Guide to Tower Cranes
Safe Work Australia
This Guide forms part of a series of guides and information sheets for cranes that includes information on:
• mobile cranes
• inspecting and maintaining cranes
• bridge and gantry cranes
• vehicle loading cranes
• vessel-mounted cranes
• crane-lifted workboxes
• using other powered mobile plant as a crane, and
• quick-hitches for earth moving machinery.
Contents:
What Are Tower Cranes?
High Risk Work Licensing
Crane Siting
Erecting A Tower Crane
Footings And Foundations
Crane Ties
Counterweights
Self-Climbing Tower Cranes
Rated Capacity Limiters
Working Radius Indicator
Dual Braking Systems
Commissioning
Load Charts
Wind Conditions
Operating Tower Cranes
Ladders
Internal Guardrail On Tower Landings
A-Frame Ladder Cages
Guardrails On Machine Deck And A-Frame Platform
Saddle Bag Platforms
Crane Jib Access—Non-Self-Erecting Types
Signs On Tower Cranes
Self-Erecting Tower Cranes
Operating Self-Erecting Tower Cranes
Remote Operation
Erecting A Barricade Around Self-Erecting Tower Cranes
Self-Erecting Tower Crane Maintenance Access
Inspection, Testing And Maintenance
