prEN 15056
(Main)Cranes - Requirements for container handling spreaders
Cranes - Requirements for container handling spreaders
This document specifies safety requirements for spreaders used with cranes designed for the purpose of handling freight containers, e.g. those based on ISO 668:2020+A1:2022. The connection between the spreader and the container is by the use of twistlocks that engage into the container’s upper corner castings.
This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events relevant to container handling spreaders, when it is used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.
The spreader is interfaced to the crane’s control and safety system.
This document does not cover the following types of spreaders:
- hand operated spreaders (without external power supply);
- bottom lift grapple spreaders used for swap bodies and road trailers.
This document does not deal with the lifting of persons.
This document is not applicable to container handling spreaders manufactured before the date of its publication.
Krane - Anforderungen an Spreader zum Umschlag von Containern
Dieses Dokument legt die Sicherheitsanforderungen für die mit Kranen verwendeten Spreader zur Handhabung von Frachtcontainern fest, z. B. die, die auf ISO 668:2020 basieren. Die Verbindung zwischen dem Spreader und dem Container erfolgt durch Drehzapfen, die in die oberen Eckbeschläge des Containers eingreifen.
Dieses Dokument erfasst alle signifikanten Gefährdungen, Gefährdungssituationen oder Gefährdungsereignisse, die für die Spreader beim Umschlag von Containern zutreffen, wenn sie bestimmungsgemäß und unter Bedingungen von durch den Hersteller vernünftigerweise vorhersehbaren Fehlanwendungen verwendet werden.
Der Spreader ist mit dem Steuerungs- und Sicherheitssystem des Krans verbunden.
Die folgenden Spreadertypen werden in diesem Dokument nicht erfasst:
- handbetriebene Spreader (ohne externe Energieversorgung);
- Spreader mit Greifzangen, die für Wechselbehälter und Sattelanhänger eingesetzt werden.
In dieses Dokument wird das Heben von Personen nicht behandelt.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für Spreader zum Umschlag von Containern, die vor dem Datum seiner Veröffentlichung hergestellt wurden.
Appareils de levage à charge suspendue - Exigences pour les spreaders manutentionnant des conteneurs
Le présent document spécifie les exigences de sécurité pour les spreaders utilisés avec les appareils de levage à charge suspendue conçus pour la manutention de conteneurs, par exemple ceux basés sur l’ISO 668:2020. La liaison entre le spreader et le conteneur s'effectue au moyen de verrous rotatifs, lesquels s'engagent dans les pièces de coin supérieures du conteneur.
Le présent document traite tous les phénomènes dangereux, situations dangereuses ou événements dangereux significatifs qui sont pertinents pour les spreaders manutentionnant des conteneurs, lorsqu'ils sont utilisés dans les conditions prévues et dans les conditions de mauvais usage raisonnablement prévisible par le fabricant.
Le spreader est couplé au système de commande et de sécurité de l’appareil de levage à charge suspendue.
Le présent document ne couvre pas les types de spreaders suivants :
- spreader commandé manuellement (sans alimentation externe) ;
- spreader à grappin pour levage par le bas, utilisé pour les caisses mobiles et les remorques routières.
Le présent document ne traite pas du levage de personnes.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas aux spreaders manutentionnant des conteneurs fabriqués avant la date de sa publication.
Dvigala (žerjavi) - Zahteve za kontejnerska prijemala
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2025
Dvigala (žerjavi) - Zahteve za kontejnerska prijemala
Cranes - Requirements for container handling spreaders
Krane - Anforderungen an Spreader zum Umschlag von Containern
Appareils de levage à charge suspendue - Exigences pour les spreaders
manutentionnant des conteneurs
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 15056
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
February 2025
ICS 53.020.20 Will supersede EN 15056:2006+A1:2009
English Version
Cranes - Requirements for container handling spreaders
Appareils de levage à charge suspendue - Exigences Krane - Anforderungen an Spreader zum Umschlag von
pour les spreaders manutentionnant des conteneurs Containern
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CEN/TC 147.
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which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and terminology . 7
3.1 Terms and definitions . 7
3.2 Terminology . 9
4 Safety requirements and/or protective measures . 11
4.1 General. 11
4.1.1 Safety related functions . 11
4.1.2 Suspending (by passing) of safeguarding . 12
4.1.3 Spreader with single point suspension . 12
4.2 Requirement for strength . 12
4.2.1 Structural . 12
4.2.2 Connection to the crane . 13
4.2.3 Telescopic motion . 13
4.3 Twistlock system. 13
4.3.1 General. 13
4.3.2 Twistlock . 13
4.3.3 Mechanical blockading . 14
4.3.4 Landing pins . 14
4.4 Flippers . 14
4.5 Electrical systems . 15
4.5.1 Electrical and control systems . 15
4.5.2 Stop actuators on spreader . 15
4.5.3 Electrical connection to crane . 17
4.5.4 Cableless control . 18
4.5.5 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . 18
4.5.6 Communications network . 18
4.6 Hydraulic systems . 18
4.7 Guarding and access . 18
5 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective measures . 19
5.1 Test loading . 19
5.2 Verification of requirements . 19
6 Information for use . 20
6.1 Marking . 20
6.2 Manuals . 20
6.2.1 General. 20
6.2.2 Instructions on functional testing. 21
6.2.3 Maintenance . 21
6.2.4 Flipper . 21
6.2.5 Overloading the spreader . 21
6.2.6 Instability . 21
6.2.7 Electrical and control systems . 22
6.2.8 Multiple lifting operations . 22
6.2.9 Damaged containers or containers out of standard . 22
6.2.10 Inspection . 22
Annex A (informative) List of significant hazards . 23
Annex B (informative) Example of loading specifications . 25
Annex C (informative) Selection of suitable set of crane standards for a given application . 27
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 aimed to be covered . 29
Bibliography . 32
European foreword
This document (prEN 15056:2025) 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 15056:2006+A1:2009.
EN 15056:2006+A1:2009:
— updating of reference documents and cross-references;
— revision of grammar and linguistic consistency;
— revision of List of significant hazards and moved it to Annex A;
— revision of Annex ZA and addition of Bibliography;
— revision and update of Clause 2 and Clause 3;
— addition of new sublauses 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.6 and 4.7;
— revision and update of sublauses 4.1.1, 4.2.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2.1, 6.2.7 and
6.2.10;
— revision and update of Table A.1;
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 integral part of this
document.
For relationship with other European standards for cranes, see Annex C.
Introduction
This document is a harmonized standard to provide one means for container handling spreaders for
cranes to conform with the essential health and safety requirements of the Machinery Regulation, as
mentioned in Annex ZA.
This standard 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);
— machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with special needs);
— service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);
— consumers (in case of machinery intended for use by consumers).
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, hazardous situations and hazardous events
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 type-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 specifies safety requirements for spreaders used with cranes designed for the purpose of
handling freight containers, e.g. those based on ISO 668:2020. The connection between the spreader and
the container is by the use of twistlocks that engage into the container’s upper corner castings.
This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events relevant to
container handling spreaders, when it is used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are
reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.
The spreader is interfaced to the crane’s control and safety system.
This document does not cover the following types of spreaders:
— hand operated spreaders (without ext
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