ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEB30.8-2010(RevisionofASMEB30.8-2004)FloatingCranesandFloatingDerricksSafetyStandardforCableways,Cranes,Derricks,Hoists,Hooks,Jacks,andSlingsCopyright2010bytheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.NoreproductionmaybemadeofthismaterialwithoutwrittenconsentofASME.cCopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.UncontrolledwINTENTIONALLYLEFTBLANKCopyright2010bytheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.NoreproductionmaybemadeofthismaterialwithoutwrittenconsentofASME.cCopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.UncontrolledwASMEB30.8-2010(RevisionofASMEB30.8-2004)FloatingCranesandFloatingDerricksSafetyStandardforCableways,Cranes,Derricks,Hoists,Hooks,Jacks,andSlingsANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDCopyright2010bytheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.NoreproductionmaybemadeofthismaterialwithoutwrittenconsentofASME.cCopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.UncontrolledwDateofIssuance:March15,2010ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2015.ThisStandardwillbecomeeffective1yearaftertheDateofIssuance.Therewillbenoaddendaissuedtothisedition.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.InterpretationsarepublishedontheASMEWebsiteundertheCommitteePagesathttp://www.cstools.asme.orgastheyareissued,andwillalsobepublishedwithinthenexteditionoftheStandard.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassur...