This Code is intended to be read by a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU). It provides practical guidance to PCBUs on managing health and safety risks of working with tower cranes.
This Code may be a useful reference for other persons interested in the duties under the WHS Act and WHS Regulations.
This Code applies to all workplaces covered by the WHS Act and WHS Regulations where a tower crane is operated and where tower crane equipment is used or stored.
A crane means an appliance intended for raising or lowering a load and moving it horizontally including the supporting structure of the crane and its foundations, but does not include any of the following:
- an industrial lift truck
- earthmoving machinery
- an amusement device
- a tractor
- an industrial robot
- a conveyor
- building maintenance equipment
- a suspended scaffold
- a lift.
A tower crane is a crane that has a boom or a jib mounted on a tower structure. The four general types of crane typically referred to as tower cranes used in Australia include hammerhead (including flat top), luffing (including hydraulic luffing jib), articulated and self-erecting tower cranes.