Cranes - Safety - Non-fixed load lifting attachments

This European Standard specifies safety requirements for the following non-fixed load lifting attachments (called attachment in the rest of the standard) for cranes, hoists and manually controlled load manipulating devices (called cranes in the rest of the standard):
- Plate clamps;
- Vacuum lifters;
a) Self priming;
b) Non-self priming (pump, venturi, turbine);
- Electric lifting magnets (battery fed and main-fed);
- Permanent lifting magnets;
- Electro-permanent lifting magnets;
- Lifting beams;
- C-hooks;
- Lifting forks;
- Clamps (Tongs);
defined in clause 3.
This standard does not specify the additional requirements for :
- non fixed load lifting attachment in direct contact with food stuffs or pharmaceuticals requiring a high level of cleanliness for hygiene reasons;
- hazards resulting from handling specific hazardous materials (e.g. explosives, hot molten masses, radiating materials);
- hazards caused by operation in an explosive atmosphere;
- hazards caused by noise;
- electrical hazards;
- hazards due to hydraulic and pneumatic components.
This standard does not covers the hazards related to mechanical strength of structural elements of attachments designed for more than 20 000 lifting cycles.
NOTE : The safety coefficient specified in 5.1.1  ensures that no fatigue verification is needed for less than 20 000 cycles. This is in accordance with the well accepted calculation codes e.g. FEM 1001.
This standard does not cover attachments intended to lift above people.
This standard does not cover slings, ladles, expanding mandrels, buckets, grabs, grab buckets.
The significant hazards covered by this European Standard are identified in clause 4.
This European Standard does not cover hazards related to the lifting of persons
This European Standard is applicable to non-fixed load lifting attachment which are manufactured after the date of approval by CEN of this standard.

Krane - Lose Lastaufnahmemittel

Diese Norm legt Anforderungen fest für folgende lose Lastaufnahmemittel für Krane, Winden und von Hand gesteuerte Manipulatoren:
¾ Blechklemmen;
¾ Vakuumheber;
¾ Selbstansaugend,
¾ Nicht Selbstansaugend (Pumpe, Venturi, Gebläse);
¾ Elektromagnete (batteriegespeiste und netzgespeiste);
¾ Permanentmagnete;
¾ Elektropermanentmagnete;
¾ Traversen;
¾ C-Haken;
¾ Krangabeln;
¾ Klemmen (Zangen);
wie sie in Abschnitt 3 definiert sind.
Diese Norm legt keine zusätzlichen Anforderungen fest für:
¾ lose Lastaufnahmemittel, die in direktem Kontakt stehen mit Lebensmitteln oder pharmazeutischen Produkten, die aus Hygienegründen hohe Sauberkeitsanforderungen haben;
¾ Gefährdungen, die bei der Handhabung spezieller gefährlicher Materialien auftreten (z. B. Explosivstoffe, feuerflüssige Massen, radioaktive Materialien);
¾ Gefährdungen durch den Einsatz in explosionsfähiger Atmosphäre;
¾ Gefährdungen durch Lärm;
¾ Elektrische Gefährdungen;
¾ Gefährdungen durch hydraulische und pneumatische Komponenten.
Diese Norm deckt nicht die Gefährdungen ab im Zusammenhang mit der mechanischen Festigkeit von Lastaufnahmemitteln, die für mehr als 20000 Lastwechsel bestimmt sind.
ANMERKUNG   Durch den in 5.1.1 festgelegten Belastungskoeffizienten ist eine Ermüdungsberechnung für Lastwechselzahlen unter 20000 nicht erforderlich. Dies steht im Einklang mit anerkannten Berechnungsverfahren, z. B. FEM 1001.
Diese Norm findet keine Anwendung auf Lastaufnahmemittel für den Transport über Personen hinweg.
Diese Norm gilt nicht für Anschlagmittel, Pfannen, Spreizdorne, Kübel, Greifer oder Kübelgreifer.
Die durch diese Europäische Norm abgedeckten Gefährdungen sind in Abschnitt 4 aufgeführt.
Diese Europäische Norm deckt nicht die Gefährdungen ab im Zusammenhang mit dem Heben von Personen.
Diese Norm findet Anwendung auf lose Lastaufnahmemittel, die nach dem Datum der Annahme durch CEN gefertigt werden.

