This guideline applies to those rail-mounted and stationary cranes, including their supporting structures and equipment, which are subject to accident prevention regulations BGV D 6 and BGV D 8. In line with DIN 15001-1 the present guideline relates to travelling hoists, cantilever and slewing cranes, overhead (bridge) cranes, gantry cranes, wall-mounted cranes and rotating tower cranes.
VDI 4449-2009 Referenced Document
DIN 15001-1:1973 Cranes; Vocabulary, classification according to type
DIN 15001-2:1975 Cranes; Vocabulary, classification according to application
DIN 15018-1:1984 Cranes; steel structures; verification and analyses
DIN 15020-1:1974 Lifting Appliances; Principles Relating to Rope Drives; Calculation and Construction
DIN 15020-2:1974 Lifting Appliances; Principles Relating to Rope Drives; Supervision during Operation
DIN 15070:1977 Cranes; basic calculation of crane rail wheels
DIN 15400:1990 Lifting hooks; materials, mechanical properties, lifting capacity and stresses