Safety code on articulating boom cranes
This is the second edition of CSA Z150.3, Safety code on articulating boom cranes. It supersedes the previous edition published in 2011. This Standard is designed to
This Standard was prepared by the Subcommittee on Articulating Boom Cranes, under the jurisdiction of the Technical Committee on Mobile Cranes and the Strategic Steering Committee on Occupational Health and Safety, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee. This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group
This Standard specifies requirements for the design, construction, installation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation of articulating boom cranes. Note: In this Standard, the terms "articulating boom crane" and "crane" have the same meaning.
This Standard applies to the following types of cranes
This Standard applies to cranes that
This Standard does not apply to
In this Standard, "shall" is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; "should" is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and "may" is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard. Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.
The values given in SI units are the units of record for the purposes of this Standard. The values given in parentheses are for information and comparison only.
| SDO | CSA: Canadian Standards Association |
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| Publication Date | Jan. 1, 2017 |
| Language | en - English |
| Page Count | 75 |
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