ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDBelow-the-HookLiftingDevicesASMEB30.20-2006(RevisionofASMEB30.20-2003)SafetyStandardforCableways,Cranes,Derricks,Hoists,Hooks,Jacks,andSlingsCopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMELicensee=BPInternational/5928366101NotforResale,06/04/201004:54:39MDTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,``,,````````,,,``,,,`,``,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---ASMEB30.20-2006(RevisionofASMEB30.20-2003)Below-the-HookLiftingDevicesSafetyStandardforCableways,Cranes,Derricks,Hoists,Hooks,Jacks,andSlingsANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDThreeParkAvenue•NewYork,NY10016CopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMELicensee=BPInternational/5928366101NotforResale,06/04/201004:54:39MDTNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,``,,````````,,,``,,,`,``,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---DateofIssuance:January16,2007ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2009.Therewillbenoaddendaissuedtothisedition.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.InterpretationsarepublishedontheASMEWebsiteundertheCommitteePagesathttp://cstools.asme.orgastheyareissued,andwillalsobepublishedwithinthenexteditionoftheStandard.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagains...
