The Fédération Européenne de la Manutention, FEM, states: the cranes should not be used to lift people, barring exceptional circumstances in which they have taken appropriate security measures and acting under the specific responsibility of the user.
The prevention of occupational hazards is the foundation of all work. Do not forget to preserve the integrity of the operator is paramount in any task.
However, not all apply the rules the same way. Mobile cranes are designed to lift objects, not people. For lifting, we have the MTSP, Mobile elevating platforms. His name indicates and it should be. The security used on any platform lift is always above any mobile crane, given the rigidity of these.
It means that the leading manufacturers of lifting support this position, arguing that the purpose of the cranes are limited to lifting loads, not the people.
In Spain, we have the FEM-AEM, Federación Española de la Manuntención. The association shares the same goals that the federation of Europe, focusing on the country for optimal management.
In Vamasa through IPAF, we echoed this publication and we thank the recurrence of such words as normative.