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ASME B20.1 - 2021 Safety Standard for Conveyors and Related Equipment, 2021
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- ASME B20 COMMITTEE ROSTER
- CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE B20 COMMITTEE
- INTRODUCTION
- ASME B20.1-2021 SUMMARY OF CHANGES
- 1 SCOPE
- 2 REFERENCES
- 3 INTENT
- 4 DEFINITIONS
- 5 GENERAL SAFETY STANDARDS [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
- 5.10 Headroom
- 5.11 Controls
- 5.12 Operation
- 5.13 Transfer, Loading, and Discharge Points
- 5.14 Hoppers and Chutes
- 5.15 Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction
- 5.16 Fire Safety
- 6 SPECIFIC SAFETY STANDARDS [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Belt Conveyors: Fixed in Place
- 6.2 Guarding of Bucket Conveyors
- 6.3 Safety Considerations for Chain Conveyors
- 6.4 En Masse Conveyors
- 6.5 Flight and Apron Conveyors: Bulk Material
- 6.6 Inclined Reciprocating Conveyors
- 6.7 Live Roller Conveyors: Belt or Chain Driven
- 6.8 Mobile Conveyors
- 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
- 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
- 6.15 Slat Conveyors and Roller Slat Conveyors
- 6.16 Suspended Vertical Tray Conveyors
- 6.17 Tow Conveyors
- 6.18 Trolley Conveyors and Power and Free Conveyors
- 6.19 Vertical Articulated Conveyors
- 6.20 Vertical Chain-Opposed Shelf Type Conveyors
- 6.21 Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors
- 6.22 Material Encapsulating Conveyors
- 6.23 Mobile Hopper Railcar/Hopper Bottom Truck Unloader Conveyor
- 6.24 Electrified Monorail Conveyors Used for Assembly/Inspection/Testing Processes
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure I-3.1-1 Cantilever Design
- Figure I-3.1-2 Straddle Design
- Figure I-3.1-3 Four-Post Design
- Figure I-3.9.2-1 Single-Swing Hinged Gate
- Figure I-3.9.2-2 Biparting, Double-Swing Hinged Gates
- Figure I-3.9.2-3 Vertical Rising Gates
- Figure I-3.9.2-4 Horizontal Sliding Gate
- Figure I-3.9.2-5 Roll-Up Type Door (Gate)
- MANDATORY APPENDIX I SPECIFICATIONS FOR DESIGN, INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING, AND PERIODIC INSPECTION OF VERTICAL RECIPROCATING CONVEYORS [Go to Page]