AS 1418.

2—1997

Australian Standard
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Cranes (including hoists and

winches)

Part 2: Serial hoists and winches

 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee ME/5, Cranes. It was
approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 22 November 1996
and published on 5 January 1997.

The following interests are represented on Committee ME/5:

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Elevator Association
Australian Institute of Building
Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia
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Construction and Mining Equipment Association of Australia

Crane Industry Council of Australia
Department of Industrial Affairs, S.A.
Department of Defence
Department of Training and Industrial Relations, Qld
Institution of Engineers of Australia
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
The Association of Consulting Engineers, Australia
University of New South Wales
Victorian WorkCover Authority
Work Health Authority, N.T.
WorkCover New South Wales
Workplace Standards Authority, Tas.
WorkSafe, W.A.

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 95311.

 AS 1418.2—1997

Australian Standard
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Cranes (including hoists and

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Part 2: Serial hoists and winches

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7337 0889 7
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee ME/5 on Cranes, to supersede AS 1418.2—1990.
It is a consensus among representatives of this Committee that this document be produced
as an Australian Standard only.
This Standard gives guidance to manufacturers on the minimum engineering requirements
for the design of various types of serial hoists and winches.
This edition is a revision of the 1990 edition and incorporates the following changes:
(a) Update of referenced documents.
(b) Editorial changes in pursuance of Standards Australia editorial style.
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(c) Cognizance of ISO recommendations.

(d) Restriction to the type of hoist permitted for carrying personnel.
(e) Requirements for scaffolding hoists brought in line with European requirements.

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CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 NEW DESIGN AND INNOVATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.5 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.6 DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.7 COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.8 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.9 PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT AND CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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1.10 PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.11 TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.12 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.13 TEST CERTIFICATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.14 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

SECTION 2 MANUALLY OPERATED CHAIN HOISTS (CHAIN BLOCKS AND

LEVER HOISTS)
2.1 SCOPE OF SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. 12
2.2 DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 12
2.3 COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. ... .. . .. .. . . . . . .. .. 12
2.4 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. ... .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. 13

SECTION 3 POWER-OPERATED CHAIN HOISTS (CHAIN BLOCKS)

3.1 SCOPE OF SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. 14
3.2 DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. 14
3.3 COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 14
3.4 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. 15

SECTION 4 POWER-OPERATED WIRE ROPE HOISTS

4.1 SCOPE OF SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. 17
4.2 DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 17
4.3 COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . .. .. . . . . . .. .. 17
4.4 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. 17

SECTION 5 SCAFFOLDING HOISTS

5.1 SCOPE OF SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .......... ... .. .. .. .. 19
5.2 RATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... ... .. .. .. .. ... ....... 19
5.3 DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... ... .. .. .. .. ... ....... 19
5.4 COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. ... .. 20
5.5 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . .. .. . .. ............. ... .. . 21
5.6 EQUIPMENT CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . .. ... ............. ... .. .. . 21
5.7 TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. ... ...... 21
5.8 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. ... .. .. .. .. ... ..... 22
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SECTION 6 CREEPER WINCHES

6.1 SCOPE OF SECTION . . . .. .. .. .. . .. . . . .......... ... .. .. .. .. 23
6.2 DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. . . . ... .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 23
6.3 COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . ..... ... .. .. . . . . . .. .. 23
6.4 TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . .. . . . . ... .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 23
6.5 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . .. . . . .. ... .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. 24

SECTION 7 MANUALLY OPERATED DRUM WINCHES

7.1 SCOPE OF SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... ... .. .. .. .. 25
7.2 DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 25
7.3 COMPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . .. .. 25
7.4 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. 26
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SECTION 8 POWER-OPERATED DRUM WINCHES

8.1 SCOPE OF SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 27
8.2 DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. .. .. .. ... ....... 27
8.3 MECHANISM ENCLOSURES . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. .. .. .. ..... ... .. 27
8.4 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. .. .. .... ... .. . 27
8.5 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. .. .. .. ... ..... 27

SECTION 9 TROLLEYS
9.1 SCOPE OF SECTION ... .. .. .. .. . .. . . . .......... ... .. .. .. .. 28
9.2 DESIGN . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. . . . ... .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 28
9.3 TESTING . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . . . . ... .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 28
9.4 MARKING . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. . . . .. ... .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. 28

Originated in part as AS B104— 1964.

Previous edit ion AS 1418.2— 1990.
Fourth editi on 1997.
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Cranes (including hoists and winches)

Part 2: Serial hoists and winches

S E C T I O N 1 S CO P E A N D G E NE R A L

1.1 SCOPE This Standard specifies requirements for serial hoists and winches.
It is complementary to AS 1418.1, but the requirements given herein take precedence over
corresponding requirements in that Standard.
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The requirements for the safe use of serial hoists and winches are given in AS 2550.1.

1.2 NEW DESIGN AND INNOVATIONS This Standard does not preclude the use of
novel materials, designs, methods of assembly, procedures and the like which do not
comply with a specific requirement of the Standard, or are not mentioned in it, but which
can be shown to give equivalent or superior results to those specified.

1.3 APPLICATION Serial hoists and winches shall comply with Section 1 and with
the following Sections, as applicable:
(a) Section 2 Manually operated chain hoists (chain blocks and lever hoists).
(b) Section 3 Power-operated chain hoists (chain blocks).
(c) Section 4 Power-operated wire rope hoists.
(d) Section 5 Scaffolding hoists.
(e) Section 6 Creeper winches.
(f) Section 7 Manually operated drum winches.
(g) Section 8 Power-operated drum winches.
(h) Section 9 Trolleys.
Any hoist which is used to support personnel shall incorporate the design requirements of
Section 5.

1.4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this

Standard:
AS
1000 The International System of Units (SI) and its application
1418 Cranes (including hoists and winches)
1418.1 Part 1: General requirements
1532 Short pitch transmission precision roller chains and chain wheels
1831 Iron castings—Spheroidal or nodular graphite cast iron
2549 Cranes (including hoists and winches)—Glossary of terms
2550 Cranes— Safe use
2550.1 Part 1: General requirements

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