BS EN 13001‑3‑1 is to be used together with BS EN 13001-1 and BS EN 13001-2 and as such they specify general conditions, requirements, and methods to prevent mechanical hazards of cranes by design and theoretical verification. The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations, and events are covered are indicated in the scope of BS EN 13001‑3‑1.
The following is a list of significant hazardous situations and hazardous events that could result in risks to persons during intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse. Clauses 4 to 8 of BS EN 13001‑3‑1are necessary to reduce or eliminate risks associated with the following hazards:
BS EN 13001‑3‑1 is not applicable to cranes that are manufactured before the date of their publication as EN and serve as a reference base for the European Standards for a particular crane type.
Note1: Specific requirements for particular types of cranes are given in the appropriate European Standard for the particular crane type.
Note2: BS EN 13001-3-1 deals only with the limit state method in accordance with BS EN 13001-1.
BS EN 13001‑3‑1 on limit States and proof competence of steel structure is useful for:
Nominal stress is a stress in the base material adjacent to a potential crack location, calculated in accordance with simple elastic strength of materials theory, excluding local stress concentration effects. The stresses are calculated in accordance with the nominal stress concept.
BS EN 13001‑3‑1 is based on nominal stresses, i.e. stresses calculated using traditional elastic strength of materials theory which in general neglect localized stress non-uniformities. When more accurate alternative methods of stress calculation are used, such as finite element analysis, using those stresses for the proof given in BS EN 13001‑3‑1 may yield inordinately conservative results.
BS EN 13001‑3‑1 has been prepared to be a harmonized standard to provide one means for the mechanical design and theoretical verification of cranes to conform to the essential health and safety requirements of the Machinery Directive, as amended. BS EN 13001‑3‑1 also establishes interfaces between the user (purchaser) and the designer, as well as between the designer and the component manufacturer, in order to form a basis for selecting cranes and components.
BS EN 13001‑3‑1:2012+A2:2018 supersedes BS EN 13001‑3‑1:2012+A1:2013, which is withdrawn.
CEN/TC 147/WG 2 has made a new edition of BS EN 13001-3-1 to adapt the standard as follows:
EN 13001-3-1:2012+A2:2018