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Below the hook lifting devices following ASME B30.20-2021 under yellow tower crane.

ASME B30.20-21: Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, Changes

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021Brad Kelechava

A volume of the overall safety standard for cableways, cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings, ASME B30.20-2021: 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

ASME B30.10-2019: Hooks Safety Standard

December 12, 2019June 4, 2020Brad Kelechava

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.

ASME B30 – All Volumes of the Safety Standard

January 3, 2019December 2, 2021Brad Kelechava

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 […]