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 | CPA CIG 2308 Rev 1 Guidance Supply Management Mobile Cranes May 2026 | This publication, first released in mid-2023 by the CPA’s Crane interest Group (CIG), provided a focus on the minimum standards required for the supply, management and operations of mobile cranes and provided a range of good practice advice on the expected standard of duties and the relevant responsibilities for both operators and crane users. The guide further covers relevant legal requirements and aimed to raise standards and encourage sourcing from responsible mobile crane suppliers. CIG has recently revised the publication to reflect changing circumstances with mobile crane procurement, with the changes including enhancements on: Suppliers and users as what is expected of each party, including responsibilities under the contract and insurance; Competence checks and what to look for; Explanations of legal duties of employers and what information should be passed to the supplier by a user prior to a contract lift; Guidance on hybrid lifting operations and issues this can … | Crane Interest Group, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | crane-interest-group mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups | |||
 | Guidance for Safe and Correct Rigging of Mobile and Crawler Cranes | This publication provides good practice guidance on the safe and correct rigging of cranes to ensure that once cranes (mobile and crawler) are rigged or assembled, that sufficient checks are made to ensure that they are safe before being put into service. This pre-lift check process will help appointed persons and users in ensuring that the crane is rigged in accordance with the lift plan as well as the manufacturer’s instructions, and should mitigate any errors made during the rigging process. | Crane Interest Group, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Other Crane-related Publications | crane-interest-group mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance other-crane-related-publications special-interest-groups | |||
 | NPCC Abnormal Load Guidance 2025 | Abnormal Loads, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | abnormal-loads mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance crane-interest-group special-interest-groups | ||||
| Download Mobile Crane Daily-Weekly Checks Template | CPA Mobile Crane (Wheeled) and Mobile Crane (Crawler) – Operator Checks – Daily and Weekly Record These pads of operator daily and weekly checks forms are produced by the CPA as an aid to crane owners and users in achieving the minimum requirements for compliance with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) and the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER). They are in printed in a carbon-copy format comprising of 50 pages, with separate pads available for either wheeled cranes or crawler cranes. | Crane Interest Group, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Other Crane-related Publications | crane-interest-group mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance other-crane-related-publications special-interest-groups | |||
| Download Crawler Crane Daily-Weekly Checks Template | CPA Mobile Crane (Wheeled) and Mobile Crane (Crawler) – Operator Checks – Daily and Weekly Record These pads of operator daily and weekly checks forms are produced by the CPA as an aid to crane owners and users in achieving the minimum requirements for compliance with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) and the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER). They are in printed in a carbon-copy format comprising of 50 pages, with separate pads available for either wheeled cranes or crawler cranes. | Crane Interest Group, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Other Crane-related Publications | crane-interest-group mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance other-crane-related-publications special-interest-groups | |||
| CPA Letter – European Directive 2007/38/EC – Fitting of Blind Spot Mirrors on Mobile Cranes | Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Other Crane Interest Group Information | crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance other-crane-interest-group-information special-interest-groups | ||||
| CIG Escorting Abnormal Loads Letter | Abnormal Loads, Crane Interest Group, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | abnormal-loads crane-interest-group mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups | ||||
| Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) – Notice to Hauliers | Abnormal Loads, Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | abnormal-loads crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups | ||||
| Operational Guidance for Abnormal Load Escorting | To be read alonside code of practice self-escorting of abnormal loads and abnormal vehicles | Abnormal Loads, Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | abnormal-loads crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups | |||
| Highway Agency – Code of Practice Self-escorting of Abnormal Loads and Abnormal Vehicles | Abnormal Loads, Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | abnormal-loads crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups | ||||
| STGO Existing Regulations | Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Special Types General Order (STGO) | crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-types-general-order-stgo special-interest-groups | ||||
| STGO Plate Form | Crane Interest Group, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Special Types General Order (STGO) | crane-interest-group mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-types-general-order-stgo special-interest-groups | ||||
| The Road Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) General Order | Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Special Types General Order (STGO) | crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-types-general-order-stgo special-interest-groups | ||||
| STGO Update | Crane Interest Group, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Special Types General Order (STGO) | crane-interest-group mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-types-general-order-stgo special-interest-groups | ||||
| TIN 053 | Lifting of Loads with Integral Lift Points | Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Other Relevant TINs | crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance other-relevant-tins special-interest-groups | |||
| TIN 052 | Lifting of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) | Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Other Relevant TINs | crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance other-relevant-tins special-interest-groups | |||
| TIN 049 | Lifting of Pre-slung Loads | Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Other Relevant TINs | crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance other-relevant-tins special-interest-groups | |||
| TIN 032 | Exclusion Zones | Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Other Relevant TINs | crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance other-relevant-tins special-interest-groups | |||
| TIN 028 | Lifting of Mechanical Plant on Drip Trays | Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Other Relevant TINs | crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance other-relevant-tins special-interest-groups | |||
| TIN 026 | Lifting Loads using Fabric Bag | Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Other Relevant TINs | crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance other-relevant-tins special-interest-groups | |||
| TIN 022 | The Use of Tag Lines with Tower Cranes | Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Other Relevant TINs | crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance other-relevant-tins special-interest-groups | |||
| TIN 017 | Radio Communication for Lifting Operations | Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Other Relevant TINs | crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance other-relevant-tins special-interest-groups | |||
| TIN 004 | Installing Wire Ropes on Winch Drums and Storage Reels | Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance, Other Relevant TINs | crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance other-relevant-tins special-interest-groups | |||
| CIG TIN 109 | Safe Lifting of Hot Tubs | CIG Technical Information Notes, Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | cig-technical-information-notes crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups | |||
| CIG TIN 108 | Red Diesel (Gas Oil) Fuel Specifications for Mobile Cranes | CIG Technical Information Notes, Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | cig-technical-information-notes crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups | |||
| CIG TIN 107 | “Hybrid” Lifting Operations with Mobile Cranes | CIG Technical Information Notes, Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | cig-technical-information-notes crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups | |||
| CIG TIN 106 | Plating and Testing of Mobile Cranes Mounted on an HGV Chassis | CIG Technical Information Notes, Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | cig-technical-information-notes crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups | |||
| CIG TIN 105 | Notification Requirements for Mobile Cranes and Engineering Plant | CIG Technical Information Notes, Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | cig-technical-information-notes crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups | |||
| CIG TIN 104 | Requirements for In-service Performance Testing of the Chassis Brakes of Mobile Cranes Operating Under STGO | CIG Technical Information Notes, Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | cig-technical-information-notes crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups | |||
| CIG TIN 103 | Responsibilities During Contract Lifting | CIG Technical Information Notes, Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | cig-technical-information-notes crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups | |||
| CIG TIN 102 | Four Yearly Overload Testing of Mobile Cranes | CIG Technical Information Notes, Crane Interest Group, Health and Safety, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | cig-technical-information-notes crane-interest-group health-and-safety mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups | |||
| CIG TIN 101 | The Effect of Wind on Mobile Cranes In-service | CIG Technical Information Notes, Crane Interest Group, Mobile and Crawler Crane Guidance | cig-technical-information-notes crane-interest-group mobile-and-crawler-crane-guidance special-interest-groups |