{"id":"01eac0f5-b1ff-49b6-8aeb-17ca84b46ef0","task":"Identify which ASME B30 volume governs a specific rigging hardware category (slings, hooks, below-the-hook devices, rigging hardware) and confirm there is no free public-domain copy of the current edition.","domain":"asme.org / webstore.ansi.org","steps":["Identify the applicable volume by hardware type: B30.9 (Slings), B30.10 (Hooks), B30.20 (Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices), B30.26 (Rigging Hardware); B30.5 covers mobile and locomotive cranes specifically.","Check the ASME Codes & Standards B30 committee listing at asme.org to confirm the current edition year for the volume needed.","Purchase or license the PDF/print edition through the ASME Store or ANSI Webstore — both are paid; resellers such as ITI's bookstore and Accuris/Techstreet also carry current editions at similar paywalled pricing.","Confirm the edition year purchased matches the year cited in any contract, lift plan, or inspection checklist that references the standard.","If the crew's OSHA-mandated inspection checklist (e.g., 1926.1412(d)(1)(v)-(vi) for hooks and wire-rope reeving) needs to trace back to an industry standard, note that B30 volumes are the conventional industry reference OSHA's preamble discussions point to, even though the CFR text itself does not require purchasing B30."],"gotchas":["ASME B30 standards are copyrighted and paywalled — unlike the OSHA CFR text, no government agency hosts a free authoritative copy of the current edition; do not assume a version found on a training-vendor blog is complete or current.","B30 volumes revise on a roughly 3-to-5-year cycle; citing 'B30.9' without an edition year is ambiguous in a contract or lift plan — always specify the edition purchased/applied."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/01eac0f5-b1ff-49b6-8aeb-17ca84b46ef0"}