Legislation

• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. (PUWER)
• Health & Safety at Work Act Etc 1974 (HSWA)
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)

Standards

• BS5744:1979. Code of practice for safe use of cranes (part superseded by BS7121 parts 1&2).
• BS 7121-1:1989 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. General
• BS 7121-2:1991 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Inspection, testing and examination
• BS 7121-3:2000 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Mobile cranes
• BS 7121-4:1997 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Lorry loaders
• BS 7121-5:1997 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Tower cranes
• BS 7121-11:1998 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Offshore cranes
• BS 7121-12:1999 Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Recovery vehicles and equipment.

Organisations

• TER. The national plant and equipment register. Stolen equipment database.
• Construction Plant Organisation (CPA). UK based.
• Association of Lifting and Loading Equipment Manufacturers (ALLMI). UK based
• Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
• International Powered Access Federation (IPAF).

Publications

• Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWP) for Tree Work: FASTCo Safety Guide No 403. Order free from Forestry Commission.
• INDG290- Simple guide to the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 HSE Leaflet available to download as a PDF file.
• INDG291-   Simple guide to the Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. HSE Leaflet available to download as a PDF file.

Suppliers & Services

• Crane Care Ltd.  Small vehicle crane manufacturers. Tel. 0121 327 0444   Fax. 0121 328 1548
• FaceLift.  Crane Hire & sales. Ladders, platforms etc. UK based.  Tel. 01444 881122   Fax. 01444 881199

Publication Extracts (books, handbooks & bulletins)

• Crane Hire - Hazards of.   AAN - Issue 109 - June 2000
• Crane Hire Contracts - A disaster waiting to happen?   AAN - Issue 96 - Dec 1997

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