ASME BTH-1 pdf download Design of Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices 1-4.3 Design Criteria All below-the-hook lifting devices shall be designed for specified rated loads, load geometry, Design Category (see section 2-2), and Service Class (see section 2-3). Resolution of loads into forces and stress values affecting structural members, mechanical compo- nents, and connections shall be performed by an accepted analysis method....