NASA-STD-8719-9, NASA TECHNICAL STANDARD: STANDARD FOR LIFTING DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT (09 MAY 2002)

NASA-STD-8719-9, NASA TECHNICAL STANDARD: STANDARD FOR LIFTING DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT (09 MAY 2002)., This standard applies to overhead and gantry cranes (including top running monorail, underhung, and jib cranes) mobile cranes, derricks, hoists, winches, special hoist supported personnel lifting devices, hydra-sets, load measuring devices, hooks, slings and rigging, mobile aerial platforms, powered industrial trucks, and jacks. This document does not include coverage for front-end loaders and elevators. 1.2 Purpose. This standard establishes NASA's minimum requirements for the design, testing, inspection, maintenance, personnel certification, and operation of lifting devices and equipment (LDE) described in paragraph 1.1. 1.3 Applicability. Compliance with this standard is mandatory for all NASA-owned and NASA contractor-supplied equipment used in support of NASA operations at NASA installations and NASA operations in host countries. The individual installation Lifting Devices and Equipment Manager (LDEM) and safety organizations are responsible for implementation and enforcement. This document establishes minimum requirements; NASA installations should assess their individual programs and develop additional requirements as needed. The need for compliance with this standard at contractor installations performing NASA work should be evaluated and made a contractual requirement where deemed necessary by the contracting officer and the responsible NASA installation/program safety office. Rented or leased LDE is exempt from this standard only by the decision of the contracting officer, the responsible NASA installation/program safety office, and the LDEM. If determined that rented or leased LDE will be used for a critical lift, this standard applies. 1.3.1 The testing, inspection, maintenance, operational, and operator and rigger certification/recertification/licensing requirements apply to new and existing lifting devices and equipment. 1.3.2 The design/hardware requirements contained in this document are applicable to new lifting devices/equipment purchased after 6 months from the issue date of this document. Existing equipment and that purchased during the first 6 months from issue of this document shall be reviewed for compliance with all design/hardware aspects of this standard within 12 months of its issue and the need to update such equipment shall be evaluated. 1.3.3 Deviations/waivers from the requirements of this document (including design/hardware requirements for both new and existing equipment) shall be approved as outlined in paragraph 1.7. The deviation/waiver documentation shall include any alternate or special criteria or procedures that will be imposed to ensure safe design and operations for those devices that do not meet the applicable requirements. 1.3.4 Portions of this standard refer to various national consensus codes/standards for equipment design/hardware requirements (e.g., ASME, CMAA, etc.). Lifting devices and equipment purchased after the initial review required in paragraph 1.3.2 shall comply with the specified codes/standards in effect at the time of manufacture. Each installation shall periodically review subsequent codes/standards and evaluate the need to update existing equipment. Based on an evaluation of NASA's overall safe lifting program and any significant changes in the consensus codes/standards, the NASA Safety and Risk Management Division.