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ASME B30.25-2018 Scrap and Material Handlers
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B30.25 includes provisions that apply to the construction, installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance of scrap and material handlers consisting of a base, a revolving upper structure with operator's station(s), and a front for lifting scrap or materials using attachments such as magnets and grapples, and any variations thereof in which the equipment retains the same fundamental characteristics.The provisions included in this Volume apply to scrap and material handlers that are crawler mounted, rail mounted, wheel mounted, or on pedestal bases. The scope includes hydraulically operated scrap and material handlers powered by internal combustion engines or electric motors to lift, lower, and swing scrap and material at various radii.
Hydraulic excavators designed for digging and trenching, forestry machines, machines designed for demolition, lattice and telescopic boom cranes, rail-mounted cranes for railway and automobile wreck clearance, and equipment covered by other volumes of this Standard are excluded.
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Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and Slings
AN A MERICAN NA TIONAL S T AND ARD
ASME B30.25-2018
(Revision of ASME B30.25-2013)
ASME B30.25-2018
(Revision of ASME B30.25-2013)
Scrap and
Material Handlers
Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and Slings
AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
Date of Issuance: July 2, 2018
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CONTENTS
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B30 Standard Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summary of Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | v vi viii xi |
Chapter 25-0 Scope, Definitions, Personnel Competence, and References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
Section 25-0.1 Scope of B30.25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
Section 25-0.2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
Section 25-0.3 Personnel Competence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
Section 25-0.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 7 |
Chapter 25-1 Construction and Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 11 |
Section 25-1.1 Lift Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 11 |
Section 25-1.2 Backward Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 11 |
Section 25-1.3 Swing Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 12 |
Section 25-1.4 Handler Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 12 |
Section 25-1.5 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 13 |
Section 25-1.6 Cabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 13 |
Section 25-1.7 General Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 16 |
Section 25-1.8 Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 17 |
Section 25-1.9 Instruction Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 18 |
Chapter 25-2 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 19 |
Section 25-2.1 Inspection — General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 19 |
Section 25-2.2 Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 20 |
Section 25-2.3 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 20 |
Chapter 25-3 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 22 |
Section 25-3.1 Qualifications and Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 22 |
Section 25-3.2 Handling the Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 23 |
Section 25-3.3 Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 24 |
Section 25-3.4 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 24 |
Figures 25-0.2.1-1 Crawler-Mounted Handler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 2 |
25-0.2.1-2 Pedestal-Mounted Handler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 |
25-0.2.1-3 Rail-Mounted Handler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 4 |
25-0.2.1-4 Wheel-Mounted Handler (Multiple Control Stations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
25-0.2.1-5 Wheel-Mounted Handler (Single Control Station) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 6 |
25-0.2.2-1 Two-Piece Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 9 |
25-0.2.2-2 Three-Piece Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 10 |
25-1.5.2-1 Wheel-Mounted Handler — Primary Travel Control Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 14 |
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25-1.5.2-2 | Track-Mounted Handler — Primary Travel Control Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 15 |
25-1.5.3-1 | Primary Front Controls — Three-Piece Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 15 |
25-1.5.3-2 | Primary Front Controls — Two-Piece Fronts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 16 |
25-3.3.2-1 | Material Handler Hand Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 26 |
Tables |
25-3.4.10-1 Required Clearance for Normal Voltage in Operation Near High Voltage Power Lines . . . . 1
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FOREWORD
This American National Standard, Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and Slings, has been developed under the procedures accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). This Standard had its beginning in December 1916 when an eight-page “Code of Safety Standards for Cranes,” prepared by an ASME Committee on the Protection of Industrial Workers, was presented at the annual meeting of the ASME.
Meetings and discussions regarding safety on cranes, derricks, and hoists were held from 1920 to 1925, involving the ASME Safety Code Correlating Committee, the Association of Iron and Steel Electrical Engineers, the American Museum of Safety, the American Engineering Standards Committee (AESC) [later changed to American Standards Association (ASA), then to the United States of America Standards Institute (USASI), and finally to ANSI], Department of Labor — State of New Jersey, Department of Labor and Industry — State of Pennsylvania, and the Locomotive Crane Manufacturers Association. On June 11, 1925, AESC approved the ASME Safety Code Correlating Committee’s recommendation and authorized the project with the U.S. Department of the Navy, Bureau of Yards and Docks, and ASME as sponsors.
