ISO 17096:2015

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 17096
First edition
2015-08-01
Cranes — Safety — Load lifting
attachments
Appareils de levage à charge suspendue — Sécurité — Accessoires
de préhension
Reference number
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ISO 2015
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Safety requirements and/or measures . 7
4.1 General requirements . 7
4.1.1 Mechanical load bearing parts . 7
4.1.2 Controls . 7
4.1.3 Handles . 7
4.1.4 Requirements for slings which are integrated . 7
4.1.5 Stability during storage . 8
4.2 Specific requirements for each category of attachment . 8
4.2.1 Plate clamps . 8
4.2.2 Vacuum lifters . . 8
4.2.3 Lifting magnets .10
4.2.4 C-hooks .11
4.2.5 Lifting forks .11
4.2.6 Lifting beams .12
4.2.7 Clamps .13
5 Verification of the safety requirements and/or measures .14
5.1 General .14
5.2 Proof of fatigue strength by testing .18
5.3 Minimum classification .19
6 Information for use .19
6.1 Instruction handbook .19
6.1.1 General information .19
6.1.2 Specific information .19
6.1.3 Guidance for maintenance .22
6.1.4 Verifications and inspections .23
6.2 Marking .23
6.2.1 General.23
6.2.2 Minimum marking .23
6.2.3 Additional marking .23
Annex A (normative) General verification methods .25
Annex B (normative) Verification methods for plate clamps .27
Annex C (normative) Verification methods for vacuum filters .31
Annex D (normative) Verification methods for lifting magnets .37
Annex E (normative) Verification methods for lifting beams .42
Annex F (normative) Verification methods for lifting forks .44
Annex G (normative) Verification methods for clamps .45
Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 96, Cranes, Subcommittee SC 9, Bridge and
gantry cranes.
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Introduction
This International Standard covers a wide range of non-fixed load lifting attachments which have never
previously been standardized by ISO. The lack of previous standards as a starting point, together with
the wide scope of the equipment covered and the wide variety of current practices, among the established
manufacturers made this International Standard particularly difficult to draft and to get agreement on.
Nevertheless, considerable progress has been made up to the point where the parties involved are now
sufficiently in agreement to enable the first draft of this International Standard to be prepared. The ISO
technical subcommittee SC 9 which is responsible for the preparation of this International Standard is
of the view that while further development may be required, this International Standard, in its present
form, contains much useful information to guide the manufacturers and it represents an important step
forward. Experience of applying this International Standard will doubtless reveal some matters which,
with the benefit of hindsight, have not been adequately dealt with and will need to be reconsidered in
the next edition. In particular, readers are advised to exercise a degree of caution about the rigour of
some of the verification clauses.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 17096:2015(E)
Cranes — Safety — Load lifting attachments
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies safety requirements for the following non-fixed load lifting
attachments for cranes, hoists, and manually controlled load manipulating devices as defined in Clause 3:
— plate clamps;
— vacuum lifters;
— self priming,
— non-self-priming (pump, venturi, turbine);
— electric lifting magnets (battery-fed and main-fed);
— permanent lifting magnets;
— electro-permanent lifting magnets;
— lifting beams/spreader beams;
— C-hooks;
— lifting forks;
— clamps.
This International Standard does not specify the additional requirements for the following:
a) load lifting attachments in direct contact with foodstuffs or pharmaceuticals requiring a high level
of cleanliness for hygiene reasons;
b) hazards resulting from handling hazardous materials (e.g. explosives, hot molten masses,
radiating materials);
c) hazards caused by operation in an explosive atmosphere;
d) hazards caused by noise;
e) electrical hazards;
f) hazards due to hydraulic and pneumatic components.
This International Standard does not cover attachments intended to lift people.
This International Standard does not cover slings, ladles, expanding mandrels, buckets, grabs or grab
buckets, and container spreaders.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 4306-1, Cranes — Vocabulary — Part 1: General
ISO 4309, Cranes — Wire ropes — Care and maintenance, inspection and discard
ISO 4778, Chain slings of welded construction — Grades M (4), S (6) and T (8)
ISO 7531, Wire rope slings for general purposes — Characteristics and specifications
ISO 7593, Chain slings assembled by methods other than welding — Grade T (8)
ISO 7731, Ergonomics — Danger signals for public and work areas — Auditory danger signals
ISO 8686, Cranes — Design principles for loads and load combinations
ISO 11428, Ergonomics — Visual danger signals — General requirements, design and testing
ISO 11429, Ergonomics — System of auditory and visual danger and information signals
ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Part 1: Risk assessment and risk reduction
ISO 13854, Safety of machinery — Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body
ISO 20332, Cranes — Proof of competence of steel structures
IEC 60204-32, Safety of machinery — Electrical equipment of machines — Part 32: Requirements f
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