Overload safeguards for canes are to prevent accidents as well as endangerment of persons and things. The standard summarises the most important criteria, data and references for adjustment and operation of these mechanisms for crane. The standard covers the requirements of the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) and the valid European standards.
VDI 3570-2013 Referenced Document
DIN 15003:1970 Lifting Appliances; Load Suspending Devices, Loads and Forces; Definitions
DIN 15018-1:1984 Cranes; steel structures; verification and analyses
DIN 15019-1:1979 Cranes; Stability for All Cranes Except Non-rail Mounted Mobile Cranes and Except Floating Cranes
DIN 15019-2:1979 Cranes; Stability for Non Rail-mounted Mobile Cranes; Test Loading and Calculation
DIN 15020-1:1974 Lifting Appliances; Principles Relating to Rope Drives; Calculation and Construction
DIN EN 12077-2:2008 Cranes safety - Requirements for health and safety - Part 2: Limiting and indicating devices ; German version EN 12077-2:1998+A1:2008
DIN EN 12999:2013 Cranes.Loader cranes; German version EN 12999:2011+A1:2012