NF ISO 4309

<p>ISO 4309:2004 details guidelines for the care, installation, maintenance and examination of wire rope in service on a crane, and enumerates the discard criteria to be applied to promote the safe use of the crane.</p> <p>ISO 4309:2004 is applicable to the following types of crane, as defined in ISO 4306-1:</p> <p>cable and portal cable cranes;</p> <p>cantilever cranes (pillar jib, wall or walking);</p> <p>deck cranes;</p> <p>derrick and guy derrick cranes;</p> <p>derrick cranes with rigid bracing;</p> <p>floating cranes;</p> <p>mobile cranes;</p> <p>overhead travelling cranes;</p> <p>portal or semi-portal bridge cranes;</p> <p>portal or semi-portal cranes;</p> <p>railway cranes;</p> <p>ISO 4309:2004 is applicable to cranes used for hook, grabbing, magnet, ladle, excavator or stacking duties, whether operated manually, mechanically, electrically or hydraulically.</p> <p>ISO 4309:2004 is also applicable to hoists and hoist blocks which use wire rope.</p>