The ASME B30 Standard contains provisions thatapply 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 ofthe Amer-ican National Standards Institute (ANSI).