In March 1926, invitations were issued to 50 organizations to appoint representatives to a Sectional Committee. The call for organization of this Sectional Committee was sent out October 2, 1926, and the committee organized November 4, 1926, with 57 members representing 29 national organizations. Commencing June 1, 1927, and using the eight-page code published by ASME in 1916 as a basis, the Sectional Committee developed the “Safety Code for Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists.” The early drafts of this safety code included requirements for “Jacks” but, due to inputs and comments on those drafts, the Sectional Committee decided in 1938 to make the requirements for jacks a separate code. In January 1943, ASA B30.2-1943 was published addressing a multitude of equipment types, and in August 1943, ASA B30.1-1943 was published just addressing jacks. Both documents were reaffirmed in 1952 and widely accepted as safety standards. Due to changes in design, advancement in techniques, and general interest of labor and industry in safety, the Sectional Committee, under the joint sponsorship of ASME and the Bureau of Yards and Docks (now the Naval Facilities Engineering
Command), was reorganized on January 31, 1962, with 39 members representing 27 national organizations.
The new Committee changed the format of ASA B30.2-1943 so that the multitude of equipment types it addressed could be published in separate volumes that could completely cover the construction, installation, inspection, testing, main- tenance, and operation of each type of equipment that was included in the scope of ASA B30.2. This format change resulted in the initial publication of B30.3, B30.5, B30.6, B30.11, and B30.16 being designated as “Revisions” of B30.2 with the remainder of the B30 volumes being published as totally new volumes. ASA changed its name to USASI in 1966 and to ANSI in 1969, which resulted in B30 volumes from 1943 to 1968 being designated as either “ASA B30,” “USAS B30,” or “ANSI B30” depending on their date of publication.
In 1982, the Committee was reorganized as an Accredited Organization Committee, operating under procedures developed by ASME and accredited by ANSI.
This Standard presents a coordinated set of rules that may serve as a guide to government and other regulatory bodies and municipal authorities responsible for the guarding and inspection of the equipment falling within its scope. The suggestions leading to accident prevention are given both as mandatory and advisory provisions; compliance with both types may be required by employers of their employees.
In case of practical difficulties, new developments, or unnecessary hardship, the administrative or regulatory authority may grant variances from the literal requirements or permit the use of other devices or methods, but only when it is clearly evident that an equivalent degree of protection is thereby secured. To secure uniform application and interpretation of this Standard, administrative or regulatory authorities are urged to consult the B30 Committee, in accordance with the format described in Section IX of the Introduction, before rendering decisions on disputed points.
Safety codes and standards are intended to enhance public safety. Revisions result from committee consideration of factors such as technological advances, new data, and changing environmental and industry needs. Revisions do not imply that previous editions were inadequate.
The first edition of B30.25 was issued in 1998, and new editions were released in 2003 and 2007. The 2013 edition added a section in Chapter 25-0 to define personnel competence, added personnel responsibilities to Chapter 25-3, and included many additional minor revisions throughout. This edition changes some of the nomenclature to better reflect the terminology that is currently used throughout the industries that utilize this equipment. Other minor editorial changes have been made to bring this Volume up to current standards. This Volume of the Standard, which was approved by the B30 Committee and by ASME, was approved by ANSI and designated as an American National Standard on June 8, 2018.
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ASME B30 COMMITTEE
Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks,
Jacks, and Slings
(The following is the roster of the Committee at the time of approval of this Standard.)
