B167-08

(reaffirmed 2014)

Overhead travelling cranes — Design, inspection, testing, maintenance, and safe operation

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B167-08

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Title: Overhead travelling cranes — Design, inspection, testing, maintenance, and safe operation

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Overhead travelling cranes — Design, inspection, testing, maintenance, and safe operation

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Contents

Technical Committee on Overhead Travelling Cranes v

Preface vii

1. Scope 1

   
   

2. Reference publications 1

   
   

3. Definitions 6

   
   

4. Crane design and classification 7

   1. Crane information 7

   2. Crane classification 8

   3. Structural requirements and tolerances 9

      1. Structural design 9

      2. Structural elements to be considered 10

      3. Crane-specific design considerations 10

      4. Bridge girder camber and deflection 11

      5. Lateral loads 11

      6. Tolerances for cranes and tracks 11

      7. Structural welding 11

      8. Ladders, stairs, walkways, and handrails 11

   4. Mechanical requirements 12

      1. General 12

      2. Crane design 12

      3. Wire rope 12

      4. Hoist brakes 13

   5. Electrical requirements 13

   6. Testing and acceptance 14

   7. Design life 14

      
      

5. Inspection 15

   1. Crane inspection — General 15

   2. Qualified inspectors 15

   3. Inspection criteria 15

   4. Inspection records 15

   5. Inspection classification 16

      1. Initial inspection 16

      2. Inspections 16

      3. Operational inspection 16

      4. Periodic inspection 17

   6. Hazardous conditions 18

      
      

6. Testing 18

   1. Crane testing 18

   2. Operational and running tests 18

   3. Engineered over-capacity lifts 18

      
      

7. Maintenance 19

   1. Crane maintenance 19

   2. Qualified maintenance personnel (service technicians) 19

   3. Preventive maintenance, repairs, and adjustments 19

      1. Maintenance program 19

      2. Replacement parts 19

      3. Welding 19

   4. Maintenance procedures 19

      1. Initial procedures 19

      2. Safety barriers 19

      3. Isolation from other cranes 20

      4. Restricting runways 20

      5. Final procedures 20

         
         

8. Crane operation 20

   1. Safe operating standards 20

   2. Operator/driver qualifications 20

   3. Training objectives 20

   4. Training procedures 20

   5. Training content 20

      1. General 20

      2. Putting cranes into and out of service 21

      3. Training components 21

      4. Operating/driving 21

      5. Communications 21

      6. Inspection and calculation 21

      7. Inspection, maintenance, and investigation 21

   6. Practical training program 22

      1. Operating exercises 22

      2. Handling exercises 22

      3. Operational, maintenance, and emergency exercises 22

   7. Refresher training (periodic retraining) 22

Annexes

A (informative) — Federal and provincial regulations related to overhead travelling cranes 23

