Amended EN 13000 to be published
12 April 2010The amended European mobile crane standard, EN 13000:2004, is now in a period of publication as EN 13000:2010 and will be finalised by July, the EU manufacturers' group FEM has announced.
FEM said once the standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, it will have the ‘presumption of conformity’ according to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. It will apply to all mobile cranes put into the European market.
EN 13000:2004 has been amended to include a number of changes related to the override key, including: the placement of the override key outside the operator’s cab; a push button in the operator’s cab to provide further load capacity at reduced speeds in deadlock situations; a reduction in speed when the override key is activated; and the recording of override key and push button activity that lead to a load condition in excess of the rated capacity by a data logger.
FEM said it will implement the changes by 1 May, 2010. Mobile cranes not delivered to the EU and with no CE marking will not be affected.
