AS 2359.6-1995

1 - AS 2359.6-1995 POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS - SAFETY CODE
4 - PREFACE
6 - CONTENTS
7 - SECTION ONE : GENERAL
7 - 1 SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION
7 - 2 REFERENCES
7 - 3 NOMENCLATURE, CLASSIFICATION AND DEFINITIONS
7 - SECTION TWO : FOR THE MANUFACTURER OF POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS
7 - 4 RATED CAPACITY (Capacité nominale)
8 - 4.1 Fixed-platform trucks
8 - 4.2 High-lift trucks
8 - 4.2.1 Counterbalanced fork lift trucks
8 - 4.2.2 Reach and straddle trucks
8 - 4.2.3 Pallet-stacker and high-lift platform trucks
8 - 4.2.4 Order-picker trucks
8 - 4.2.5 Side-loading fork lift trucks
8 - 4.3 Low-lift trucks (pallet, stillage and platform)
8 - 4.4 Tractors
8 - 4.5 Removable attachments
8 - 5 INFORMATION PLATES
8 - 5.1 Powered industrial trucks
8 - 5.1.1 Engine trucks
9 - 5.1.2 Electric trucks
9 - 5.1.3 Trucks with front end attachments
9 - 5.2 Removable attachments
9 - 5.3 Batteries for electric trucks
9 - 5.4 Special use
9 - 6 STABILITY - REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS
9 - 6.1 Counterbalanced trucks
9 - 6.2 Reach (retractable mast or forks) and straddle fork lift trucks (pedestrian and rider controlled)
9 - 6.3 Pallet-stacker and high-lift platform trucks (pedestrian and rider controlled)
9 - 6.4 Order-picker trucks
9 - 6.5 Side-loading fork lift trucks
10 - 6.6 Rough terrain trucks
10 - 6.7 Trucks operating in the special condition of stacking with the mast tilted forward
10 - 7 BRAKE PERFORMANCE
10 - 8 DIRECTION OF TRAVEL - CONTROLS
10 - 8.1 General
10 - 8.2 Front-end and forward directions of travel
10 - 8.2.1 Front end of a truck
10 - 8.2.2 Rear end, left-hand, and right-hand side of a truck
10 - 8.2.3 Forward direction of travel
12 - 8.3 Steering controls
12 - 8.3.1 Steering - Rider trucks
13 - 8.3.2 Steering handle - Motorized hand and hand/rider trucks
13 - 8.3.3 Pivoting steering controls
14 - 8.4 Driving and braking controls
14 - 8.4.1 Sit-down rider trucks
15 - 8.4.2 Stand-on rider trucks
15 - 8.4.3 Pedestrian controlled trucks
16 - 8.4.4 High-lift order-picker trucks
17 - 8.4.5 Braking
17 - 8.5 Controls for the movement of loads
17 - 8.5.1 Control by levers
19 - 8.5.2 Control by push-burtons
19 - 8.5.3 Rotary controls
19 - 8.5.4 Special controls
19 - 9 CONTROL SYMBOLS
19 - 10 REQUIREMENTS FOR POWER SYSTEMS AND ACCESSORIES
19 - 10.1 Non-hazardous atmospheres
19 - 10.1.1 Internal combustion engine driven trucks (diesel, petrol and liquid petroleum gas (LPG))
19 - 10.1.2 Additional requirements for internal combustion engine driven trucks using LPG
21 - 10.1.3 Electric trucks
21 - 10.2 Hazardous atmospheres
21 - 11 SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR LIFTING, TILTING AND OTHER MOVEMENTS
21 - 11.1 Lifting devices
21 - 11.1.1 Mechanical lifting devices
22 - 11.1.2 Hydraulic lifting devices
22 - 11.2 Tilting devices
22 - 11.3 Attachments
22 - 11.4 Hydraulic systems
22 - 11.4.1 Hoses, piping and unions
22 - 11.4.2 Relief valve
22 - 12 PROTECTIVE DEVICES
22 - 12.1 General
22 - 12.1.1 Operator’s location
22 - 12.1.2 Protection of operator
22 - 12.2 Overhead guards
22 - 12.3 Load backrest extension
22 - 12.4 Operator’s platform
23 - 12.5 Work platforms
23 - 12.6 Wheel guards
23 - 12.7 Warning devices
23 - 13 ERGONOMIC AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
23 - SECTION THREE : FOR THE APPLICATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS
23 - 14 OPERATING SAFETY RULES AND PRACTICES FOR THE USER AND THE OPERATOR
23 - 14.1 For the user
23 - 14.1.1 Operators’ qualifications
23 - 14.1.2 Operation in flammable and explosive environments
24 - 14.1.3 Passengers
24 - 14.1.4 Truck operation
25 - 14.1.5 Operating conditions
26 - 14.2 For the operator
26 - 14.2.1 General
26 - 14.2.2 Load handling (lifting and stacking)
27 - 14.2.3 Travelling (driving)
29 - 14.2.4 Operator care of the truck
30 - 15 MAINTENANCE PRACTICES
30 - 15.1 General
30 - 15.2 Maintenance items
31 - 15.3 Inspection
32 - ANNEX A - LIST OF NATIONAL SAFETY REGULATIONS, CODES AND STANDARDS CONCERNING POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS
32 - A.1 BULGARIA
32 - A.2 FINLAND
32 - A.3 FRANCE
33 - A.4 GERMANY
37 - A.5 JAPAN
37 - A.6 POLAND
38 - A.7 ROMANIA
38 - A.8 SWEDEN
39 - A.9 UNITED KINGDOM
39 - A.10 U.S.A.
41 - ANNEX B - EXAMPLE OF A CHECK FORM
42 - AMENDMENT 1

Specifies the safety requirements for the manufacture, application and maintenance of powered industrial trucks. This Standard is technically equivalent with and reproduced from ISO 3691:1980, including Amendment 1:1983.

First published as part of AS B270-1968.
Revised and redesignated AS 2359.1-1980.
Second edition 1985.
Revised and redesignated in part as AS 2359.6-1995.