1. (informative) — Sample pre-operational and operational procedures 25

2. (informative) — Hand signals 28

D (informative) — Inspection practices 29

E (informative) — Visual inspection and rejection criteria for wire rope 31

Tables

1. — Group classification of cranes 8

2. — Group classification of mechanisms 8

3. — Group classification according to structural elements 9

Technical Committee on Overhead Travelling Cranes

S. Kosir KCI Konecranes America Inc., Houston, Texas, USA

Chair

W.R. Daly Russel Metals Inc., Edmonton, Alberta

Vice-Chair

S. Arbid Kaverit Cranes & Service, Burlington, Ontario

F. Audette SGS X-PER-X inc., Laval, Québec

Associate

B. Baker Halliburton Energy Services, Nisku, Alberta

J. Bennett Pro-Crane Hoist Repairs Inc., Oakville, Ontario

J. Botros Konecranes Canada Inc., Verdun, Québec

Associate

J. Brown COH Larco Inc., Stoney Creek, Ontario

J. Di Biase O’Brien Installations Ltd., Stoney Creek, Ontario

D.B. Gimple Kaverit Cranes & Service, Burlington, Ontario

Associate

A. Grech Industrial Accident Prevention Association, Mississauga, Ontario

K. Hample Workplace Health and Safety, Edmonton, Alberta

R. Kirkwood Dofasco Inc., Hamilton, Ontario

K.F. Lewis Avon Engineering Limited, Waterdown, Ontario

G.F. Mansour Ontario Ministry of Labour, Toronto, Ontario

J. Mellott-Green All Canadian Training Institute inc. (ACTi),

Edmonton, Alberta

L.S. Olver KOLO Holdings Inc., Drayton Valley, Alberta

D. Pignatiello Demag Cranes & Components Corp.,

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

M. Premont Kito Canada Inc., Burnaby, British Columbia

K.A. Sheppard WorkSafe BC,

Vancouver, British Columbia

S. West Certified Overhead Crane, Edmonton, Alberta

A. Westlake Provincial Services Crane Specialists, Allanburg, Ontario

G. White Borealis Engineering Inc., Cambridge, Ontario

W. Dick Canadian Standards Association, Mississauga, Ontario

Project Manager

The Technical Committee would like to dedicate this Standard to Mr. Rolf Lovgren, former chair of the

ISO TC 96/Cranes Subcommittee, who passed away in 2005. Mr. Lovgren played a key role in developing this edition of CSA B167. The Committee would not have been able to complete this Standard without the knowledge and experience Mr. Lovgren brought to this project. His dedication to the development of international crane standards will remain a valuable contribution to the field of standardization.

Preface

This is the third edition of CSA B167, Overhead travelling cranes — Design, inspection, testing, maintenance, and safe operation. This edition supersedes the second edition, entitled Safety Standard for Maintenance and Inspection of Overhead Cranes, Gantry Cranes, Monorails, Hoists, and Trolleys, published in 1996, and the first edition, entitled General Purpose Electric Overhead Travelling Cranes, published in 1964.

In addition to the inspection and maintenance requirements covered in the second edition, this new edition has an expanded scope, which includes the design, testing, and operation of overhead travelling cranes and hoists. This edition also references several new international standards.

This Standard incorporates selected material from ISO 4301-1 and ISO 4301-5 and outlines the

requirements that are applicable to Canadian industry.

This Standard also incorporates excerpts from ASME B30.2 and ASME B30.9, which are reprinted by permission of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. All rights reserved.

This Standard was prepared by the Technical Committee on Overhead Travelling Cranes, under the jurisdiction of the Strategic Steering Committee on Occupational Health and Safety, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee. It will be submitted to the Standards Council of Canada for approval as a National Standard of Canada.

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Overhead travelling cranes — Design,

inspection, testing, maintenance, and safe operation

1. Scope

   1.1

   This Standard specifies minimum requirements for the design, inspection, testing, maintenance (modifications and repairs), and safe operation of overhead cranes, monorails, hoists, trolleys, jib cranes, gantry and wall cranes, and other equipment having similar characteristics.

   
   

   1.2

   The following are not covered in this Standard:

   1. mobile cranes and tower cranes (they are covered in CAN/CSA-Z150 and CAN/CSA-Z248,

      respectively);

   2. personnel hoisting and elevating devices (they are covered in ASME A17.1/CSA B44 and CAN/CSA-Z185);

   3. supporting building structures (see provincial building codes and CAN/CSA-S16); and

   4. below-the-hook lifting devices, e.g., slings and rigging hardware (they are covered in other ISO and ASME Standards).

   
   

   1.3

   In CSA Standards, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard; and “can” is used to express possibility or capability. Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.

   
   

2. Reference publications

This Standard refers to the following publications, and where such reference is made, it shall be to the edition listed below, including all amendments published thereto.

Note: The publications listed in this Clause can be obtained through the issuing organization or from standards distribution agencies.

CSA (Canadian Standards Association)

ASME A17.1-2007/CSA B44-07

Safety code for elevators and escalators

C22.1-06

Canadian Electrical Code, Part I

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