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Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.REAFFIRMED 2002FOR CURRENT COMMITTEE PERSONNELPLEASE E-MAIL CSasme.orgSpecification and Performance Standard,AN AMERICAN I NATIONAL STANDARD Power Shears ASME B5.56M-1994 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers 345 East 47th Street,New York,N.Y.1001 7-Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.Date of Issuance:December 9,1994 This Standard will be revised when the Society approves the issuance of a new edition.There will be no addenda or written interpretations of the require-ments of this Standard issued to this Edition.ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American National Standards.The Consensus Committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals from competent and concerned interests have had an oppor-tunity to participate.The proposed code or standard was made available for public review and comment which provides an opportunity for additional public input from industry,academia,reg-ulatory agencies,and the public-at-large.ASME does not approve,rate,or endorse any item,construction,proprietary device,or activity.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any items mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability for infringement of any applicable Letters Patent,nor assume any such liability.Users of a code or standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the risk of infringement of such rights,is entirely their own responsibility.Participation by federal agency representative(s)or person(s)affiliated with industry is not to be interpreted as government or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations issued in accordance with governing ASME procedures and policies which preclude the issuance of interpretations by individual vol-unteers.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.Copyright 0 1994 by THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A.Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.FOREWORD(This Foreword is not part of ASME B5.56M-1994.)Recognizing the need for an industry standard for power shears,the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Committee on Machine Tools and Components(B5)established in Feb-ruary 1990 a technical committee,B5 TC31,to develop the first American standard relating to this equipment.In the latter part of February 1990 an organizational meeting was held to develop this Standard.The make-up of this committee consists of power shears manufacturers,distributors,and users.The technical committees objective was to develop a standard to define and describe power shear specification and performance.To accomplish this objective,the committee approached this task by inviting the North American shear manufacturers and users to submit basic data relative to the subject of this Standard so the committee could study,determine the variations,and obtain a consensus def-inition for a standard for power shears.This committee has adhered to the ANSI B5.51M-1987 Preferred Metric SI units for Machine Tools in the preparation of this Standard.Following approval by ASME,the document was submitted to the American National Stan-dards Institute,and was approved as an American National Standard on August 18,1994.Suggestions for improvement of this Standard are welcomed.They should be addressed to the Secretary,ASME B5 Committee,United Engineering Center,345 E.47th St.,New York,N.Y.10017.POWER SHEAR SAFETY REQUIREMENTS The ASME B5.56M-1994 does not cover safety.Safety requirements for the construction,care,and use of power shears are specified in the latest edition of the American National Standard B11.4.111 Copyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.ASME STANDARDS COMMITTEE B5 Machine Tools-Components,Elements,Performance,and Equipment(The following is the roster of the Committee at the time of approval of this Standard.)OFFICERS H.Cooper,Chairman P.Stumpf