This International Standard details guidelines for the care, installation, maintenance and examination of wire
rope in service on a crane, and enumerates the discard criteria to be applied to promote the safe use of the
crane.
This International Standard is applicable to the following types of crane, as defined in ISO 4306-1:
a) cable and portal cable cranes;
b) cantilever cranes (pillar jib, wall or walking);
c) deck cranes;
d) derrick and guy derrick cranes;
e) derrick cranes with rigid bracing;
f) floating cranes;
g) mobile cranes;
h) overhead travelling cranes;
i) portal or semi-portal bridge cranes;
j) portal or semi-portal cranes;
k) railway cranes;
l) tower cranes.
This International Standard is applicable to cranes used for hook, grabbing, magnet, ladle, excavator or
stacking duties, whether operated manually, mechanically, electrically or hydraulically.
This International Standard is also applicable to hoists and hoist blocks which use wire rope.
ISO 4309:2004 history
2017ISO 4309:2017 Cranes - Wire ropes - Care and maintenance, inspection and discard
2010ISO 4309:2010 Cranes - Wire ropes - Care and maintenance, inspection and discard
2008ISO 4309:2004/Amd 1:2008 Cranes — Wire ropes — Care, maintenance, installation, examination and discard — Amendment 1
2004ISO 4309:2004 Cranes - Wire ropes - Care, maintenance, installation, examination and discard
1990ISO 4309:1990 Wire ropes of cranes - Code of practice for examination and discard
1981ISO 4309:1981 Wire rope for lifting appliances — Code of practice for examination and discard