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ASME B20.1 - 2015: Safety Standard for Conveyors and Related Equipment, 2015
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- ASME B20 COMMITTEE ROSTER
- ASME B20.1-2015 SUMMARY OF CHANGES
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 SCOPE
- 2 REFERENCE TO OTHER CODES
- 3 INTENT
- 4 DEFINITIONS1
- 5 GENERAL SAFETY STANDARDS3 [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Application
- 5.2 Maintenance Repair
- 5.3 Lubrication
- 5.4 Adjustment or Maintenance During Operation
- 5.5 Backstops and Brakes
- 5.6 Overload Protection
- 5.7 Gates and Switches
- 5.8 Counterweights
- 5.9 Guards and Guarding [Go to Page]
- 5.9.1 General Requirements of Guarding [Go to Page]
- 5.9.1.1 Guarding.
- 5.9.1.2 Interfacing of Equipment.
- 5.9.1.3 Guarding Exceptions.
- 5.9.1.4 Maintenance of Guards and Safety Devices.
- 5.9.2 Guarding by Location or Position
- 5.9.3 Guarding of Nip and Shear Points.
- 5.10 Headroom
- 5.11 Controls [Go to Page]
- 5.11.1 Electrical Code.
- 5.11.2 Control Station
- 5.11.3 Safety Devices.
- 5.11.4 Emergency Stops and Restarts.
- 5.12 Operation
- 5.13 Transfer, Loading, and Discharge Points
- 5.14 Hoppers and Chutes
- 5.15 Fire Safety
- 5.16 Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction
- 6 SPECIFIC SAFETY STANDARDS3 [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Belt Conveyors: Fixed in Place [Go to Page]
- 6.1.1 Safety Considerations
- 6.1.2 Operation and Maintenance
- 6.2 Guarding of Bucket Conveyors
- 6.3 Safety Considerations for Chain Conveyors
- 6.4 En Masse Conveyors [Go to Page]
- 6.4.1 Safety Considerations.
- 6.4.2 Guarding.
- 6.4.3 Operation and Maintenance
- 6.5 Flight and Apron Conveyors: Bulk Material [Go to Page]
- 6.5.1 Safety Considerations.
- 6.5.2 Operation and Maintenance.
- 6.6 Inclined Reciprocating Conveyors [Go to Page]
- 6.6.1 Safety Considerations
- 6.6.2 Guarding
- 6.7 Live Roller Conveyors: Belt or Chain Driven [Go to Page]
- 6.7.1 Safety Considerations
- 6.7.2 Guarding
- 6.8 Mobile Conveyors [Go to Page]
- 6.8.1 Safety Considerations
- 6.8.2 Guarding
- 6.8.3 Operation and Maintenance
- 6.9 Safety Considerations for Portable Conveyors, Extendable Belt Conveyors, and Car Unloaders
- 6.10 Safety Considerations for Pusher Bar Conveyors
- 6.11 Roller and Wheel Conveyors [Go to Page]
- 6.11.1 Safety Considerations
- 6.11.2 Operation and Maintenance.
- 6.12 Safety Considerations for Screw Conveyors
- 6.13 Safety Considerations for Shuttle Conveyors, Belt Trippers, and Transfer Cars
- 6.14 Skip Hoists: Bulk Materials [Go to Page]
- 6.14.1 Safety Considerations
- 6.14.2 Guarding
- 6.14.3 Operation and Maintenance
- 6.15 Slat Conveyors and Roller Slat Conveyors [Go to Page]
- 6.15.1 Safety Considerations.
- 6.15.2 Guarding.
- 6.16 Suspended Vertical Tray Conveyors [Go to Page]
- 6.16.1 Safety Considerations
- 6.16.2 Guarding
- 6.17 Tow Conveyors [Go to Page]
- 6.17.1 Tow Conveyors: In the Floor/Overhead [Go to Page]
- 6.17.1.1 Safety Considerations
- 6.17.1.2 Guarding
- 6.17.2 Tow Conveyors: Public Use Intended [Go to Page]
- 6.17.2.1 Safety Considerations
- 6.17.2.2 Guarding.
- 6.18 Trolley Conveyors and Power and Free Conveyors [Go to Page]
- 6.18.1 Safety Considerations
- 6.18.2 Guarding
- 6.19 Vertical Articulated Conveyors [Go to Page]
- 6.19.1 Safety Considerations
- 6.19.2 Guarding
- 6.20 Vertical Chain-Opposed Shelf Type Conveyors [Go to Page]
- 6.20.1 Safety Considerations.
- 6.20.2 Guarding
- 6.21 Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors [Go to Page]
- 6.21.1 Safety Considerations
- 6.21.2 Guarding
- 6.22 Material Encapsulating Conveyors [Go to Page]
- 6.22.1 Safety Considerations
- 6.22.2 Guarding.
- 6.22.3 Operation and Maintenance
- MANDATORY APPENDIX I SPECIFICATIONS FOR DESIGN, INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING, AND PERIODIC INSPECTION OF VERTICAL RECIPROCATING CONVEYORS [Go to Page]
- I-1 GENERAL [Go to Page]
- Fig. I-1 Cantilever Design
- Fig. I-2 Straddle Design
- Fig. I-3 Four-Post Design
- Fig. I-4 Single-Swing Hinged Gate
- Fig. I-5 Biparting, Double-Swing Hinged Gates
- Fig. I-6 Vertical Rising Gates
- Fig. I-7 Horizontal Sliding Gate
- Fig. I-8 Roll-Up Type Door (Gate)
- I-2 APPLICATION AND PURPOSE
- I-3 DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS [Go to Page]
- I-3.1 Typical VRC Configurations
- I-3.2 Rated Capacity
- I-3.3 Guarding Onboard Carrier
- I-3.4 Controls
- I-3.5 Drive Types [Go to Page]
- I-3.5.1 Hydraulically Driven.
- I-3.5.2 Mechanically Driven.
- I-3.6 Running Clearance
- I-3.7 Roll-Off Panel
- I-3.8 Electrical Codes
- I-3.9 Gates and Enclosures [Go to Page]
- I-3.9.1 Landing Gate Requirements.
- I-3.9.2 Typical Landing Gate Configurations
- I-4 MARKINGS AND SIGNAGE [Go to Page]
- I-4.1 ManufacturerŒs Nameplate
- I-4.2 Precautionary Labeling
- I-5 MAINTENANCE [Go to Page]
- I-5.1 Maintenance Instructions
- I-5.2 Safe Blocking Instructions
- I-5.3 Control of Hazardous Energy
- I-5.4 Lubrication and Fluids
- I-5.5 Guards
- I-6 START-UP TESTING
- I-7 PERIODIC INSPECTION
- ASME B20.1-2015 INTERPRETATIONS [Go to Page]
- Interpretation: 20-24 [Go to Page]