Appareils de levage a charge suspendue - Equipements amovibles de prise de charge

La présente norme spécifie les exigences de sécurité pour les équipements amovibles de prise de charge suivants (dénommés équipements dans le reste de la norme) pour les appareils de levage à charge suspendue, les palans et les manipulateurs de charge à contrôle manuel (dénommés appareils de levage dans le reste de la norme) :
- Pinces à tôle ;
- Systèmes de préhension par le vide ;
a) à auto-amorçage ;
b) qui ne sont pas à auto-amorçage (pompe, venturi, centrale aspirante) ;
Electro-aimants de levage (alimentés par batterie ou par le réseau) ;
Aimants permanents ;
Aimants de levage électro-permanents ;
Palonniers ;
Cés de levage ;
Fourches de levage ;
Pinces ;
définis dans l'article 3.
Cette norme ne spécifie pas les exigences supplémentaires pour :
- équipements en contact direct avec des produits alimentaires ou pharmaceutiques nécessitant un degré élevé de propreté pour des raisons d'hygiène ;
- les phénomènes dangereux résultant de la manutention de produits dangereux spécifiques (par exemple, explosifs, produits radioactifs) ;
- les phénomènes dangereux causés par le fonctionnement en atmosphère explosible ;
- les phénomènes dangereux causés par le bruit ;
- les phénomènes dangereux électriques ;
- les phénomènes dangereux causés par les composants hydrauliques et pneumatiques.
Cette norme ne traite pas des phénomènes dangereux relatifs à la résistance mécanique des éléments de structure des équipements conçus pour plus de 20 000 cycles de levage.
NOTE   les coefficients de sécurité spécifiés dans 5.1.1 permettent de ne pas réaliser de vérification à la fatigue lorsque le nombre de cycles est inférieur à 20 000. Ceci est conforme aux codes de calcul reconnus, par exemple FEM 1001.
Cette norme ne traite pas des équipements prévus pour le levage au-dessus des personnes.

