{"id":5470,"date":"2020-08-18T20:28:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T20:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=5470"},"modified":"2020-09-30T21:05:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T21:05:29","slug":"critical-lift-cranes-require-additional-specs-and-safety-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/critical-lift-cranes-require-additional-specs-and-safety-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical lift cranes require additional specs and safety measures"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Edwin Dean<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Critical\u00a0<\/span>l<\/span>ift\u00a0<\/span>c<\/span>ranes are used to handle \u201ccritical\u201d hardware<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>i<\/span>n the aerospace industry<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0this could include high-value components like spacecraft or satellites (in excess of $100 millions) or components that contain hazardous or highly toxic materials (hypergolic fuels).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The procurement, installation<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and operation of critical lift cranes requires the definition of additional requirements above and beyond the national consensus standards (<\/span>i<\/span>.<\/span>e.<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0OSHA 1910.179, ASME B30 series, CMAA 70\/74) typically specified for a standard commercial crane.\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span>ignificant recommended requirements that must be specified for all critical lift cranes<\/span>\u00a0include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n a. Crane specifications\/procurement documentation<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> It is imperative that these additional requirements be addressed in the initial procurement documentation prior to initiating a contract, since it will be difficult or impossible to incorporate them later into a typical commercial crane without substantial modifications and significant cost.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The procurement, installation, and operation of critical lift cranes requires the definition of additional requirements above and beyond the national consensus standards. Read more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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\nb. All SFP Analyses<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
\nc. FMECA<\/span>
\nd. Stress analysis (<\/span>calculations) for crane and crane support structures<\/span>
\ne. Available CAD output (<\/span>drawings)<\/span>
\nf. Initial NDE test reports\/documentation<\/span>
\ng. Software test plans and results (if applicable)<\/span>
\nh. Initial test plans\/procedures and results.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
\ni. Certificate of conformance to specifications<\/span>
\nj. Recurring NDE plan with special emphasis on identified SFPs<\/span>
\nk. Recurring test plans\/procedures<\/span><\/p>\n