STANDARDS COMMITTEE OFFICERS
T. L. Blanton, Chair
E. D. Fidler, Vice Chair
K. M. Hyam, Secretary
STANDARDS COMMITTEE PERSONNEL
N. E. Andrew, LTS Crane Mechanical
T. L. Blanton, NACB Group, Inc.
P. A. Boeckman, The Crosby Group, Inc.
P. W. Boyd, The Boeing Co.
B. D. Closson, Craft Forensic Services
J. A. Danielson, The Boeing Co.
D. R. Decker, Becket, LLC
L. D. Demark, Sr., Equipment Training Solutions, LLC
D. W. Eckstine, Eckstine & Associates
R. J. Edwards, NationsBuilders Insurance Services, Inc.
A. J. Egging, National Oilwell Varco
E. D. Fidler, Grove U.S., LLC
J. A. Gilbert, Associated Wire Rope Fabricators
J. L. Gordon, Acco Material Handling Solutions, Inc.
N. C. Hargreaves, Consultant
G. B. Hetherston, Consultant
K. M. Hyam, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
M. M. Jaxtheimer, Navy Crane Center
P. R. Juhren, Morrow Equipment Co., LLC
R. M. Kohner, Landmark Engineering Services
A. J. Lusi, Jr., Lumark Consulting, LLP
E. K. Marburg, Columbus McKinnon Corp.
D. Means, Means Engineering & Consulting
W. Mills, Liberty Mutual Insurance
D. L. Morgan, Critical Lift Consultants, LLC
W. E. Osborn, Ingersoll Rand
R. M. Parnell, ITI — Field Service
J. T. Perkins, First Solar Electric
B. A. Pickett, Systems Engineering and Forensic Services
J. A. Pilgrim, Manitowoc Cranes
S. K. Rammelsberg, CB&I
J. E. Richardson, U.S. Department of the Navy
D. W. Ritchie, Dave Ritchie Consultant, LLC
J. W. Rowland III, Consultant
J. C. Ryan, Boh Bros. Construction Co.
D. W. Smith, STI Group
W. J. Smith, Jr., NationsBuilders Insurance Services, Inc.
R. S. Stemp, Lampson International, LLC
R. G. Strain, Advanced Crane Technologies, LLC
J. Sturm, Sturm Corp.
P. D. Sweeney, Riverside Engineering, LLC
E. P. Vliet, Consultant
J. D. Wiethorn, Haag Engineering Co.
R. C. Wild, CJ Drilling, Inc.
D. N. Wolff, National Crane/Manitowoc Crane Group
S. D. Wood, Terex Corp.
B. B. Bacon, Alternate, Tennessee Valley Authority
R. J. Bolen, Alternate, Consultant
G. J. Brent, Alternate, NCCCO
J. R. Burkey, Alternate, Columbus McKinnon Corp.
B. M. Casey, Alternate, Electric Boat
W. C. Dickinson, Jr., Alternate, Crane Industry Services, LLC
J. Dudley, Alternate, The Walsh Group
D. Duerr, Alternate, 2DM Associates, Inc.
M. Eggenberger, Alternate, Berry Contracting, Inc.
S. R. Fletcher, Alternate, Cowles, Murphy, Glover & Associates
M. Gardiner, Alternate, Haag Engineering Co.
S. R. Gridley, Alternate, Navy Crane Center
D. A. Henninger, Alternate, Bridon Bekaert, The Ropes Group
D. F. Jordan, Alternate, American International Crane Bureau
K. Kennedy, Alternate, Navy Crane Center
J. Lindsay, Alternate, Link-Belt Construction Equipment
T. C. Mackey, Alternate, WRPS Hanford, an AECOM Co.
J. P. Mihlbauer, Alternate, All Ship & Cargo Surveys, Ltd.
D. A. Moore, Alternate, Unified Engineering
L. S. Olver, Alternate, Kolo Holdings, Inc.
M. Randall, Alternate, CB&I
Rask, Alternate, NationsBuilders Insurance Services, Inc.
