The ASME B30.3-2019 applies to “construction tower cranes” and “permanently mounted tower cranes” that are powered by electric motors or internal combustion engines and that adjust their operating radius by means of a luffing boom mechanism, a trolley traversing a horizontal jib, or a combination of the two. The cranes may be mounted on “fixed bases” or “traveling bases” and may have tower and supporting structure arrangements that permit the crane to climb in a structure being built or that permits’ increasing the crane’s tower height as the structure rises. Variations of the above physical characteristics that provide the same fundamental operating characteristics are included in the scope of this Volume however, the requirements of this Volume are only applicable to the cranes within this scope when they are used in lifting operations. Mobile cranes configured with tower attachments (refer to ASME B30.5) and self-erecting tower cranes (refer to ASME B30.29) are not within the scope of this Volume.

 The ASME B30.4 2020, Portal, Tower, and Pedestal Cranes includes provisions that apply to the construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of electric motor or internal combustion engine-powered portal and pedestal cranes that adjust operating radius by means of a boom luffing mechanism, that may be mounted on a fixed or traveling base, and to any variation thereof that retains the same fundamental characteristics.

The ASME B30.10-Hooks, 2024 includes provisions that apply to hooks used for lifting and load handling purposes, in conjunction with equipment described in other volumes of the B30 Standard. Hooks supporting a load in the base (bowl/saddle or pin hole) of the hook, are covered.