Mobile Cranes

Cranes & Lifting

Mobiles Cranes

The Subgroup Mobile Cranes is responsible for all matters concerning all types of mobile cranes, including mobile cranes mounted on crawlers or rubber-tired carriers and lorry loader cranes

Members

The Subgroup consists of members from Germany, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Turkey.

Objectives

Promoting and encouraging free communication between members and mobile crane users of on all matters relating to the design, manufacture, supply and service of mobile cranes.
Encouraging safety in the field of mobile cranes.
Harmonisation of legislation, standardisation and testing procedures at International and European levels to facilitate free trade.
Assisting and advising relevant authorities, at national and European level, on all matters concerning mobile cranes.

Activities

The current work items include:

Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
Exhaust Emissions from NRMM Regulation (EU) 2016/1628
Outdoor Noise Directive 2000/14/EC
Road regulations Regulation (EU) 2018/858 and road circulation of mobile machinery

Technical work:

CEN/TC 147, especially WG 11
ISO/TC 96 SC 6 standards
International Crane Stakeholder Assembly (ICSA)
European Regulation Group in collaboration with ESTA

Documents

Technical documents

See section Publications – Technical Guidance, subsection Cranes & Lifting.

Guidance documents:

ICSA 001 Leaving mobile cranes unattended – 2022
ICSA 002 Lifting a load with several mobile cranes – 2022
ICSA 003 Lifting of persons with mobile cranes – 2022
ICSA 004 Mobile Crane Ground Preparation for Wind Farm Construction – 2022
ICSA 005 Working with Land-based Mobile Cranes on Floating Vessels – 2022
ICSA 006 Mobile Cranes Suspended Vibratory Eqp. for Pile Driving/Extraction – 2022
ICSA 007 Safe Crane Operation in the Vicinity of Power Lines – 2024

Position papers

N1318 – Avoiding Contact to energized Power Lines (2022): EN
N0654 – External Warning Signals (2014): EN
N0442 – Lifting Persons with Mobile Cranes (2012): EN
N0513 – Indication of stability limits in capacity charts of mobile cranes (2012): EN
N0485 – CE marking and engine emissions (2013): EN
N0308 – Overload testing of mobile cranes (2011): EN
N0284 – Lifting Persons with Mobile Cranes (2011): EN; FR; DE
N0241 – Putting mobile cranes on the market (2010): EN
N0521 – Diesel Emissions – Retrofit of Particulate Filters (2013): EN

Press Releases

N0795 – Guidance paper for safe use of fibre ropes in mobile crane applications (2016): EN
N0731 – EN 13000:2010+A1:2014: Cranes- Mobile Cranes to be published in the EU Official Journal (2015): EN
N0732 – Revision of Directive 97/68/EC – impact study on mobile cranes (2015): EN
N0616 – Guideline – External Warning signals of the Rated Capacity Limiter, speed reductions and Event Recorder for mobile cranes (2013): EN
N0617 – Guideline – Event Recorder – Specifications – Mobile Cranes according to EN13000 (2013): EN
N0219 – Influence of wind forces during crane operation (2010): EN
N0211 – EN 13000 Cranes – Mobile Cranes: Standard to be published (2010): EN