C. L. Richardson, Alternate, Lone Star Rigging, LP
A. R. Ruud, Alternate, Atkinson Construction
J. R. Schober, Alternate, American Bridge Co.
J. Schoppert, Alternate, NBIS Claims & Risk Management
L. K. Shapiro, Alternate, Howard I. Shapiro & Associates
K. Shinn, Alternate, K. J. Shinn, Inc.
C. H. Smith, Alternate, Morrow Equipment Co., LLC
S. Snider, Alternate, Ingersoll Rand
R. Stanoch, Alternate, IPS Cranes
C. Warren, Alternate, Webber, LLC
A. T. West, Alternate, Liberty Mutual Insurance
M. P. Zerba, Alternate, Lampson International, LLC
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HONORARY MEMBERS
J. W. Downs, Jr., Downs Crane and Hoist Co.
J. L. Franks, Consultant
J. M. Klibert, Lift-All Co., Inc.
R. W. Parry, Consultant
P. S. Zorich, RZP International Ltd.
B30 INTEREST REVIEW GROUP
O. Akinboboye, Ropetech Engineering Services
D. Beltran, Gunnebo Johnson Corp.
J. D. Cannon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
B. Dobbs, LEEA
M. J. Eggenberger, Berry Contracting, Inc.
A. Gomes Rocha, Belgo Bekaert Arames
H. A. Hashem, Saudi Aramco
J. Hui, Si Pai Lou, School of Civil Engineering
C. Lan, Department of Industry — BSEE
A. C. Mattoli, Prowinch, LLC
J. P. Mihlbauer, All Ship & Cargo Surveys, Ltd.
L. S. Olver, Kolo Holdings, Inc.
G. L. Owens, Consultant
D. R. Remus, Reed Manufacturing
C. C. Tsaur, Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
B30 REGULATORY AUTHORITY COUNCIL
C. Shelhamer, Chair, New York City Department of Buildings
M. Hyam, Secretary, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
G. Campion, Department of Labor/OSHA
R. Feidt, Stephenson Equipment, Inc.
C. Harris, City of Chicago — Department of Buildings
R. D. Jackson, U.S. Department of Labor
J. L. Lankford, State of Nevada (OSHA)
D. E. Latham, State of Maryland DLLR
A. Lundeen, State of Washington, Department of Labor and Industries
J. Mendoza, North Carolina Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety
M. J. Nelmida, State of California, Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board
G. E. Pushies, MIOSHA
C. N. Stribling, Jr., Kentucky Labor Cabinet
T. Taylor, Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry
A. O. Omran, Alternate, New York City Department of Buildings
K. L. Powell, Alternate, Maryland Department of Labor, MOSH
B30.25 SUBCOMMITTEE PERSONNEL
A. R. Smith, Chair, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.
T. A. Cannegieter, Volvo Construction Equipment
M. Crowell, Caterpillar, Inc.
Engels, Sennebogen LLC USA
P. D. Gage, TMS International, LLC
S. N. Jacoby, Schnitzer Steel
K. M. Jankowski, Walker Magnetics
M. W. Osborne, E-Crane International USA
M. A. Rangos, Liebherr Construction Equipment Co.
B. A. Selack, LBX Co., LLC
F. Soderlind, Young Corp.
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B30 STANDARD INTRODUCTION
SECTION I: SCOPE
The ASME B30 Standard contains provisions that apply to the construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and use of cranes and other lifting and material-movement-related equipment. For the convenience of the reader, the Standard has been divided into separate volumes. Each volume has been written under the direction of the ASME B30 Standards Committee and has successfully completed a consensus approval process under the general auspices of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
As of the date of issuance of this Volume, the B30 Standard comprises the following volumes:
B30.1 Jacks, Industrial Rollers, Air Casters, and Hydraulic Gantries
B30.2 Overhead and Gantry Cranes (Top Running Bridge, Single or Multiple Girder, Top Running Trolley Hoist)
B30.3 Tower Cranes
B30.4 Portal and Pedestal Cranes B30.5 Mobile and Locomotive Cranes B30.6 Derricks
B30.7 Winches
B30.8 Floating Cranes and Floating Derricks B30.9 Slings
B30.10 Hooks
B30.11 Monorails and Underhung Cranes (withdrawn 2018 — requirements found in latest revision of B30.17)
B30.12 Handling Loads Suspended From Rotorcraft B30.13 Storage/Retrieval (S/R) Machines and
Associated Equipment
B30.14 Side Boom Tractors
B30.15 Mobile Hydraulic Cranes (withdrawn 1982 — requirements found in latest revision of B30.5)
B30.16 Overhead Underhung and Stationary Hoists B30.17 Cranes and Monorails (With Underhung Trolley
or Bridge)
B30.18 Stacker Cranes (Top or Under Running Bridge, Multiple Girder With Top or Under Running Trolley Hoist)
B30.19 Cableways
B30.20 Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices B30.21 Lever Hoists
B30.22 Articulating Boom Cranes B30.23 Personnel Lifting Systems B30.24 Container Cranes
B30.25 Scrap and Material Handlers B30.26 Rigging Hardware
B30.27 Material Placement Systems B30.28 Balance Lifting Units
B30.29 Self-Erecting Tower Cranes B30.30 Ropes1
B30.31 Self-Propelled, Towed, or Remote-Controlled Hydraulic Platform Transporters1
B30.32 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Used in Inspection, Testing, Maintenance, and Lifting Operations1
SECTION II: SCOPE EXCLUSIONS
Any exclusion of, or limitations applicable to, the equip- ment, requirements, recommendations, or operations contained in this Standard are established in the affected volume’s scope.
SECTION III: PURPOSE
The B30 Standard is intended to
prevent or minimize injury to workers, and other- wise provide for the protection of life, limb, and property by prescribing safety requirements
provide direction to manufacturers, owners, employers, users, and others concerned with, or respon- sible for, its application
guide governments and other regulatory bodies in the development, promulgation, and enforcement of appropriate safety directives
SECTION IV: USE BY REGULATORY AGENCIES
These volumes may be adopted in whole or in part for governmental or regulatory use. If adopted for govern- mental use, the references to other national codes and standards in the specific volumes may be changed to refer to the corresponding regulations of the govern- mental authorities.
1 This volume is currently in the development process.
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