It is in alignment with similar statements from other mobile crane manufacturer organisations outside Europe. It was discussed at the International Crane Technical Liaison meeting in Las Vegas, USA, during the ConExpo trade show in March 2011. Most, if not all, crane associations fully agree with and support the FEM position. Platforms fixed to crane booms for lifting of persons are not included herewith, as they are covered by international standards for mobile elevated work platforms. The paper, document FEM CLE MC N 0284, continues, "Mobile cranes are not intended to lift persons they may be used to hoist and suspend personnel in man baskets only in unique work situations when it is the least hazardous way to do the job. That includes lifting people for shows, bungee jumping, dinner-in-the-sky or lifting of other structures with people on, or underneath, that structure. The European materials handling and lifting equipment federation, FEM, issued a position paper on on the use of mobile cranes to lift people.Īccording to the Fédération Européenne de la Manutention (FEM) cranes and lifting equipment product group mobile cranes sub-group, mobile cranes shall never be used for entertainment purposes. Represented by the FEM, crane manufacturers have set out their position on using their products to lift people. This use of cranes may become a thing of the past Aerial dancers suspended from an all terrain crane at an international festival of dance in London, UK’s Docklands area, several years ago.
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