ASME_B107.41M-1997.pdf

STD.ASME B107.41M-EN6L199707596700587339865ASME B107.7M 1997NAIL HAMMERSSAFETY REOUIREMENTSAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDThe American Society ofMechantcal EngtneersCopyright by the American Society Of Mechanical EngineersSTD.ASME B07.41M-ENGL19970759b700587340587The American Society ofMechanical EngineersA N A ME RI C AN N A T I ON AL ST A N DA R DSAFETY REOUIREMENTSASM证B107.41M-1997STD.ASME B107.41M-EN6L19970759b700587341413Date of Issuance:October 31.1997This Standard will be revised when the Society approves the issuance ofa new edition.There will be no addenda or written interpretations of therequirements of this Standard issued to this edition.ASME is the registered trademark of the American Society of Mechanicai EngineersThis Code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria forAmerican National Standards.The Consensus Committee that approved the code or standardwas balanced to assure that individuals from competent and concerned interests have had anopportunity to participate.The proposed code or standard was made available for public reviewand comment which provides an opportunity for additional public input from industry,academia,regulatory agencies,and the public-at-large.ASME does not approve.rate.or endorseany item.construction,proprietary deviceor activity.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted inconnection with any items mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyoneutilizing a standard against liability for infringement of any applicable Letters Patent,nor assumeany such liahility.Users of a code or standard are expressly advised that the determination ofthe validity of any such patent rights,and the risk of the infringement of such rights,is entirelytheir own responsibility.Participation by federal agency representative(s)or person(s)attiliated with industry is not tobe interpreted as government or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations issued in accordance with governingASME procedures and policies which preclude the issuance of interpretations by individualvolunteers.No part of this document may be reproduced in any form.in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical Engineers345 Fast 47th Street New York,NY 10017Copyright1997byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MFCHANICAL ENGINEERSAll Rights ReservedPrinted in U.S.A.STD.ASME B107.411-ENGL19970759b70058734235TFOREWORD(This Foreword is not a part of ASME B10/.41M-199/.)The development of a safety standard for nail hamneis was initiated by the Striking/Struck Tools Standards Committee,consisting of technical representatives of manufacturermembers of the Hand Tools Institute(HTD).Consensus for the first edition published asANSI B173.1-1975 was by the Canvass Method.Subscqucnt revisions were made to thestandard with the latest previous edition published as ANSI/HTI B173.1-1990.In 1996 the scope of The American National Standards Committee B107.Socket Wrenchesand Drives.under sponsorship by the American Socicty of Mechanical Engincers wasexpanded to include safety requrements for tools.The latest revision of this safety standardfor nail hammers was written and approved by the HTI committee and submitted to,andapproved by.the Standards Committee B10/The latest edition of this Standard.ASME B107.41M-1997.was approved by the AmericanNational Standards institute on March 24.1997.n