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2004
Dvigala (žerjavi) – Varnost – Snemljiva dvigalna sredstva
Cranes - Safety - Non-fixed load lifting attachments
Krane - Lose Lastaufnahmemittel
Appareils de levage a charge suspendue - Equipements amovibles de prise de charge
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13155:2003
ICS:
53.020.30 Pribor za dvigalno opremo Accessories for lifting
equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 13155
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2003
ICS 53.020.30
English version
Cranes - Safety - Non-fixed load lifting attachments
Appareils de levage à charge suspendue - Equipements Krane - Sicherheit - Lose Lastaufnahmemittel
amovibles de prise de charge
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 November 2001.
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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the official
versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United
Kingdom.
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© 2003 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 13155:2003 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
Foreword. 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions. 7
4 List of significant hazards. 12
5 Safety requirements and/or measures . 19
6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or measures . 26
7 Information for use . 31
Annex A (normative) General verification methods. 36
Annex B (normative) Verification methods for plate clamps . 41
Annex C (normative) Verification methods for vacuum lifters. 45
Annex D (normative) Verification methods for lifting magnets . 52
Annex E (normative) Verification methods for lifting beams .57
Annex F (normative) Verification methods for lifting forks. 59
Annex G (normative) Verification methods for clamps. 60
Annex H (informative) Selection of a suitable set of crane standards for a given application . 64
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship of this European Standard with EC Directives. 66
Bibliography . 67
Foreword
This document (EN 13155:2003) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 147 “Cranes - Safety”,
the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2004, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by January 2004.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EC Directive(s).
For relationship with EC Directive, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
For the relationship with other European standards for cranes, see informative Annex H.
Introduction
This European Standard has been prepared to be a harmonized standard to provide one means for non-fixed
load lifting attachments used on cranes to conform with the essential health and safety requirements of the
Machinery Directive, as amended.
This European Standard is a type C standard as stated in EN 1070.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards are covered are indicated in the scope of this
standard.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B standards, the
provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards, for non-fixed
load lifting attachments which have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C
standard.
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies safety requirements for the following non-fixed load lifting attachments for
cranes, hoists and manually controlled load manipulating devices:
plate clamps;
vacuum lifters;
self priming,
non-self priming (pump, venturi, turbine);
electric lifting magnets (battery fed and main-fed);
permanent lifting magnets;
electro-permanent lifting magnets;
lifting beams;
C-hooks;
lifting forks;
clamps;
defined in clause 3.
This standard does not specify the additional requirements for :
non fixed load lifting attachments in direct contact with foodstuffs or pharmaceuticals requiring a high level
of cleanliness for hygiene reasons;
hazards resulting from handling specific hazardous materials (e.g. explosives, hot molten masses,
radiating materials);
hazards caused by operation in an explosive atmosphere;
hazards caused by noise;
electrical hazards;
hazards due to hydraulic and pneumatic components.
This standard does not cover the hazards related to mechanical strength of structural elements of attachments
designed for more than 20 000 lifting cycles.
NOTE The coefficient of utilization specified in clause 5.1.1 ensures that no fatigue verification is needed for less
than 20 000 cycles. This is in accordance with the well accepted calculation codes e.g. FEM 1001.
This standard does not cover attachments intended to lift above people.
This standard does not cover slings, ladles, expanding mandrels, buckets, grabs, or grab buckets.
The hazards covered by this European Standard are identified in clause 4.
This European Standard does not cover hazards related to the lifting of persons.
This European Standard is applicable to non-fixed load lifting attachments which are manufactured after the
date of approval by CEN of this standard.
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates, by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications.
These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications apply
to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment of revision. For undated references the
latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
EN 292-1: 1991, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 1: Basic
terminology, methodology
EN 292-2: 1991, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 2: Technical
principles and specifications
EN 292-2: 1991/A1:1995, Safety of machinery — Basic concepts, general principles for design — Part 2:
Technical principles and specifications (Amendment 1)
EN 287-1, Approval testing of welders for fusion welding — Part 1: Steels
EN 349: 1993, Safety of machinery — Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body
EN 457, Safety of machinery — Auditory danger signals — General requirements, design and testing
EN 818-4, Short link chain for lifting purposes — Safety — Part 4: Chain slings — Grade 8
EN 818-5, Short link chain for lifting purposes — Safety — Part 5: Chain slings —Grade 4
EN 842, Safety of machinery — Visual danger signals — General requirements, design and testing
EN 981, Safety of machinery - System of auditory and visual danger and information signals
EN 1070: 1998, Safety of machinery — Terminology
EN 1492-1, Textile slings — Safety — Part 1: Flat woven webbing slings, made of man-made fibres, for
general purpose use
EN 1492-2, Textile slings — Safety — Part 2: Roundslings, made of man-made fibres, for general purpose
use
ENV 1993-1-1: 1992, Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures — Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
EN 10025, Hot-rolled products of non alloy structural steels — Technical delivery conditions
EN 10045-1, Metallic materials — Charpy impact test — Part 1: Test method
prEN 13414-1, Steel wire rope slings — Safety — Part 1: Slings for general lifting service
prEN 13557: 2003, Cranes — Controls and control stations
EN 25817, Arc-welded joints in steel — Guidance on quality levels for imperfections (ISO 5817:1992)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms and definitions given in EN 1070:1998 and the
following terms and definitions apply:
3.1
adhesion force
force required to remove the load from a vacuum lifter
3.2
building area
area where buildings, bridges, roads etc are being erected or renovated or demolished
NOTE In these areas the environment is permanently changing. Any risks are higher than in plants or warehouses.
3.3
C-hook
equipment in the form of a ‘C’ used for lifting hollow loads e.g. coils, pipes
Figure 1 — Example of a C-hook
3.4
coefficient of utilisation
arithmetic ratio between the maximum load held by the lifting attachment and its working load limit
3.5
clamp
equipment used to handle loads by clamping on a specific part of the load.
NOTE Clamps are also known as tongs. For definition of plate clamps see 3.12.
Figure 2 — Example of a clamp
3.6
individual verification
verification carried out on every item produced
3.7
lifting beam
equipment consisting of one or more members equipped with attachment points to facilitate the handling of
loads which require support at several points
Figure 3 — Example of a lifting beam
3.8
lifting forks
equipment consisting of two or more arms fixed to an upright with an upper arm, essentially to lift palletised or
similar loads
Figure 4 — Example of lifting forks
3.9
lifting magnet
Figure 5 — Example of a lifting magnet
3.9.1
electric lifting magnet
equipment with a magnetic field generated by an electric current creating sufficient force for gripping, holding
and handling loads with ferro-magnetic properties.
3.9.2
permanent lifting magnet
equipment with a permanent magnetic field which creates sufficient force for gripping, holding and handling
loads with ferro-magnetic properties. The magnetic field is controlled by mechanical means
3.9.3
electro-permanent lifting magnet
equipment with a permanent magnetic field which creates sufficient force for gripping, holding and handling
loads with ferro-magnetic properties. The magnetic field is controlled by an electric current which is not
required to sustain the magnetic field
NOTE Electro-permanent lifting magnets can be energized by the mains or by battery or stand-alone generator.
3.10
No-go area
area from which persons are excluded during normal operation
3.11
non-fixed load lifting attachment
lifting attachment which can be fitted directly or indirectly to the hook or any other coupling device of a crane,
hoist or manually controlled manipulating device by the user without affecting the integrity of the crane, hoist
or manually controlled manipulating device
3.12
plate clamps
non powered equipment used to handle steel plates by clamping them between jaws.
Figure 6 — Example of plate clamps
3.13
positive holding device
device making a direct mechanical connection to the load and which does not rely solely on friction, suction or
magnetic adhesion to the load
3.14
secondary positive holding device
device to hold loads if the primary holding means fails and which does not rely on friction, suction or magnetic
adhesion to the load
3.15
tear-off force
force applied at a right angle to the plane of the magnet poles which is required to detach the load from the
switched-on magnet
3.16
two-action control
control which, in order to be operative, requires
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