B30卷。17包括适用于手动和电动桥式起重机以及单轨系统的施工、安装、操作、检查、测试和维护的规定，其中包括悬挂式小车或桥架，或两者。这些起重机和单轨系统应支持一台或多台用于垂直提升和降低自由悬挂、无导向负载的起重机，包括顶部运行和下悬式桥式起重机、龙门起重机、移动壁式起重机、悬臂起重机、环形龙门起重机、移动式龙门起重机、其他具有相同基本特性的起重机，和单轨系统，包括手推车（运输车）和末端卡车。单轨系统的轨道段及其支撑系统、悬挂式起重机的跑道及其支撑系统以及顶部运行式起重机的跑道轨道也在本卷的范围内。用于特殊用途的类似设备的规定，例如但不限于- 垂直提升服务、提升引导负载或提升人员不包括在本卷中。本标准是ASME 30.17-2006的修订版，纳入了ASME B30。11-2010.

Volume B30.17 includes provisions that apply to the construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing and maintenance of hand-operated and power-operated overhead cranes and monorail systems with either an underhung trolley or bridge, or both. These cranes and monorail systems shall support one or more hoists used for vertical lifting and lowering of freely suspended, unguided loads, and include top running and underhung bridge cranes, gantry cranes, traveling wall cranes, jib cranes, polar gantry cranes, portable gantries, other cranes having the same fundamental characteristics, and monorail systems including trolleys (carriers) and end trucks. Track sections and their support systems for monorail systems, runways and their support systems for underhung cranes, and runway rails for top-running cranes, are also within the scope of this Volume.Provisions for similar equipment used for a special purpose, such as, but not limited to, non-vertical lifting service, lifting a guided load, or lifting personnel are not included in this Volume.This standard is a revision of ASME 30.17-2006 and incorporation of ASME B30.11-2010.