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Description / Abstract:
Equipment Covered. This standard relates to
adjustable work platforms which are used to elevate personnel,
along with their took and necessary mate-rials, to job sites
situated above the device. Such work platforms are vertically
adjustable by any manual or powered means and may be
self-propelled, towed, or" manually moved across horizontal
surfaces while being supported by wheels or casters that become an
integral part of the work platform base structure.
Equipment Not Covered. The intent of this
standard is to exclude any matter relating to:
(1) Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms
(covered in American National Standard for Vehicle-Mounted
Elevating and Rotating Work Plat-forms, A92.2-1969).
(2) Mobile ladder stands and scaffolds (towers) (covered in
American National Standard for Manually Propelled Mobile
Ladder Stands and Scaffolds (Tow-ers), A92.1-1971).
(3) Powered platforms for exterior building mainte-nance
(covered in American National Standard Safety Requirements for
Powered Platforms for Exterior Building Maintenance,
A120.1-1970).
(4) Vertically adjustable platforms used primarily to raise and
lower materials or materials-handling equipment, or both, with
their operating personnel necessary to transfer such materials
between varying elevations.
Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to
serve as a guide for manufacturers, dealers, and users of work
platforms to achieve the following objectives.
(1) Prevention of personal injuries to users and the public
(2) Uniformity in ratings
(3) Standards of design and manufacture
(4) Standards for testing and inspection
(5) Understanding by manufacturers and dealers of their
respective responsibilities
Minimum Requirements. The criteria herein are to be considered
minimum requirements.