Cranes — Vocabulary —Part 3: Tower cranes

Document Number: NL ISO 4306 3 : 2019
Sector: materials handling equipment
TC: NL TC 96
ICS: 53.020.20
ISO 4306-3:2016 as a whole establishes a vocabulary of the most commonly used terms in the field of cranes. This part of ISO 4306 gives the general definition of a tower crane and illustrates the terminology used with each type of tower crane by the use of figures with referenced term numbers. It is applicable to - tower cranes that can be assembled and dismantled (by element or self-erecting cranes), - permanently erected tower cranes, and - mobile self-erecting tower cranes. It is not applicable to - mobile cranes, or - erection masts, with or without jibs.