Cranes

Cranes

A crane is a type of machinery used for lifting and moving heavy materials in construction, transportation (loading and unloading merchandise) and other fields. Most cranes are equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them around.

Industry: Industrial machinery

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Cranes

standby equipment

Industrial machinery; Cranes

Equipment that is not in regular service but which is used occasionally or intermittently as required.

class III locations

Industrial machinery; Cranes

Easily ignitable fibers or flyings are present, making these areas hazardous, though these fibers or flyings are probably not going to be in suspension in the air at high enough levels to produce ...

normal operating conditions of cab-operated cranes

Industrial machinery; Cranes

During these conditions, the functions performed by the crane are within the original design’s scope. At the operating control devices is the operator, and no one else is on the crane in these ...

normal operating conditions of remote-operated cranes

Industrial machinery; Cranes

During these conditions the functions performed by the crane are within the original design’s scope. In these circumstances, at the operating control devices is the operator, and the operating ...

normal operating conditions of floor-operated cranes

Industrial machinery; Cranes

During these conditions ,the functions performed by the crane are within the original design’ scope. In these circumstances, the operator is off the crane operating control devices that are attached ...