ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEB30.23-2022(RevisionofASMEB30.23-2016)PersonnelLiftingSystemsSafetyStandardforCableways,Cranes,Derricks,Hoists,Hooks,Jacks,andSlingsASMEB30.23-2022(RevisionofASMEB30.23-2016)PersonnelLiftingSystemsSafetyStandardforCableways,Cranes,Derricks,Hoists,Hooks,Jacks,andSlingsANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDTwoParkAvenue•NewYork,NY•10016USAxDateofIssuance:June30,2022ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2027.ThisStandardwillbecomeeffective1yearaftertheDateofIssuance.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.InterpretationsarepublishedontheASMEwebsiteundertheCommitteePagesathttp://cstools.asme.org/astheyareissued.ErratatocodesandstandardsmaybepostedontheASMEwebsiteundertheCommitteePagestoprovidecorrectionstoincorrectlypublisheditems,ortocorrecttypographicalorgrammaticalerrorsincodesandstandards.Sucherratashallbeusedonthedateposted.TheCommitteePagescanbefoundathttp://cstools.asme.org/.Thereisanoptionavailabletoautomaticallyreceiveane-mailnotificationwhenerrataarepostedtoaparticularcodeorstandard.ThisoptioncanbefoundontheappropriateCommitteePageafterselecting“Errata”inthe“PublicationInformation”section.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.Thestandardscommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoensurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcomment,whichprovidedanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityfori...