ASME PASE

Description / Abstract: The scope of this Standard is the standardization of safety and performance requirements for portable automotive service equipment (PASE) including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) attachments, adapters, and accessories

(b) hydraulic hand jacks

(c) transmission jacks

(d) engine stands

(e) vehicle support stands

(f) emergency tire-changing jacks

(g) mobile lifts

(h) service jacks

(i) wheel dollies

(j) shop cranes

(k) auxiliary stands

(l) automotive ramps

(m) high-reach supplementary stands

(n) forklift jacks

(o) vehicle transport lifts

(p) vehicle-moving dollies

(q) wheel lift jacks

(r) shop presses

(s) oil filter crushers

(t) strut spring compressors

(u) oil and antifreeze handlers

(v) portable hydraulic power kits

This Standard includes requirements for safety, health, design, production, construction, maintenance, performance, or operation of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, or pneumatically powered equipment, and qualification of personnel. Safety and construction requirements for electrical equipment are included in UL 201, Standard for Safety for Garage Equipment, and UL 2089, Standard for Safety for Vehicle Battery Adapters. As deemed necessary by the ASME PASE Committee, additional equipment classified as PASE-related equipment can be added as the need arises to ensure the safe operation of the equipment by the end user.

PURPOSE

This Standard is designed to

(a) guard against and mitigate injury, and otherwise provide for the protection of life, limb, and property by prescribing safety requirements

(b) provide direction to purchasers, owners, employers, supervisors, and others concerned with, or responsible for, its application

(c) guide governmental and other regulatory bodies in the development, promulgation, and enforcement of appropriate safety directives