在B30标准简介第一节中定义的一般范围内，ASME B30.23可适用于ASME B30标准某些卷内的起重和附属设备，该设备用于通过钢丝绳或链条从起重设备或安装在起重设备吊杆上的平台将人员提升、降下、保持或运输到平台中。不允许使用某些ASME B30标准设备起吊人员。关于ASME B30.23卷的适用性，应参考ASME B30标准，该标准涉及将要使用的起重设备。

Within the general scope defined in B30 Standard Introduction, Section I, ASME B30.23 may apply to hoisting and accessory equipment covered within certain volumes of the ASME B30 Standard, which is used to lift, lower, hold, or transport personnel in a platform, by wire rope or chain, from hoist equipment, or by a platform that is mounted on a boom of the hoist equipment. The lifting of personnel is not allowed using some ASME B30 Standard equipment. The ASME B30 Standard addressing the hoisting equipment to be used shall be consulted for the applicability of the ASME B30.23 volume.