Foreword

Publishing information

This part of BS 7121 is published by BSI Standards Limited, under licence from The British Standards Institution, and came into effect on 30 June 2017. It was prepared by Subcommittee MHE/3/11, Crane safety and testing, under the authority of Technical Committee MHE/3, Cranes and derricks. A list of organizations represented on these committees can be obtained on request to their secretary.

Supersession

BS 7121‑3:2017 superseded BS 7121‑3:2000, which has been withdrawn.

BS 7121‑3:2017+A1:2019 supersedes BS 7121‑3:2017, which is withdrawn.

Relationship with other publications

BS 7121‑1 provides general recommendations for all types of cranes. BS 7121‑2 (all parts) covers in-service inspection, maintenance, thorough examination and testing for the safe use of all types of crane. BS 7121‑3 provides recommendations for mobile cranes. Other parts of BS 7121 deal with the specific crane types as follows:

• Part 4: Lorry loaders;
• Part 5: Tower cranes;
• Part 11: Offshore cranes;
• Part 12: Recovery vehicles and equipment;
• Part 13: Hydraulic gantry lifting systems;
• Part 14: Side boom pipelayers.

BS 7121 has been accepted as representing the consensus of practical experience for safety on cranes.

Information about this document

Text introduced or altered by Amendment No. 1 is indicated in the text by tags . Minor editorial changes are not tagged.

This part of BS 7121 was revised to reflect BS 7121‑1:2016.

Use of this document

As a code of practice, this part of BS 7121 takes the form of guidance and recommendations. It should not be quoted as if it were a specification and particular care should be taken to ensure that claims of compliance are not misleading.

Any user claiming compliance with this part of BS 7121 is expected to be able to justify any course of action that deviates from its recommendations.

It has been assumed in the preparation of this part of BS 7121 that the execution of its provisions will be entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced people, for whose use it has been produced.

Presentational conventions

The provisions of this standard are presented in roman (i.e. upright) type. Its recommendations are expressed in sentences in which the principal auxiliary verb is “should”.

Commentary, explanation and general informative material is presented in smaller italic type, and does not constitute a normative element.

Where words have alternative spellings, the preferred spelling of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is used (e.g. “organization” rather than “organisation”).

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

In particular, attention is drawn to the following statutory regulations:

• The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 [1];
• The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998 [2];
• The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998 [3];
• The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 (as amended) [4];
• The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) [5];
• The Road Traffic Act 1991 [6];
• The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 (as amended) [7];
• The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003 [8];
• The Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 [9].

NOTE Details of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 [2] and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 [3], together with an HSE Approved Code of Practice and HSE Guidance, are given in HSE publications Safe use of lifting equipment [N2] and Safe use of work equipment [10].

BS 7121-3:2017+A1:2019

Code of practice for safe use of cranes - Mobile cranes

Current

Published:

31 Jul 2019