Decommissioning
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9.1
Decommissioning a crane
Cranes are designed and manufactured taking the
environment into consideration. Environmental
requirements and soundness have been considered
when selecting the raw materials. The metal parts
are designed to achieve a light and durable
construction, this includes the selection of higher-
quality grades of steel. When the crane is decom-
missioned at the end of its service life, years from
now, waste will be created, which must be
utilized and disposed of correctly. The crane must
be decommissioned properly. Most of the crane’s
raw materials can be recycled.
Follow the regulations of the local authorities!
• Oil and grease must not be spilled on to the
ground or released into the environment!
• Drain the oil from hydraulic cylinders, valves
and hoses.
Sort the waste
• Deliver the metal parts for recycling, for reuse
as raw material. These are load-bearing, struc-
tures manufactured from steel or cast iron,
hydraulic cylinders and lines drained of oil,
directional control valves, shafts, bearing
bushes, control levers, small parts.
Energy waste
can be utilized by incinerating it at
a proper waste incineration plant
• spiral wraps, manufactured from polyethene,
plastic, bearings (cleaned of lubricants) used
in the column, beam system etc, manufac-
tured from polyamide plastic.
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