1 Scope

This document specifies requirements for manually controlled load manipulating cranes (herein referred to as load manipulators), powered by an energy other than human energy, to assist an operator in the handling of loads.

This document does not cover:

• mechanically operated balancers that are based on springs, counterweights or automatons;

• manipulating robots;

• operation in severe conditions (e.g. extreme environmental conditions such as: freezer applications, high temperatures, corrosive environment, strong magnetic fields);

• operation subject to special rules;

• handling of loads the nature of which could lead to dangerous situations (e.g. molten metal, acids/alkalis, radiating materials, especially brittle loads);

• hazards occurring during construction, transportation, decommissioning and disposal;

• vibration.

This document does not cover hazards related to the lifting of persons.

This document deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events relevant to load manipulators, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer. The significant hazards covered by this document are identified in Annex A.

This document is not applicable to load manipulators manufactured before the date of its publication.