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8. Regulations
The regulations and standards of the countries for which the machines are intended must be observed. We mention here only those that apply to machines intended for use in Europe, in the EC. However, many European standards (EN) are in line with ISO standards and are suitable for many countries outside the EC. Naturally, you'll need to make sure of this.
The FEM (European Materials Handling Federation) has drawn up recommendations concerning lifting equipment in general (FEM Section 1) and mobile cranes in particular (FEM Section 5). These texts are often among the basic texts used to draw up standards
In the particular case of certain mobile cranes, road traffic is a crucial aspect, and a large number of directives and regulations common to all machines wishing to access...
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Regulations
Standardization
European standards (EN)
- Appareils de levage à charge suspendue - Grues mobiles. - NF EN 13000 - 11-1997
International standards (ISO)
- Grues et appareils de levage - Classification - Partie 1 : Généralités. - ISO 4301-1 - 6-1986
- Grues et appareils de levage - Classification - Partie 2 : Grues...
Bibliography
- (1) - - Grues mobiles. éd. INRS (2000), 92 p.
- (2) - - Union des industries d'équipement pour la construction, les infrastructures et la métallurgie (MTPS), membre de la Confédération des industries mécaniques ( http://www.mtps.org...
Regulations
Regulatory texts
— Arrêté du 11 avril 1972 relatif à la mesure des niveaux sonores des machines en travail statique sur chantier.
— Order of September 15, 1977 relating to the measurement of noise levels from machines in motion.
EEC directives concerning road vehicles
Guidelines for vehicle homologation and component installation homologation:
70/156...
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