Abstract： ASME B30.23:2005 pdf download.Personnel Lifting Systems. (e) weight of the empty platform and its suspension system (f) date of the platform manufacture (g) certification of compliance to the design, construction, and testing requirements o...

ASME B30.23:2005 pdf download.Personnel Lifting Systems.

(e) weight of the empty platform and its suspension system

(f) date of the platform manufacture

(g) certification of compliance to the design, construction, and testing requirements of this volume

(h) listing of any unique operational environments for which the platform has been designed

(8) Access gates, including sliding or folding types, if installed, shall be equipped with a positive acting device to restrain the gate from accidental opening. Swinging type access gates shall not swing outward while the platform is suspended.

(9) The suspension system shall minimize tipping due to movement of personnel on the platform and should not allow motion of more

than ten degrees off the horizontal plane.

(10) For suspended platforms, a suspension system that minimizes the potential for the system’s removal and use for other

purposes. The suspension system shall be sized by the platform manufacturer, and its installed sling angle established, so as not

to cause damage to the platform. Suspension systems shall comply with the following:

(a) Rope sling suspension systems with mechanically spliced flemish eyes, if used, shall be designed with thimbles in all eyes.

Wire rope clips, wedge sockets, or knots shall not be used.

(b) Rope sling suspension systems with pored socket end connections, if used, shall be designed in accordance with the

manufacturer’s or qualified person’s application instructions.

(C) Chain sling suspension systems, if used, shall be designed using a minimum of grade 80 chain.

(d) All sling suspension systems shall utilize a master link for attachment to the hoisting equipment hook or bolt type shackle

with cotter pin.

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