CopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMENotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,,`,,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---REAFFIRMED2004FORCURRENTCOMMITTEEPERSONNELPLEASEE-MAILCS@asme.orgTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersHATCHETS:SAFETYREQUIREMENTSIASMEB107.42M-1997CopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMENotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,,`,,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---DateofIssuance:September30,1997ThisStandardwillberevisedwhentheSocietyapprovestheissuanceofanewedition.TherewillbenoaddendaorwritteninterpretationsoftherequirementsofthisStandardissuedtothisedition.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheConsensusCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentwhichprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot"approve,""rate,"or"endorse"anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableLettersPatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentative(s)orperson(s)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgovernmentorindustryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard.ASMEacceptsresponsibilityforonlythoseinterpretationsissuedinaccordancewithgoverningASMEproceduresandpolicieswhichprecludetheissuanceofinterpretationsbyindividualvolunteers.N...
