FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DE LA FEM. MANUTENTION 1.001 ¥EDITION SECTION! (did HEAVY LIFTING APPLIANCES. 1998.10.01, RULES FOR THE DESIGN OF HOISTING APPLIANCES BOOKLET 1 OBJECT AND SCOPE Sony by FEM SctCozunen repay be enna comma of FEM (open Handing Feseraten) Section I «Hoa FEN Secon Sacra Conte DUSSAUGEY sza00 COURBEVOIE 92038 PARIS LA DEFENSE CEDEX Fou33 147976250) mal tpsebwaraco sr Document vale near te folowing Natonal Coreitees evo Luxemsours PASRIMETAL Foauaten des ngustols nembouneo Fue os piers, 21 ‘oupement des Consbuseurs Bojos BRONELLES Bp isoe Fowtzastoa08 Chron tuxemsours “Xzenamon of Cxechosiovak Marcie NegERLANO ( ranapon nd ig Eau Paeocr Sys Posts 120 ‘alve Pete Crane, ItT00 Ao ZOETERMEER Ce si200 BNO. Pac: ah 70995 65 nore DOANEMARK Nomesin FEM Groups Conteero of Dans nutes Federation o Nerwepun Engineering indus 5 Ster COpENAGEN. 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This addition is | incorporated in booklet 8, which also replaces bookiet 6 | This booklet forms part of the “Rules for the design of hoisting appliances" 3rd edition revised, consisting of 8 booklets Booklet 1 - Object and scope Booklet 2 - Classification and loading on structures and mechanisms Booklet 3 - Calculating the stresses in structures Booklet 4 - Checking for fatigue and choice of mechanism components Booklet § - Electrical equipment Booklet 6 Stability and safety against movement by the wind Booklet 7 - Safety rules Booklet 8 - Test loads and tolerances Booklet 9 - Supplements and comments to booklets 1 to 8 NOTE: Booklet 9 must not therefore be used separately.25 oak. 200t Le Baie 23192 sooxtcr 1 oasecr ano score canrenrs ome tat cnet ne muss 1a. = sore . . Cees i12$3102~ PREFACE ‘he fules for the Design of Hoisting Aopliaces Setup by the Tecnica) Comittee ot tne Section Taf the Fstaey shich have ban pblianea 20 far in two E6lten®, the flzet ane in 1962 ard the Second in 1970, have been Inereasigly wisely usec Sn any coutzies al over De mois. Taking secout of this enlarges aulience, Section I of the FEM cecoud to range the foonat of these OesipnAules and to Pacilite vpating by sbanning the single Volume for snd elviding the work inte rater of separate Cooks as follows Booklet 1 - Object and Scope Booklet 2 - Classification and loading on structures and mechanisms Booklet 3 - Calculating the stresses in the structure Booklet 4 - Checking for fatigue and choice of aechanism conponents Booklet 5 - Electrical equinnent Booklet 6 - Stability and safety against movenent by the wind Booklet 7 - Safety rules Booklet @ - Test loads and tolerances ‘sutroun rot rectly part of these Oesigy Rules, the oportnity taken to rm attention to the raw Terminology of SectionAntropucr rN to facilitate te use of these Rules by te purchases, manufacturers and safety crgenizations concerned, 1¢ 15 neessaty to give sane explanation in separé 0 the fo following uestions 1 tow sruld these Rules be soplied in pretice tothe different tyes of eollange ase canetrction they coves? 2. to srould 9 purchaser use these Aes to Stine Nis raguttenets in relation {a av sopliance wren he cosines ¢9 orc ond wfat conitiore shuld he Secity in nis exuiry to enaure that the manufacturers can subi a propel In sccoramree wit his reaulrorets ? 48 As ncessary First to recognize the great variety of appliances covered by ‘re Oasign Rules. it 1s vious that 8 crane having very Ron speeds and 8 Toole wotking cycle Ist rot oeignes In the sane aoer ae 8 sal! overeas crane for Intreqont uty. For such 8 chine teze can be No auestion of raking all the verifications which woul appear Uo be feautred, sen reading tran the Pules, breauce one nule clearly finien wlth a valine of ealedatiors wiley would be {totaly out of proportion to the abjective in view. The manufacturer must there fore decide in each particular ease wich pats of the machine, wich he 13 de sighing, snoulé be enalyso ard thosn for enienealeulation ie wmecessery, Mot Decne he must accept that the results for the latter wuld not be in accoraance Ith the requtrennts of te Res, But ecauee onthe contrary he Se certain In cartes that tre calculations for the latter would oly conan a favourable futcone. This may be Decaae a tardard compare Se being uted wen hee Deer ‘verified ance and forall or Secae it has Deen extablisnd that sane of the ‘erifiestions Swoosed by the Aes camot in certain cates have unfavotable {esult ang therefore serve no purpose, 1 ore tates for exaole, the fatigue calculations, It 1s very easy to see tat certain verifications are unecesaty for apoliaoes of ght or moderate 2), because thay slaays lene to tre coclusione that bw sost wnfovcusole crete fe thse resulting (Fon erecting safety in flation to the elastic Lint. ‘hese consigerations show at calculations mace In secordance with the Rules can take a vey ctferent for according to be type of poliance which 1s being farstored, snd may in be case of a sole necine of a machine baying Starcard covporents be In the for of @ Brief sumary wiveut prejusicing the coliance ff the machine with the principles set ut ty the Oesion Rules. ‘As tar asthe second question is concern, sone eolanation is frst desirable for te purcaser, wo may be soewat Drwildered ty the extent of the coment fara contsed when faced with the vatiety of choc which 1 presets, 8 vaiety hich, rowever, necessary 1 one wishes to tare account of the goat clversity OF probing tobe sesclves.1 fact, tne only tnpartantnetter for the putcraser 1s to aetine te asty maT re expects fror his appliance and if possioie to give some indication of the uty Of the various aotions, As segarae the anrvice to be perforned by the spplionce, tne factors mst be secie = the class of utinsztion, as oetined In 221.22 § = the ons spectrin, a6 defined Sn 21.2.3, 1m onder to arrive at the ner of raising cycles determining te class of uti sation, Be puree may, for Instance, fing te arose of = the eurcer of hoisting cyeles which the apliance wil] have to average ean coy mini feds ure = the average er of cays of use per year 4 = the nar of years after which the appliance may be consaeres a raving to be rlsces, Sinilarly, the oxo spectrum may be calculates ty neans of the sinlitied formule fet ot tn tne above entlone paregroh. in tne case ote austin ct fr Noy tate of secury, bing oct Iassting syeles anternining tn clases of tilieation go not consttate guarantees (luce 1 ty ate netely guide value serving as 4 Desle for the fatigue seleuletions te serzeapoing to an srerage Life unien con be expected ni a Fesaraolesegree OF safety, provides the aooLance, degre in accordance ath the present sip ules 1s'ubed unter the conditions specified by We customer in Rig call for tender frais eae peated an ntrtan eepiay Sn Sane alt te mone 10 pe Sa weble ta determine tne class of uillzntion ang te Loud spect, tne purchaser ey confine himself to stating the group In wiley te appliance 1 to be classified. A guide ab to the choice of grow 1s provioe by Tble 21.23. hier is not binding ut gives simple evans tnich, by my ot conarlsnn, my = the class of utilization, a cefine in 21. = the oad spectrin, as onfined In 2.1.3.3. 5 ‘the sane coservetionsaoply a8 were nace concerning the apllarce a @ mole.