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  • BS 6109(1981) : 1981 AMD 9244

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    TAIL LIFTS, MOBILE LIFTS AND RAMPS ASSOCIATED WITH VEHICLES - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TAIL LIFTS

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    Superseded date:  15-12-1996

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    Published date:  23-11-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Cooperating organizations
    Code
    Section one. General
    1 Scope
    2 References
    3 Dimensions
    4 Statutory requirements
    Section two. Safety recommendations
    5 Dangers
    6 Safety of personnel
    Section three. Design and testing
    7 General
    8 Operating speeds
    9 Suspension
    10 Hydraulic equipment
    11 Electrical equipment
    12 Quietness of operation and platform security
    13 Vertical creep
    14 Tests after installation
    15 Deflection
    Section four. Installation, periodic examination,
                    maintenance
    16 Installation
    17 Periodic examination
    18 Maintenance
    Section five. Operation
    19 Operation
    Section six. Marking
    20 Marking
    Section seven. Operation and maintenance instructions
    21 Instruction
    Appendices
    A Test procedure by installer after a tail lift has
        been fitted to a vehicle
    B Type of certificate required for test and
        examination of tail lifts
    C Avoidance of toe hazards between tail lift platform
        and vehicle floor
    Figures
    1 Minimum gap between platform and floor
    2 Fixed toe guard on vehicle floor
    3 Safety trip on underside of vehicle floor
    4 Bridge plate on vehicle floor
    5 Device on vehicle floor above which the platform
        rises
    6 Device on platform which does not rise above any
        vehicle floor
    7 Bridge plate on platform able to rest on vehicle
        floor
    8 Bridge plate on platform not able to rest on vehicle
        floor
    9 Device suitable for other fixed parts of the vehicle

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    Gives design and safety recommendations and operating procedures for tail lifts mounted on vehicles lifting goods or freight. Excludes tail lifts for disabled persons or wheelchairs. BS AMD 9244 RENUMBERS THIS STANDARD

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    Committee MHE/12
    Development Note Renumbered and superseded BS 6109-1(1981) (07/2004) Supersedes 79/75562 DC (09/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 6109-2:1989 Tail lifts, mobile lifts and ramps associated with vehicles. Code of practice for passenger lifts and ramps

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    BS 302:1968 Specification for wire ropes for cranes, excavators and general engineering purposes
    BS 3530:1968 Specification for small wire ropes
    BS 5304:1975 Code of practice. Safeguarding of machinery
    ISO 3178:1988 Steel wire ropes for general purposes — Terms of acceptance
    BS 6862-1:1971 Specification for cables for vehicles Cables with copper conductors
    ISO 3108:2017 Steel wire ropes — Test method — Determination of measured breaking force
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