本标准规定了用于垂直提升服务的空气钢丝绳起重机的性能要求，该垂直提升服务涉及使用钢丝绳作为起重介质的自由悬挂（非导向）负载的物料搬运，其中包括以下悬挂类型之一:（1）吊耳；（2） 吊钩或U形夹；（3） 手推车；（4） 底座或甲板安装（不包括ASME B30.7所述类型的绞车）。（5） 壁挂式或天花板安装式（不包括绞车或ASME B30.7中涵盖的类型）。本标准适用于本标准发布之日后制造的起重机。不适用于:（1）起重机损坏或故障；（2） 被滥用或滥用的起重机；（3） 未经制造商或合格人员授权而改装的起重机；（4） 用于提升或支撑人员的起重机；（5） 用于将负载和起重机向上或向下拉动起重机自身钢丝绳的起重机；或（6）国防部（DOD）要求的用于海上和其他应用的起重机。 本标准的要求应与ASME B30的要求一起适用。16.另请参考ASME B30。16有关标记、施工和安装的要求；检查、测试和维护；以及行动。本标准包括一份附录，内容涉及国防部（DOD）要求的海上和其他应用中使用的空气钢丝绳起重机。

This Standard establishes performance requirements for air wire rope hoists for vertical lifting service involving material handling of freely suspended (unguided) loads using wire rope as the lifting medium with one of the following types of suspension:(1) lug;(2) hook or clevis;(3) trolley;(4) base or deck mounted (does not include winches of the type covered by ASME B30.7).(5) wall or ceiling mounted (does not include winches or the type covered by ASME B30.7).It is applicable to hoists manufactured after the date on which this Standard is issued.It is not applicable to:(1) damaged or malfunctioning hoists;(2) hoists that have been misused or abused;(3) hoists that have been altered without authorization of the manufacturer or a qualified person;(4) hoists used for lifting or supporting people;(5) hoists used for the purpose of drawing both the load and the hoist up or down the hoist's own wire rope; or(6) hoists used for marine and other applications as required by the Department of Defense (DOD).The requirements of this Standard shall be applied together with the requirements of ASME B30.16. Please also refer to ASME B30.16 for requirements pertaining to marking, construction, and installation; inspection, testing, and maintenance; and operations. The standard includes an appendix on Air Wire Rope Hoists used in marine and other applications as required by the Department of Defense (DOD).