ASME PALD pdf free download
ASME PALD-2003 pdf free download.SAFETY STANDARD FOR PORTABLE AUTOMOTIVE LIFTING DEVICES.
This Standard is designed to: (a) guard against and mitigate injury to workers, and otherwise provide for the protection of life, limb, and property by prescribing safety requirements; (b) provide direction to purchasers, owners, employ- ers, supervisors, and others concerned with, or responsi- ble for, its application; and (c) guide governmental and other regulatory bodies in the development, promulgation, and enforcement of appropriate safety directives. DEFINITIONS adapter: a device attached to the lift platform of a PALD which is used to support and/ or stabilize those compo- nents for which it is especially designed. alteration: any change to a PALD other than maintenance, repair, or replacement. appointed: assigned specific responsibilities by the employer or the employer’s representative. appropriate meams: the use of any device, such as blocking, cribbing, or vehicle support stands, which adequately supports a vehicle off the ground by providing a stable support preventing the vehicle from tipping over or falling down to the ground. approoed: accepted as satisfactory by a duly constituted administrative or regulatory authority. authorized: approved by a duly constituted administra- tive or regulatory authority. authorized persornel: persons who have been instructed in the operation and/ or maintenance of the PALD and designated by the owner to use or maintain the equipment.
authorized service center: an independent service facility designated by the manufacturer to repair and test PALDs it has manufactured. base: see definition for each PALD. controls, operating: the mechanisms which must be manipulated by the operator to govern the starting, stop- ping, direction of motion, acceleration, speed, and retar- dation of the moving member(s) of the PALD. designated: selected or assigned by the employer or the employer’s representative as being competent to per- form specific duties. extender: an optional device supplied by the manufac- turer to mechanically increase the PALD’s height, prior to applying the load. fller plug: a removable component to allow maintaining proper fluid level in the PALD. frame: see definition for each PALD. functional damage: any detrimental permanent deforma- tion of the PALD’ structure that results in the loss of sealing capability to its hydraulic and/ or pneumatic components, loss of load, or failure to meet or exceed the design qualification limits established in Section 4 of each Part. internal lod limiting device: a device that limits the lifting capacity of the PALD. lift point: the location at which the PALD’S lfting member or saddle contacts the vehicle component as designated by the vehicle manufacturer. lifting member: the moving portion of a PALD upon which saddles (if any) are mounted. load: the total superimposed weight of force to be over- come by the PALD. manufacturer: a company that produces goods by hand or machinery, often on a large scale. mobile: describes a lift that is readily movable from one work area to another without a load.ASME PALD pdf download.
