It provides recommendations for the safe use of mobile cranes that are used for a wide variety of lifting operations in numerous locations.
It will be actively used by anyone planning and carrying out lifting operations with mobile cranes in the UK and applies to all UK mobile crane users, owners and operators.
It provides recommendations for dealing with the hazards caused by mobility and the diversity of locations of mobile crane lifting operations. It also supplies in depth guidance on complying with the requirements of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 and is used by both the Health and Safety Executive and the courts as an indication of good practice.
The use of mobile cranes has changed significantly since this standard was first published in 2000 and since then, its companion standards have also been revised:
There have also been some significant changes to how risk based planning ismo applied. Specifically, the 2017 version of BS 7121-3 includes:
NOTE: This standard is intended to be used in conjunction with BS 7121-1:2016 which gives general recommendations for all types of cranes and BS 7121-2:2012 which gives general guidance on inspection, testing and examination of all types of cranes.