ASME B30.9:2021 pdf free download – Slings
SECTION l: SCOPE
The ASME B30 Standard contains provisions that applyto the construction, installation, operation, inspection,testing, maintenance, and use of cranes and otherlifting and material-movement-related equipment. Forthe convenience of the reader, the Standard has beendivided into separate volumes. Each volume has beenwritten under the direction of the ASME B30 StandardsCommittee and has successfully completed a consensusapproval process under the general auspices of the Amer-ican National Standards Institute (ANSI.As of the date of issuance of this Volume, the B30 Stan-dard comprises the following volumes:
B30.1Jacks,Industrial Rollers,Air Casters, and Hydraulic Gantries
B30.2 Overhead and Gantry Cranes (Top RunningBridge, Single or Multiple Girder,Top RunningTrolley Hoist)
SECTION lX: REQUESTS FOR INTERPRETATION
The B30 Standards Committee will render an interpre-tation of the provisions of the B30 Standard.An Interpre-tation Submittal Form is available on ASME’s website athttp:/ / cstools.asme.org/Interpretation/lnterpretation-Form.cfm.
Phrase the question asa request for an interpretation ofa specific provision suitable for general understandingand use, not as a request for approval of a proprietarydesign or situation. Plans or drawings that explain thequestion may be submitted to clarify the question.However,they should not contain any proprietarynames or information.Read carefully the note addressingthe types of requests that the B30 Standards Committeecan and cannot consider.
Upon submittal, the request will be forwarded to therelevant B30 Subcommittee for a draft response, whichwill then be subject to approval by the B30 Standards
Committee prior to its formal issuance.The B30 StandardsCommittee may rewrite the question for the sake of clarity.
lnterpretations to the B30 Standard will be availableonline at https:/ f cstools.asme.org/Interpretation/
Searchlnterpretation.cfm.
SECTION X: ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE
The equipment covered by the B30 Standard is subjectto hazards that cannot be abated by mechanical means, butonly by the exercise of intelligence, care, and commonsense. It is therefore essential to have personnel involvedin the use and operation of equipment who are competent,careful, physically and mentally qualified, and trained inthe proper operation of the equipmentand the handling ofloads. serious hazards include, but are not limited to,improper or inadequate maintenance, overloading, drop-ping or slipping of the load, obstructing the free passage ofthe load,and using equipment for a purpose for which itwas not intended or designed.
The B30 Standards Committee fully realizes the impor-tance of proper design factors, minimum or maximum
dimensions,and other limiting criteria of wire rope orchain and their fastenings, sheaves, sprockets, drums,and similar equipment covered by the Standard,all ofwhich are closely connected with safety. Sizes,strengths,and similar criteria are dependent on many differentfactors, often varying with the installation and uses.These factors depend on
(a) the condition of the equipment or material
(b) the loads