STANDARDS

DISCONTINUED

CPMA 27-2000 has been discontinued. All of the relevent information contained in CPMA 27-2000 can now be found in ASME B30.27-2009, which is an American National Standard. Old copies of the CPMA standard will not be distributed.

To obtain a copy of the new American National Standard, visit ASME.org, or click on the link below.

click here to go to the order page for ASME B30.27

The CPMA wholly endorses the entire ASME B30.27-2009 Safety Standard, including the following minimum boom and support structure inspection schedule:

First 5 years -- every 2,000 working hours, or at least once per year, whichever occurs first.

5 to 10 years -- every 1,000 working hours, or at least once per year, whichever occurs first.

10 years and older -- every 500 working hours, or at least once per year, whichever occurs first.