This part of IEC 60204 applies to the application of electrical and electronic equipment and
systems to hoisting machines and related equipment.
NOTE 1 In this standard, the term "electrical" includes both electrical and electronic matters (i.e., "electrical
equipment" means both the electrical and the electronic equipment).
NOTE 2 In the context of this standard, the term "person" refers to any individual and includes those persons who
are assigned and instructed by the user or user's agent(s) in the use and care of the hoisting machine in question.
The equipment covered by this standard commences at the point of connection of the supply to
the electrical equipment of the hoisting machine (crane-supply-switch) including systems for
power supply and control feeders situated outside of the hoisting machine, for example, flexible
cables or conductor wires or conductor bars (see Figure 3).
NOTE3 For the requirements for the electrical supply installation in buildings, see IEC60364.
This standard is applicable to equipment or parts of equipment not exceeding 1 000 V ac. or
1 500 V d.c. between lines and with nominal frequencies not exceeding 200 Hz.
NOTE4 For higher voltages, see lEC 60204-11.
Additional and special requirements can apply to the electrical equipment of hoisting machines
including those that
- are intended for use in open air (i.e., outside buildings or other protective structures);
- handle or transport potentially explosive material (for example, paint or sawdust);
- are intended for use in potentially explosive and/or flammable atmospheres;
- are intended for use in mines.
For the purposes of this standard, hoisting machines include cranes of all types, winches of all
types, and storage and retrieval machines. The following product groups are included:
- overhead travelling cranes;
- mobile cranes;
- tower cranes;
- slewing luffing cranes;
- gantry cranes;
- offshore cranes;
- floating cranes;
- winches of all types;
- hoists and accessories;
- loader cranes;
- cable cranes;
- load holding devices;
- storage and retrieval machines;
- monorail hoists;
- straddle carriers;
- rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs).
This standard does not cover individual items of electrical equipment other than their selection
for use and their erection.
IEC 60204-32:2008 Referenced Document
IEC 60034-1 Rotating electrical machines - Part 1: Rating and performance*, 2022-02-14 Update
IEC 60034-5 Corrigendum 1 - Rotating electrical machines - Part 5: Degrees of protection provided by the integral design of rotating electrical machines (IP code) - Classification*, 2024-01-19 Update
IEC 60068-2-27:1987 Environmental testing. Part 2: Tests. Test Ea and guidance: Shock
IEC 60068-2-32:1975 Basic environmental testing procedures. Part 2 : Tests. Test Ed: Free fall
IEC 60072-1 Rotating electrical machines - Dimensions and output series - Part 1: Frame numbers 56 to 400 and flange numbers 55 to 1080*, 2022-03-30 Update
IEC 60072-2 Dimensions and output series for rotating electrical machines; part 2: frame numbers 355 to 1000 and flange numbers 1180 to 2360
IEC 60073 Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification - Coding principles for indicators and actuators
IEC 603 Connectors for frequencies below 3 MHz for use with printed boards; part 8: two-part connectors for printed boards for basic grid of 2, 54 mm (0, 1 in), with square male contacts of 0, 63 mm * 0, 63 mm
IEC 60309-1 Corrigendum 1 — Plugs, fixed or portable socket-outlets and appliance inlets for industrial purposes — Part 1: General requirements*, 2023-05-17 Update
IEC 60332 Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions -? ALL PARTS*, 2018-01-08 Update
IEC 60364-1 Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 1: Fundamental principles, assessment of general characteristics, definitions; Corrigendum 1*, 2009-08-01 Update
IEC 60364-4-41:2005 Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 4-41: Protection for safety - Protection against electric shock
IEC 60364-4-42:2001 Electrical installations of buildings - Part 42: Protection for safety; Protection against thermal effects
IEC 60364-4-43:2001 Electrical installations of buildings - Part 4-43: Protection for safety; Protection against overcurrent
IEC 60364-5-52:2001 Electrical installations of buildings - Part 5-52: Selection and erection of electrical equipment; Wiring systems
IEC 60204-32:2008 history
0000 IEC 60204-32:2023 CMV
2008IEC 60204-32:2008 Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 32: Requirements for hoisting machines
1998IEC 60204-32:1998 Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 32: Requirements for hoisting machines