ASME B107.60 pdf download.Pry Bars.
This Standard provides performance and safety requirements for pry bars that are intended for separating, prying. ripping lifting, scraping. and aligning applications. There are numerous varieties of pry bar designs and intended uses. Pry bars are not designed to be struck. This Slandard covers specific ypes of pry bars and their intended safe uses.
This Standard is intended to serve as a guide in selecting. testing, and using the hand tools covered herein. It is not the purpose of this Standard to specify the details of manufacturing.
This Standand is also meant to serve as a guide in developing manuals and posters and for training per.
This Standard may be used as a guide by state authorities or other regulatory bodies in the formulation of laws or regulations. It is also intended for voluntary use by establishments that use or manufacture the tools covered.
The methods employed to ensure compliance with this Standard shall be determined by the proper regulatory or administative authority.
2 CLASSIFICATIONS
Type I: Close Quarter (Fig. 1)
Type II. Die Setter (Fig. 2)
Type I! Handled (Fig. 3)
Type IV: Pinch (Fig 4)
Type V: Rolling Head (Fig 5)
3 REFERENCES
The following publications are referenced in this Standard.
ANSI Z87.1, Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection
ANSI Z535.4, Product Safety Signs and Labels
Publisher: American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036
ASTM E18. Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness and Rockwell Supetficial Hardness of Metallic Materials
Publisher: Amenican Society for Tessting and Materials
(ASTM).100 Barr Harbor Drive. West Conshohocken, PA 19428.
6.5.4 The striking face of the weight shall have a minimum hardnes of 54 HRC.
6.5.5 Impact cach sample 20 times.
6.5.6 Assembled pry bar handles shall not break, crack, nor signihcantly distort. “Significantly distort’ (for the purpose of this test) means an increase of at least 5% in the handle diameter, either as a uniform or irregular bulge.
7 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS OF USE
Instructors and employers shal stress proper use and safety in the use of this special purpose tool and shall emphasize the necessity to wear and ensure the use of safety goggles. The publication Guide to Hand Tools – Selection, Safety Tips, Proper Use and Care provides guide
lines for the safe use of hand tools.
7.1 Pry bars are special purpose tools designed and intended only for the specific use of separating. prying, ripping, lifting, scraping, and aligning applcations.
7.2 To avoid possible eye or other bodily injury. pry bars shall be used only for the purpose specified in para. 7.1.
7.3 A pry bar is not intended to be struck.
7.4 To avoid possible eye injury from flying objects, safety goggles or equivalent eye protection conforming to ANSI Z87.1 shall be wom by the user and all persons in the immediate area where any pry bar is being used.
7.5 A pipe extension or other form of “cheater” to increase the leverage of any pry bar shall never be used.
7.6 The pry bar shall be inspected prior to each use and its use shall be discontinued at the first sign of bending. cracking. or chiping.
ASME B107.60 pdf download
