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Document ID (ISN)21074
CIS number 74-907
ISBN(s) 0-87995-001-3
Year 1973
Convention or series no.
Title Safety standard for monorail systems and underhung cranes.
Bibliographic information ANSI B30.11-1973, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, United Engineering Centre, 345 East 47th Street, New York, N.Y. 10017, USA, 1973. Approved on 25 Jan. 1973. 24p. Illus. 11 ref. Price: US-$3.50.
Abstract Safety requirements for underhung cranes operating on the bottom flange of a track system and for single-track monorail systems. Both power-driven and hand-operated equipment are included. Individual sections are devoted to: scope, definitions and references; construction and installation (clearances, trolleys, track switches, interlocks, vertical drop or lift sections, cabs, stops, guards, safety lugs, brakes, electrical equipment); inspection, testing, maintenance; operation (operator qualifications and operator practices, handling the load, signals).
Descriptors (primary) overhead conveyors; overhead travelling cranes; USA
Descriptors (secondary) travel limiting devices; safety by design; brakes; maintenance; track switches; electrical equipment; crane crabs; crane runways; crane cabins; safe distances; hand signalling; inspection; testing; marking; qualifications; standard; safety devices
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Materials handling and storage
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Cranes