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Scissor lift at construction site adhering to safety requirements specified in ANSI MH29.1-2020.

ANSI MH29.1-2020: Industrial Scissors Lifts

ByAlexandra Schirn November 8, 2022June 4, 2025

Due to their safety features and stability, scissor lifts are a popular type of mobile elevated work platform at construction and renovation sites. When not…

An overhead gantry crane operating at an outdoor construction site that is lifting a heavy load; the crane is adhering to ASME B30.2‑2022 standard's safety requirements.

ANSI | Construction Machines

ASME B30.2-2022: Overhead And Gantry Cranes

ByAlexandra Schirn October 25, 2022August 13, 2025

The shaduf, the first type of crane, was invented circa 3000 BCE in Mesopotamia, and it had a lever apparatus with a bucket-like structure on…

Below the hook lifting devices following ASME B30.20-2025 under yellow tower crane.

ANSI | Construction Machines | Fall Protection

ASME B30.20-2025: Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices

ByBrad Kelechava November 30, 2021July 10, 2025

A volume of the overall safety standard for cableways, cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings, ASME B30.20-2025: Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, has been released. Revising…

Crane hook that follows the safety guidelines in ASME B30.10 with the ocean in the background

ANSI | Construction

ASME B30.10-2019: Hooks Safety Standard

ByBrad Kelechava December 12, 2019June 5, 2025

When a fish latches onto a hook, an angler pulls against the force of the catch to bring it to the surface. Many devices are…

Worker silhouette carrying all ASME B30 safety standards for machine lifting equipment in construction.

ANSI | Construction

ASME B30 – All Volumes of the Safety Standard

ByBrad Kelechava January 3, 2019July 17, 2025

ASME B30 is a gargantuan suite of American National Standards, with each document existing as a distinct volume. Just like various other wide-reaching concepts, ASME…