ASME B30标准包含适用于起重机和其他起重和材料移动相关设备的施工、安装、操作、检查、测试、维护和使用的规定。为方便读者阅读，本标准分为不同的卷。每一卷都是在ASME B30标准委员会的指导下编写的，并在美国国家标准协会（ANSI）的总体支持下成功地完成了协商一致的批准过程。B30标准旨在:（a）通过规定安全要求，防止或尽量减少对工人的伤害，并以其他方式保护生命、肢体和财产；（b）向制造商、所有者、雇主、用户以及与应用有关或负责应用的其他人提供指导；（c）指导政府和其他监管机构制定、颁布，以及执行适当的安全指令

The ASME B30 Standard contains provisions that apply to the construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and use of cranes and other lifting and material-movement-related equipment. For the convenience of the reader, the Standard has been divided into separate volumes. Each volume has been written under the direction of the ASME B30 Standards Committee and has successfully completed a consensus approval process under the general auspices of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).The B30 Standard is intended to:(a) prevent or minimize injury to workers, and otherwise provide for the protection of life, limb, and property by prescribing safety requirements(b) provide direction to manufacturers, owners, employers, users, and others concerned with, or responsible for, its application(c) guide governments and other regulatory bodies in the development, promulgation, and enforcement of appropriate safety directives