<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>
Registration number (WIID)
35095
Scope
<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>
