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Overview ASME P30 1 PDF
Overview ASME P30 1 PDF
ASME P30.1-2014
Planning for Load Handling Activities
An American National Standard
ASME P30.1 Planning
for Load Handling Activities
• Scope & Definitions
• Load Handling Activity
Considerations
• Personnel &
Responsibilities
• Standard Lift Plans
• Critical Lift Plans
• Appendices
• Q&A (Use Chat)
P30 Standard Committee
• Planning for the Use of Cranes, Derricks, Hoists,
Cableways, Aerial Devices, and Lifting
Accessories
• Membership of committee is balanced
– 21 members, 8 contributing members, 8 alternates
– Voting members - no more than 1/3 representation in
each category of interest
– Categories of interest include; Distributors, General
Interest (Consultants), Insurance, Operators, Trainers
and Users of Lifting Equipment
P30.1 Scope
• Establishes planning
considerations and
practices that apply to
Load Handling
Equipment (LHE),
other associated
equipment and
activities
• Vertical / Horizontal
Load Handling Activity
Considerations
• Guidance is divided into two categories Standard
Lift Plan and Critical Lift Plan
• Guidance is dependent upon:
– nature of the load handling activity and
– degree of exposure to the issues that impact safety
• The user may create other subcategories based
on their specific load handling activity
Load Handling Activity
Considerations
1. Potential Hazards to Persons
2. Hazards in Proximity to the Work Area
3. Complexity of the Load Handling Activity
4. Adverse Impact from Environmental Conditions
5. LHE and Rigging Capacity and/or Performance
6. Adverse Commercial Impact
7. Site Requirements Unique to Load Handling Activity
8. Repetitive Lifts
Categorize
Load
Handling
Activity