ASME_B30.11-1998.pdf

259551200778735bTASME-B30.11ADOPTION NOTICEASME-B30.11,Crane,Monorails and Underhung,was adoptedon October 3,1994 for use by the Department of Defense(DoD).Proposed changes by DoD activities must be submittedto the DoD Adopting Activity:Commanding officer,NavalConstruction Battalion Center,Code 156,1000 23rd Avenue,Port Hueneme,CA 93043-4301.DoD activities may obtaincopies of this standard from the standardization DocumentOrder Desk,700 Robbins Avenue,Building 4D,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094.The private sector and other Governmentagencies may purchase copies from the American Society ofMechanical Engineers,345 East 47th Street,New York,NY10017.Custodians:Adopting ActivityArmy MENavy-YD-1Navy-YD-1Air Force-99FSC 3950DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A.Approved for public release;distribution is unlimited.Copyright by the American Society Of Mechanical EngineersSTD.ASME B30.11A-ENGL 1999 0759670 0612537 85TDate of issuance:July 15,1999ASME is the registered trademark of The American Socicty of 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American National Standards Institute on May 12,1999.Addenda to the 1998 edition of ASME B30.11 are issued in the form of replacement pages.Revisions,additions.and deletions are incorporated directly into the affected pages.It is advisable,however,that thispage.the Addenda title and copyright pages,and all replaced pages be retained for reference.SUMMARY OF CHANGESThis is the first Addenda to he published to ASME B30.11-1998.Replace or insert the pages listed.Changes given helow are identified on the pages by a margin note,(a).placed next to the affected area.Changes made in ASME B30.11-1998 are indicated by(98).The pagesnot listed are the reverse sides of the listed pages and contain no changes.PugeLocationChange1,2General(1)B30 volume listing updated(2)Seventh paragraph revised(3)In ninth paragraph.ASME addressupdatedFootnote 1RevisedSection IIIIn first paragraph,ASME address updated14Section I1-0.3ASME address updatedSPECIAL NOTEThe interpretations to ASME B30.11 are included as a separate section for the users convenience.STD.ASME B30.11A-ENGL1999=0759b700b12539622MONORAILS AND UNDERHUNG CRANESASME B30.11a-1999SAFETY STANDARD FOR CABLEWAYS,CRANES,DERRICKS,HOISTS,HOOKS,JACKS,AND SLINGSINTRODUCTION(98)GeneralB30.18 Stacker Cranes(Top or Under Running Bridge,(a)This Standard is one of a series of safety standards onMultiple Girder With Top or Under RunningTrolley Hoist)various subjects which have been formnulated under theB30.19general auspices of the American National StandardsCablewaysB30.20Institute.One purpose of the Standard is to serve as aBelow-the-Hook Lifting DevicesB30.21guide to governmental authorities having jurisdictionManually Lever Operated HoistsB30.22over subjects within the scope of the Standard.It is ex-Articulating Boom Cranespected,however,that the Standard will find a major ap-B30.23Personnel Lifting SystemsBD30.24Container Cranesplication in industry,serving as a guide to manufactur-D30.25ers,purchasers,and users of the equipment.Scrap and Material HandlersFor the convenicncc of the uscr,the Standard has beendivided into separate volumcs:If adopted for governmental use,the references to othernational codes and standards in the specific volumes mayB30.1Jacksbe changed to refer to the corresponding regulations ofB30.2Overhead and Gantry Crancs(Top Runningthe governmental authoritics.Bridge,Single or Multiple Girder,TopThe use of cableways,cranes,derricks,hoists.hooks,Running Trolley Hoist)jacks,and slings is subject to certain hazards that cannotB30.3Construction Tower Cranesbe met by mechanical means but only by the exercise ofB30.4Portal,Tower,and Pedestal Cranesintelligence,care,and common sense.It is therefore es-B30.5Mobile and Locomotive Cranessential to have personnel involved in the use and opera-B30.6Derrickstion of equipment who are competent,careful,physicallyB30.7Base Mounted Drum Hoistsand mentally qualified,and trained in the safe operationB30.8Floating Cranes and Floating Derricksof the equipment and the handling of the loads.SeriousB30.9Slingshazards are overloading,dropping or slipping of the loadB30.10Hookscaused by improper hitching or slinging,obstructing theB30.11Monorails and Underhung Cranesfree passage of the load,and using equipment for a pur-B30.12Handling Loads Suspended from Rotorcraftpose for which it was not intended or designed.B30.13Storage/Retrieval(S/R)Machines andThe Standards Committee fully realizes the importanceAssociated Equipmentof proper design factors,minimum or maximum sizes,B30.14Side Boom Tractorsand other limiting dimensions of wire rope or chain andH3).15Mohile Hydraulic Cranestheir fastenings,sheaves,sprockets,drums,and similar(Note:B30.15-1973 has been withdrawn.Theequipment covered by the Standard,all of which arerevision of B30).15 is included in the latest edi-closely connected with safety.Sizes,strengths,and sim-tion of B30.5)ilar cnitena are dependent on many different factors,of-B30.16 Overhead Hoists(Underhung)B30.17Overhead and Gantry Cranes(Top RunningBridge.Singie Girder.Underhung Hoist)B30.24 is in the developmental stage