The President of All Ship & Cargo Surveys, Ltd. — a crane inspection and consultation company — John Mihlbauer Jr, belongs to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Recently, he was accepted as an alternate on the ASME B30 Main Committee. He is the Chair for the Sub-Committee B30.24, Container Cranes, and a committee member of B30.8, Floating Cranes and Derricks. The ASME B30 Standards Committee meets three times a year in different parts of the country. The last meeting was in Pittsburgh, PA.

The ASME B30 Standards Committee, Safety Standards for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and Slings, met May 23-24 at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh.

The Agenda for the Meetings usually includes General information of ASME B30 interest, presenting subcommittee and special ad-hoc committee status reports, and training.

The ASME has focused recently on a couple of areas. The ASME Council on Standards and Certification has been visiting college campuses and educating college students on the importance of standards and how they could apply to their future employment. For example, a group from the B30 Committee presented a demonstration of the ASME standards development process focusing on the use of B30 Standards in the construction industry at the Construction Engineering program at the University of Texas in Austin.

Another area the ASME is interested in is assuring that the ASME standards reflect current and future technology. That could include crane inspections using drones or remote or robot control of cranes.

For the best crane inspections, consultation, and engineering services on the Hawaiian Islands, get in touch with All Ship & Cargo Surveys, Ltd. Visit them online for more information on their services and rates and call (808) 247-9109 to speak with a representative.