 hinaus sowie Einsatz im Pharmazie- und Lebensmittelsektor, werden in diesem Dokument nicht behandelt.
Dieses Dokument behandelt nicht die Gefährdungen, die beim Heben von Personen auftreten.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für Krane, die vor dem Veröffentlichungsdatum dieses Dokuments hergestellt wurden.
Appareils de levage à charge suspendue - Systèmes de grue légère
Le présent document s’applique :
— aux systèmes de grue légère, soit suspendus, soit autoporteurs, dont la capacité nominale de chaque mécanisme de levage unitaire est inférieure ou égale à 4 t ;
— aux grues à flèche à colonne et aux grues à flèche murales, sans cabine, de capacité nominale inférieure ou égale à 10 t et de moment de renversement de charge inférieur ou égal à 500 kNm.
NOTE 1 L’Annexe C donne des illustrations de ces types de grues.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas aux appareils de levage à charge suspendue couverts par une autre norme spécifique produit, par exemple l’EN 15011:2020 ou l’EN 14985:2012 ; voir l’Annexe E.
Le présent document s’applique aux systèmes de grues et appareils de levage à charge suspendue dont les structures sont en acier ou en aluminium, à l’exception des structures en aluminium comportant des assemblages soudés.
Le présent document spécifie les exigences relatives à l’ensemble des phénomènes, situations et événements dangereux majeurs relatifs aux appareils de levage à charge suspendue, lorsque ceux-ci sont utilisés comme prévu, dans des conditions de mauvais usage prévisible et dans des conditions prévisibles (voir l’Annexe A).
NOTE 2 Le fonctionnement automatisé peut être soumis à des exigences supplémentaires. Des recommandations sont données à l’Annexe F.
Les phénomènes dangereux spécifiques dus à des atmosphères potentiellement explosives, aux rayonnements ionisants, à l’utilisation dans des champs électromagnétiques allant au-delà de la plage de l’EN IEC 61000-6-2:2019 ainsi que l’utilisation dans l’industrie pharmaceutique ou agroalimentaire ne sont pas couverts par le présent document.
Le présent document ne traite pas des phénomènes dangereux liés au levage des personnes.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas aux grues fabriquées avant la date de sa publication.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2025
Žerjavi - Lahki žerjavni sistemi
Cranes - Light crane systems
Krane - Leichtkransysteme
Appareils de levage à charge suspendue - Systèmes de grue légère
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 16851
ICS:
53.020.20 Dvigala Cranes
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2025
ICS 53.020.20 Will supersede EN 16851:2017+A1:2020
English Version
Cranes - Light crane systems
Appareils de levage à charge suspendue - Systèmes de Krane - Leichtkransysteme
grue légère
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 147.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
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language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
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United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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© 2025 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 16851:2025 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Safety requirements and/or protective measures . 10
4.1 General – Safety related standards . 10
4.2 Aluminium structures . 12
4.3 Actions on supporting structures . 14
4.4 General components . 14
4.5 Tandem operation of cranes/trolleys from a single control station . 19
4.6 Use of multiple hoist mechanisms . 19
4.7 Man-machine interface . 19
4.8 Equipment for warning . 22
4.9 Safety related functions . 22
5 Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures . 23
5.1 General . 23
5.2 Types of verification . 23
5.3 Fitness for purpose testing . 25
6 Information for use . 26
6.1 General . 26
6.2 User’s manual . 26
6.3 Marking . 29
Annex A (informative) List of significant hazards . 31
Annex B (informative) Guidance for specifying the operating duty . 34
Annex C (normative) Actions on supporting structures and installation dimensions . 35
C.1 Loads and load combinations . 35
C.2 Jib cranes . 36
C.3 Suspended light crane systems . 38
C.4 Free-standing light crane system . 39
Annex D (normative) Noise test code . 40
D.1 General . 40
D.2 Description of machinery family . 41
D.3 Determination of an emission sound pressure level by calculation . 41
D.4 Determination of emission sound pressure level at control stations and other
specified positions and determination of sound power level by measurement . 44
D.5 Uncertainties . 48
D.6 Information to be recorded . 48
D.7 Information to be reported . 48
D.8 Declaration and verification of noise emission values . 48
Annex E (informative) Overview of standards published by CEN/TC 147 . 50
E.1 General . 50
E.2 Selecting a suitable standard . 50
Annex F (informative) Guidance for automated operation . 52
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 aimed to be covered. 53
Bibliography . 56
European foreword
This document (prEN 16851:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 147 “Cranes -
Safety”, the secretariat of which is held by SFS.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 16851:2017+A1:2020.
EN 16851:2017+A1:2020:
— update of reference documents and cross-references;
— revision of Clauses 2 and 3;
— revision and update of subclauses 4.1.1, 4.4.9, 4.4.10, 4.7.1, 4.9;
— removal of subclause on lighting (4.7.4);
— addition of new subclauses 6.3.1 and 6.3.3;
— restructuring of Clause 6;
— revision of the list of significant hazards and move to Annex A;
— revision of Annex ZA;
— addition of new Annex F.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
For relationship with other European Standards for cranes, see Annex E.
Introduction
This document has been prepared to provide one means for equipment of cranes to conform to the
essential health and safety requirements of the Machinery Regulation, as mentioned in Annex ZA.
This document is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100:2010.
This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the market
players with regard to machinery safety:
— machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organizations, market surveillance, etc.).
Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the
above-mentioned stakeholder groups:
— machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises).
The above-mentioned stakeholder groups have been given the possibility to participate at the drafting
process of this document.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards are covered are indicated in the Scope of this
document.
When requirements of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B
standards, the requirements of this type C standard take precedence over the requirements of the other
standards, for machines that have been designed and built according to the requirements of this type C
standard.
1 Scope
This document applies to:
— light crane systems, either suspended or free-standing systems, where the rated capacity of any
single hoist mechanism is 4 t or less;
— pillar- and wall-mounted jib cranes, without an operator's cabin, whose rated capacity is 10 t or less
and whose overturning load moment is 500 kNm or less.
NOTE 1 For illustration of crane types, see Annex C.
This document is not applicable to cranes covered by another product specific crane standard, e.g.
EN 15011:2020 or EN 14985:2012, see Annex E.
This document is applicable to cranes and crane systems, whose structures are made of steel or
aluminium, excluding aluminium structures containing welded joints.
This document gives requirements for all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant
to cranes, when used as intended, foreseeable misuse and under foreseen conditions (see Annex A).
NOTE 2 Automated operation can be subject to additional requirements. Guidance is given in Annex F.
The specific hazards due to potentially explosive atmospheres, ionizing radiation, operation in electro-
magnetic fields beyond the range of EN IEC 61000-6-2:2019 and operation in pharmacy or food industry
are not covered by this document.
This document does not cover hazards related to the lifting of persons.
This document is not applicable to cranes manufactured before the date of its publication.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 515:2017, Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Wrought products - Temper designations
EN 755-1:2016, Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles - Part 1: Technical
conditions for inspection and delivery
EN 755-2:2025, Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles - Part 2: Mechanical
properties
EN 755-9:2016, Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Extruded rod/bar, tube and profiles - Part 9: Profiles,
toleran
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