(a) This Standard establishes performance require-ments for air wire rope hoists for vertical lifting service involving material handling of freely suspended (unguided) loads using wire rope as the lifting medium with one of the following types of suspension:
(1) lug
(2) hook or clevis
(3) trolley
(4) base or deck mounted (does not include winches of the type covered by ASME B30.7)
(5) wall or ceiling mounted (does not include winches of the type covered by ASME B30.7)
