Guide to mobile cranes

Use this guide to manage the risks of using mobile cranes in the workplace. 

This includes risks of using: 

• tower cranes 

• bridge and gantry cranes 

• vehicle loading cranes 

• using powered mobile plant as a crane 

• crane-lifted work boxes 

• quick hitches for earthmoving machinery, and 

• inspecting and maintaining cranes. 

Supporting Information

• model Code of Practice: Managing the risks of plant in the workplace 

• General guide for cranes