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The words
SHALL
and
SHOULD
are used throughout this manual in accordance with definitions in the
ASME B30 standards as follows:
SHALL
indicates a rule is mandatory and must be followed.
SHOULD
indicates a rule is a recommendation, the advisability of which depends on the facts
in each situation.
Hoist operation, hoist inspection, and hoist maintenance personnel training programs should be based on
requirements in accordance with the latest edition of:
ASME B30.16
Safety Standard for Overhead Hoists (Underhung)
NOTE: When using the
STAGEMAKER
®
COMPACT Concert Hoist in the Inverted position,
ASME B30.16 Section 16-0.1 states that this ASME standard does not apply when “drawing both
the load and the hoist up or down the load chain(s) or rope(s) of the hoist.” See WARNING below.
Such training should also provide information for compliance with any Federal, State, or Local Code
requirements, and existing plant safety rules and regulations.
If an overhead hoist is installed as part of an overhead crane or monorail system, training programs should
also include requirements in accordance with the latest editions, as applicable, of:
•
ASME B30.11
Safety Standard for Monorails and Underhung Cranes
•
ASME B30.17
Safety Standard for Overhead and Gantry Cranes, Top Running Bridge,
Single Girder, Underhung Hoist.
NOTE: It is a responsibility of the owner / user to install, inspect, test, maintain, and operate a
hoist in accordance with the ASME B30.16 Safety Standard, OSHA Regulations, and ANSI /
NFPA 70, National Electric Code. If the hoist is installed as part of a total lifting system, it is also
the responsibility of the owner / user to comply with the applicable ASME B30 volume that
addresses other types of equipment used in the system.
NOTE: Further, it is the responsibility of the owner / user to require that all personnel who will
install, inspect, test, maintain, and operate a hoist read the contents of this manual,
STAGEMAKER®
COMPACT Concert Hoist Operator’s Manual, ASME B30.16 Safety Standards
for Overhead Hoists (Underhung), OSHA Regulations, and ANSI / NFPA 70, National Electric
Code. If the hoist is installed as part of a total lifting system, all personnel must also read the
applicable ASME B30 volume that addresses other types of equipment used in the system.
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WARNING: Failure to read and comply with any one of the limitations noted in this manual
can result in product failure, serious bodily injury or death, and / or property damage.
