Scrap and Material Handlers

2Scope / Description

Volume B30.25 includes provisions that apply to the construction, installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance of scrap and material handlers consisting of a base, a revolving upper structure with operator's station(s), and a front for lifting scrap or materials using attachments such as magnets and grapples, and any variations thereof in which the equipment retains the same fundamental characteristics. The provisions included in this Volume apply to scrap and material handlers that are crawler mounted, rail mounted, wheel mounted, or on pedestal bases. The scope includes hydraulically operated scrap and material handlers powered by internal combustion engines or electric motors to lift, lower, and swing scrap and material at various radii. Hydraulic excavators designed for digging and trenching, forestry machines, machines designed for demolition, lattice and telescopic boom cranes, rail-mounted cranes for railway and automobile wreck clearance, and equipment covered by other volumes of this Standard are excluded. Volume B30.25 covers provisions applicable to the construction, installation, operation, inspection and maintenance of waste and material handling machines, including a base, a rotating superstructure with an operator's platform, a front section for lifting waste or material using attachments such as magnets and grabs , as well as any variants of the equipment retaining the same basic characteristics. The provisions contained in this volume apply to waste and material handling machines mounted on tracks, rails, wheels or on a pedestal base. The scope includes hydraulically operated machines driven by an internal combustion engine or by electric power. Waste and material handling machine motors are used to lift, lower and swing waste and material to different radii. Excludes hydraulic excavators for digging and trenching, forestry machinery, machines designed for demolition, lattice and telescopic boom cranes, Track mounted cranes for railway and automobile wreck removal and equipment covered by other volumes of this standard.