What is ISO 15442 - Safety requirements for loader cranes about?  
ISO 15442 specifies the minimum requirements for the design, calculation, examination, and testing of hydraulic-powered loader cranes and their mountings onto chassis or static foundations.
Note 1: ISO 15442 is applicable to all new loader cranes manufactured one year after its publication.
Note 2: It is not the intent of ISO 15442 to require the retrofitting of existing loader cranes.
Note 3: ISO 15442 is not applicable to loader cranes used onboard ships or floating structures or to articulated boom system cranes designed as a total integral part of special equipment such as forwarders.
Note 4: The use of cranes for the lifting of persons may be subject to specific national regulations.
Who is ISO 15442 - Safety requirements for loader cranes for? 
ISO 15442 - safety requirements for loader cranes is useful for: 
- Crane manufacturers
- Crane operators
- Crane servicemen
- Safety regulatory organizations
Why should you use ISO 15442 - Safety requirements for loader cranes?  
ISO 15442 deals with all significant hazards, hazardous situations, or hazardous events relevant to loader cranes, except for hazards related to the lifting of persons, when used as intended and under conditions of misuse which are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer.
ISO 15442:
- Identifies specific safety requirements for loader cranes
- When applicable, refers to existing International Standards which contain provisions that can be applied to loader cranes
- Promotes loader crane safety by both identifying specific requirements and referring to existing applicable standards, so that incorporating all such provisions into the design and use of loader cranes will guard against and minimize injury to workers and damage to equipment
- Facilitates the work of everyone in the field of loader cranes (designers, supervisors, and other personnel, as well as people directly or indirectly responsible for their safe use and maintenance) who needs to consult currently available International Standard for loader cranes
- Contributes to the further international harmonization of loader crane standards
 
 
