These Standards and Guidelines designated CMAA Specification No. 78-2014 (Specification) have been developed by the Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc. (CMAA) an organization of leading electric overhead traveling crane manufacturers in the United States. The purpose is to recognize overhead traveling crane service and the service for associated hoisting equipment as an “industry” worthy of having guidelines and standards for providing high quality, professional services performed by safety-minded, manufacturer-trained and certified technicians.
This Specification also contains information that should be helpful to the users of cranes, as well as to engineers in the facility and maintenance professionals. While much of this information must be of a general nature, the items listed may be checked with individual manufacturers. Additional comparisons may be made leading to optimum selection of a service provider based on input from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
The words “shall” and “should” are used throughout this Specification. Definitions shall be in accordance with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers B30 (ASME B30) standards as follows:
Shall: this word indicates that a rule is mandatory and must be followed.
Should: this word indicates that a rule is a recommendation, the advisability of which depends on the facts in each situation.
This Specification consists of six sections, as follows:
78-1. General Information
78-2. Technical Qualifications
78-3. Jobsite Safety Guidelines
78-4. Crane Inspection and Maintenance
78-5. Genuine OEM (Factory) Parts
78-6. Crane Service Classifications
Appendix
Glossary
Index
78-1GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................... 6
1.1SCOPE .................................................................................................. 6
1.2Reference Documents ............................................................................ 6
78-2TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS .............................................................. 8
2.1.Crane Technician .................................................................................. 8
2.2.Crane Inspector .................................................................................... 9
78-3JOBSITE SAFETY GUIDELINES .............................................................. 12
3.1Commitment to Safety Statement ........................................................... 12
3.2Employee Responsibility ......................................................................... 12
3.3Safety Orientation and Documentation .................................................... 12
3.4Regulations ........................................................................................... 12
3.5Equipment Operator Certification ............................................................ 12
3.6Safety and First Aid ............................................................................... 13
3.7Drug-Free Workforce ............................................................................. 15
3.8Personal Protective Equipment ................................................................ 15
3.9Equipment, Rigging, Tools ..................................................................... 15
3.10Fire Prevention ................................................................................... 15
3.11Ergonomics ........................................................................................ 15
78-4CRANE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND LOAD TESTING .................... 16
4.1.Initial Inspection: ................................................................................ 16
4.2.Pre-shift Inspection ............................................................................. 16
Table 4.2-1 List of Pre-shift Inspection Items .............................................. 17
4.3.Frequent Inspection ............................................................................ 18
Table 4.3-2 List of Frequent Inspection Items ............................................. 19
4.4.Periodic Inspection .............................................................................. 20
Table 4.4-2 List of Periodic Inspection Items ............................................... 21
4.5.Reporting ........................................................................................... 22
4.6.Maintenance ....................................................................................... 22
4.7.Load Testing ....................................................................................... 23
78-5GENUINE OEM (FACTORY) PARTS ..................................................... 24
5.1General Purpose ................................................................................. 24
5.3Application and Design Familiarity ........................................................ 24
5.4Component Updating and Modernization ............................................... 24
5.5Root Cause Analysis and Solutions ........................................................ 24
5.6Recommendation for Complete Parts Requirements ................................ 26
5.8Technical Information ........................................................................... 26
5.9Packaging ............................................................................................ 26
5.10Regulation Compliance ........................................................................ 26
78-6CRANE CLASSIFICATIONS ................................................................... 27
6.1GENERAL ............................................................................................. 27
6.2CLASS A (STANDBY OR INFREQUENT SERVICE) ..................................... 27
6.3CLASS B (LIGHT SERVICE) .................................................................... 27
6.4CLASS C (MODERATE SERVICE) ............................................................. 28
6.5CLASS D (HEAVY SERVICE) ................................................................... 28
6.6CLASS E (SEVERE SERVICE) .................................................................. 28
6.7CLASS F (CONTINUOUS SEVERE SERVICE) ............................................. 28
6.8CRANE SERVICE CLASS IN TERMS OF LOAD CLASS AND LOAD CYCLES .... 29
GLOSSARY ................................................................................................ 30
APPENDIX A .............................................................................................. 35
APPENDIX B .............................................................................................. 37
APPENDIX C .............................................................................................. 41
APPENDIX D .............................................................................................. 42
APPENDIX E ............................................................................................... 43
INDEX ....................................................................................................... 44
