Industry
representatives gather at 2016 meeting of the International Crane Stakeholder
Assembly (ICSA) meeting in Munich, Germany.
The annual meeting of the ICSA took place
at the Novotel Munchen Messe in Munich, Germany on April 13, 2016.
It was hosted jointly by the European
Federation of Materials Handling (FEM) and the European Association of Abnormal
Road Transport and Mobile Cranes (ESTA).
The meeting brought together 19
participants from 8 countries representing industry users and manufacturers
from around the world.
It comprised two parallel morning sessions
– one for users and one for manufacturers – and a joint afternoon session which
reviewed a series of significant issues for the crane industry worldwide.
The
agenda included:
- Final review and approval of the 2nd
Edition of ICSA Guidance Paper 001, entitled “Leaving mobile cranes unattended
in (partially) erected mode”
- Final review and approval of draft ICSA
Guidance Paper 002, entitled “Lifiting a load with several mobile cranes (multiple
cranes or tandem lifting)
- Final review and approval of draft ICSA
Guidance Paper 003, entitled “Lifting persons with mobile cranes”.
Discussion
also covered:
- Update on ESTA’s European Crane Operators
Licence project
- Update from the Specialized Carriers and
Rigging Association (SC&RA) regarding new thoughts and/or developments in
the United States with respect to EN13000:2010.
- How to use the knowledge of the effect of
load cycles on the life span of a crane
- Update from the Crane Industry Council of
Australia (CICA) on the topic of inspections and 10 year overhaul of mobile
cranes
- Information decals for spark arrestor and
emergency lowering systems
- Stability calculations and stability
issues especially for long boom applications
- Fibre ropes; on-going development.
Finally, delegates heard presentations on
the following:
- FEM Guideline 5.022, entitled “Safety
measures and procedures related to work at height – mobile cranes”.
- Status report from FEM on “Directive
97/68/EC draft for new engine exhaust systems”
The
next ICSA annual meeting will be held during ConExpo 2017, which takes place in
Las Vegas, United States from March 7-11.
Notes
for editors
ICSA’s
mission is to:
·
Facilitate information sharing and meaningful dialogue between crane
industry stakeholders on safety, technical and regulatory issues of concern to
the international crane industry
·
Provide an environment for, and encourage the creation of,
significant networking opportunities between industry stakeholders and promote
consensus positions on behalf of the crane industry on issues of common
concern, so that ICSA members can make representation to relevant regulatory
and/or standardization bodies.
·
Promote the harmonization of international standards
ICSA
members are:
·
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
·
European Federation of Materials Handling (FEM)
·
Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA)
·
Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA)
·
European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes
(ESTA)
For
further information contact Graham Anderson, ESTA Communications, on andersonmedia@btinternet.com or on +44 (0) 1865 318123.