BS EN 13000:2010+A1:2014

What is BS EN 13000 – Mobile Cranes about? 

BS EN 13000 is a European standard that discusses mobile cranes. They are designed to easily transport to a site and use with different types of loads and cargo with little or no setup or assembly. 

BS EN 13000 is applicable to the design, construction, installation of safety devices, information for use, maintenance and testing of mobile cranes as defined in ISO 4306-2. 

Mobile cranes covered by BS EN 13000 are designed for a limited number of stress cycles and particular properties of motions. 

Note: BS EN 13000 does not apply to: 

• Loader cranes 
• Off-shore cranes 
• Floating cranes 
• Variable reach truck 

BS EN 13000 does not cover hazards related to the lifting of persons. 

Note: BS EN 13000 does not apply to mobile cranes which are manufactured before the date of publication of BS EN 13000 by CEN. 

Who is BS EN 13000 – Mobile Cranes for? 

BS EN 13000 on mobile cranes applies to: 

• Manufacturer of mobile cranes 
• Automobile engineers 
• Quality testing and maintenance for mobile cranes 

Why should you use BS EN 13000 – Mobile Cranes? 

Crane is a machine for cyclic lifting or cyclic lifting and handling of loads suspended on hooks or other load handling devices, whether manufactured to an individual design, in series or from prefabricated components. Mobile cranes are designed to easily transport to a site and use with different types of loads and cargo with little or no setup or assembly. 

BS EN 13000 provides you with the safety requirement and protective measures in which the machines comply with the safety requirements, the machine is designed for hazards relevant but not significant, which are dealt with by this document (e.g., sharp edges). To prevent this potential danger, verification is provided for the extreme values of load effects based on all forces which act simultaneously on the crane multiplied by adequate (partial) safety factors to ensure that the corresponding loading limits are not exceeded. 

BS EN 13000 defines loads and load combinations as well as specific values of factors and coefficients to be applied to mobile cranes. 

What’s changed since the last update? 

BS EN 13000:2010+A1:2014 supersedes BS EN 13000:2010, which is withdrawn. New requirements and changes in standard reference, the main topics are: 

• The scope of this standard has been amended to cover gaps and overlaps with other European Standards 
• Several wind-related incidents forced the introduction of more clarification on wind loads and the development of explanations to be added in the instruction manual (4.1.2.2.2 and 6.2.2.4) 
• The limit value for the noise measured at the operator position has been aligned with the actual legal requirements and the former noise clause has been reorganized to improve readability (5.3, 6.1.2 and Annex G) 
• To cover the risk of a wrong setting of the outrigger configuration and to align the standard with other European Standards and recently introduced regulations outside of the EEA, requirements for outrigger monitoring are introduced (4.2.6.2.5)