ASME HST-2-2023 is a newly-revised Standard which establishes performance requirements for hand chain manually operated chain hoists for vertical lifting service involving material handling of freely suspended (i.e., unguided) loads. These hoists use welded link type load chain as a lifting medium with one of the following types of suspension:
hook or clevis
trolley.
This Standard is not applicable to:
damaged or malfunctioning hoists
hoists that have been misused or abused
hoists that have been altered without authorization of the manufacturer or a qualified person
hoists used for lifting or supporting people
hoists used for the purpose of drawing both the load and the hoist up or down the hoist's own load chain
hoists used in application where the load on the hand chain hoist is not freely suspended from the hand chain hoist
hoists used for marine and other applications as required by the Department of Defense (DOD) unless Nonmandatory Appendix A has been invoked.
ASME HST-2-2023 contains a revised Nonmandatory Appendix A which, in conjunction with ASME HST-2, replaces the requirements of MIL-H-904 for Hand Operated Chain Hoists. This appendix addresses Hand Chain Manually Operated Chain Hoists used in marine and other applications as required by the Department of Defense (DoD) This edition contains a Nonmandatory Appendix B that provides guidance for both the manufacturer and the end user to assist in configuring a hoist to make it suitable for use in a potentially explosive environment. The requirements of this Standard shall be applied together with the requirements of ASME B30.16. Intended for manufacturers of the equipment and to the purchasers and users of the equipment. Table of Contents
ASME HST-2-2023 is a newly-revised Standard which establishes performance requirements for hand chain manually operated chain hoists for vertical lifting service involving material handling of freely suspended (i.e., unguided) loads. These hoists use welded link type load chain as a lifting medium with one of the following types of suspension:
- hook or clevis
- trolley.
This Standard is not applicable to:
- damaged or malfunctioning hoists
- hoists that have been misused or abused
- hoists that have been altered without authorization of the manufacturer or a qualified person
- hoists used for lifting or supporting people
- hoists used for the purpose of drawing both the load and the hoist up or down the hoist's own load chain
- hoists used in application where the load on the hand chain hoist is not freely suspended from the hand chain hoist
- hoists used for marine and other applications as required by the Department of Defense (DOD) unless Nonmandatory Appendix A has been invoked.
ASME HST-2-2023 contains a revised Nonmandatory Appendix A which, in conjunction with ASME HST-2, replaces the requirements of MIL-H-904 for Hand Operated Chain Hoists. This appendix addresses Hand Chain Manually Operated Chain Hoists used in marine and other applications as required by the Department of Defense (DoD)
This edition contains a Nonmandatory Appendix B that provides guidance for both the manufacturer and the end user to assist in configuring a hoist to make it suitable for use in a potentially explosive environment. The requirements of this Standard shall be applied together with the requirements of ASME B30.16.
Intended for manufacturers of the equipment and to the purchasers and users of the equipment.
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