{"id":"13785360-468b-40fe-9625-a37b46ae89d3","task":"Apply ASME B30.3 tower crane inspection requirements for a third-party inspection company performing pre-erection and monthly documented inspections","domain":"asme.org","steps":["Confirm current edition via asme.org's B30.3 page — 2019 edition was reported as superseding 2016 at time of research; verify no newer edition before citing","Fetch B30.3 scope: covers construction tower cranes and permanently mounted tower cranes with luffing boom or trolley-jib radius adjustment","Note monthly documented inspection expectations: wire rope condition, hoist/trolley/slewing brake performance, limit switches and safety devices, electrical connections, structural observations at accessible locations","Note pre-erection inspection expectations: mast section straightness and bolt-hole elongation, slewing ring bearing wear, jib/counter-jib structural assessment, pin/bolt verification against OEM spec, climbing-mechanism function check","Cross-reference against any city or state third-party tower-crane certification regime (e.g., NYC DOB, Washington L&I) that may impose additional or more specific requirements on top of B30.3"],"gotchas":["B30.3 is a voluntary consensus standard on its own — legal force depends on incorporation by a jurisdiction (e.g., a state plan) or contract; don't present it as self-enforcing federal law","Local third-party certification regimes (NYC, Washington) impose their own inspection scopes that can exceed B30.3 — treat B30.3 as a floor, not the full local compliance picture"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T03:26:36.806Z","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":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/13785360-468b-40fe-9625-a37b46ae89d3"}