This International Standard specifies minimum requirements for design, calculation, examinations and tests of hydraulic powered loader cranes and their mountings on to vehicles or static foundations. This International Standard applies to all new loader cranes manufactured one year after its publication. It is not the intent of this International Standard to require the retrofitting of existing loader cranes. This International Standard does not apply to loader cranes used on board ships or floating structures and to articulated boom system cranes which are designed as total integral parts of special equipment such as forwarders. The hazards covered by this International Standard are identified in Clause 4. This International Standard does not cover hazards related to the lifting of persons. NOTE 1 Hoists will be covered by a special standard. NOTE 2 The use of cranes for the lifting of persons may be subject to specific national regulations.