ASME B30.25:2007 pdf free download Scrap and Material Handlers Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and Slings
SECTION :sCOPE
The ASME B30 Standard contains provisions thatapply to the construction, installation, operation, inspec-tion, testing, maintenance, and use of cranes and otherlifting and material-handling related equipment. For theconvenience of the reader, the Standard has been dividedinto separate volumes. Each volume has been writtenunder the direction of the ASME B30 Standards Commit-tee and has successfully completed a consensus approvalprocess under the general auspices of the AmericanNational Standards Institute (ANST).
As of the date of issuance of this Volume, the B30Standard comprises the following volumes:
B30.1Jacks
B30.2Overhead and Gantry Cranes (Top Running
Bridge,Single or Multiple Girder,Top Run-ning Trolley Hoist)
B30.3
Construction Tower Cranes
B30.4 Portal, Tower, and Pedestal CranesB30.5Mobile and Locomotive CranesB30.6Derricks
B30.7Base Mounted Drum Hoists
B30.8Floating Cranes and Floating DerricksB30.9Slings
B30.10Hooks
B30.11 Monorails and Underhung Cranes
B30.12Handling Loads Suspended From RotorcraftB30.13Storage / Retrieval (S/R) Machines and Asso-
ciated Equipment
B30.14Side Boom TractorsB30.15
Mobile Hydraulic Cranes
(withdrawn 1982— requirements found inlatest revision of B30.5)
B30.16Overhead Hoists (Underhung)
B30.17Overhead and Gantry Cranes (Top Running
Bridge, Single Girder,Underhung Hoist)
B30.18Stacker Cranes (Top or Under Running
Bridge, Multiple Girder With Top or UnderRunning Trolley Hoist)
B30.19Cableways
B30.20 Below-the-Hook Lifting DevicesB30.21 Manually Lever Operated HoistsB30.22Articulating Boom Cranes
B30.23 Personnel Lifting Systems
B30.24Container Cranes1
B30.25 Scrap and Material HandlersB30.26Rigging Hardware
B30.27 Material Placement SystemsB30.28 Balance Lifting Units1
SECTION ll:sCOPE EXCLUSIONS
The B30 Standard does not apply to track and automo-tive jacks,railway or automobile wrecking cranes, ship-board cranes, shipboard cargo-handling equipment,well-drilling derricks, skip hoists, mine hoists, truckbody hoists, car or barge pullers, conveyors, excavatingequipment,or equipment covered under the scope ofthe following standards: A10,A17,A90,A92,A120, B20,B56, and B77.
SECTION :PURPOSE
The B30 Standard is intended to
a) prevent or minimize injury to workers, and other-wise provide for the protection of life, limb, and propertyby prescribing safety requirements
b) provide direction to manufacturers,owners,employers, users, and others concerned with, or respon-sible for, its application
c)guide governments and other regulatory bodiesin the development, promulgation, and enforcement ofappropriate safety directives
SECTION lV:uSE BY REGULATORY AGENCIES
These Volumes may be adopted in whole or in partfor governmental or regulatory use. If adopted for gov-ernmental use,the references to other national codesand standards in the specific volumes may be changedto refer to the corresponding regulations of the govern-mental authorities.
SECTION V:EFFECTIVE DATE
(a) Effective Date. The effective date of this Volume ofthe B30 Standard shall be 1 year after its date of issuance.Construction,installation, inspection,testing. mainte-nance, and operation of equipment manufactured and facilities constructed after the effective date of this Vol-ume shall conform to the mandatory requirements ofthis Volume.
(b)Exisfing Installations. Equipment manufacturedand facilities constructed prior to the effective date ofthis volume of the B30 Standard shall be subject to theinspection, testing, maintenance, and operation require-ments of this Standard after the effective date.
It is not the intent of this Volume of the B30 Standardto require retrofitting of existing equipment.However,when an item is being modified, its performance require-ments shall be reviewed relative to the requirementswithin the current volume.The need to meet the currentrequirements shall be evaluated by a qualified personselected by the owner (user). Recommended changesshall be made by the owner (user) within 1 year.
SECTION VI: REQUIREMENTS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
Requirements of this Standard are characterized byuse of the word shal1.Recommendations of this Standardare characterized by the word shoald.
SECTION V:uSE OF MEASUREMENT UNITS
This Standard contains SI (metric) units as well asU.S.Customary units. The values stated in customary
units are to be regarded as the standard.The Sl unitsare a direct (soft) conversion from the customary units.
SECTION VI:REQUESTS FOR REVISION
The B30 Standards Committee will consider requestsfor revision of any of the volumes within the B30Stan-dard. Such requests should be directed to:
Secretary, B30 Standards CommitteeASME Codes and Standards
Three Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016-5990
The requests should be in the following format:
Volume: Cite the designation and title of the volume.Edition: Cite the applicable edition of the volume.Subject:
Cite the applicable paragraph number(s)and the relevant heading(s).