COP0008 Iss 7

This Code of Practice details the control measures to be applied when using two excavator cranes to lift a load simultaneously.

This Code of Practice applies to the use of two excavator cranes which normally lift loads independently, but which are required to occasionally lift a load in conjunction with another similar excavator crane using a process known as tandem lifting. This Code of Practice applies to both construction based and rail converted excavator cranes tandem lifting operations.