AS 2359.

6—1995
ISO 3691:1980
ISO 3691:1980/Amd 1:1983

Australian Standard
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Powered industrial trucks

Part 6: Safety code

[ISO title: Powered industrial trucks—Safety code]

 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee ME/26, Industrial Trucks. It was
approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 29 September 1994 and
published on 5 January 1995.

The following interests are represented on Committee ME/26:

Association of Employers of Waterside Labour

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Australian Chamber of Commerce

Australian Industrial Truck Association
Department of Defence
Department of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare, W.A.
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
Occupational Health and Safety Authority, Vic.
Port of Melbourne Authority
WorkCover Authority of N.S.W.

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 94062.

 AS 2359.6—1995

Australian Standard
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Powered industrial trucks

Part 6: Safety code

First publi shed as AS B270—1968.

Revised and redesignated AS 2359.1—1980.
Second editi on 1985.
Revised and redesignated in part as AS 2359.6—1995.

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 9362 8
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Industrial Trucks and is Part 6 in a series
of Standards dealing with the design, manufacture and operation of powered industrial trucks. It supersedes, in
part, AS 2359.1—1985, SAA Industrial Truck Code, Part 1: Design and manufacture.
Other Standards in this series are as follows:
Part 1: General
Part 2: Operation
Part 3: Counterbalanced fork-lift trucks—Stability tests
Part 4: Reach and straddle fork-lift trucks—Stability tests
Part 5: Control symbols
Part 7: Terminology
Part 8: Pallet stackers and high-lift platform trucks—Stability tests
Part 9: High-lift rider trucks—Overhead guards—Specification and testing
Part 10: Fork-lift trucks—Hook-on type fork arms—Vocabulary
Part 11: Fork-lift trucks—Hook-on type fork arms and fork carriers—Mounting dimensions
Part 12: Hazardous areas
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This Standard is technically equivalent to and has been reproduced from ISO 3691:1980, Powered Industrial
Trucks—Safety code and incorporates ISO 3691:1980 Amendment No. 1.
For the purpose of this Australian Standard, the ISO text should be modified as follows:
(a) Delete Section 3 and insert ‘To be in accordance with AS 2359.2’.
(b) Delete Clause 5.1.1 and Clause 5.1.2 and insert ‘To be in accordance with AS 2359.1, Clauses 14.4.1
and 14.4.2’.
(c) Clause 8.1.4.5 should read 8.4.1.5.
(d) Delete the following sentence from Clause 8.4.2.1:
‘Where the service brake is applied with a downward movement of the pedal, pressing down upon the brake
pedal shall apply the service brake.’
(e) Insert new paragraph after the first paragraph of Clause 8.5.1.1, as follows:
‘Where a load control lever is used to release a load, a secondary interlock should be provided to prevent
unintentional release of the load.’
(f) Clause 8.1.5.2.2 should read 8.5.1.2.2.
(g) References to International Standards should be replaced by reference, where appropriate to the following
standards:
Reference to International Standard Australian Standard
ISO AS
1074 Counterbalanced lift trucks—Stability— 2359 Powered industrial trucks
Basic tests 2359.3 Part 3: Counterbalanced fork-lift
trucks—Stability tests
1084 Industrial tractors— 2359.1 Part 1: General
Definition and nominal rating
1214 Powered industrial trucks— 2359.1 Part 1: General
Parameters for designation of rated capacity
and capacity
1214.1 Part 1: Powered high lift trucks
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ISO AS
2330 Fork lift trucks—Fork arms— 2359.1 Part 1: General
Technical characteristics and testing
3184 Reach and straddle fork lift trucks— 2359.4 Part 4: Reach and straddle fork-lift
Stability tests trucks—Stability tests
3287 Powered industrial trucks— 2359.5 Part 5: Powered industrial trucks—
Control symbols Control symbols
5053 Powered industrial trucks— 2359.7 Part 7: Powered industrial trucks—
Terminology Terminology
5053/1 Part 1: Classification and
nomenclature
5766 Pallet-stackers and high-lift platform 2359.8 Part 8: Pallet-stackers and high-lift
trucks—Stability tests platform trucks—Stability tests
5767 Industrial trucks operating in special 2359.1 Part 1: General
condition of stacking with mast tilted
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forward—Stability tests
6055 High-lift rider trucks— 2359.9 Part 9: High-lift rider trucks—
Overhead guards— Overhead guards—
Specification and testing Specification and testing
6292 Powered industrial trucks— 2359.1 Part 1: General
Brake performance
6292/1 Part 1: High-lift, low-lift and
non-lifting
6500 Powered industrial trucks— 2359.1 Part 1: General
Service brakes—Component
strength performance requirements

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CONTENTS

Page
SE CTION ONE : GE NER AL
1 Scope and field of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
3 Nomenclature, classification and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

SE CTION TWO : FOR THE MANUFAC TUR ER OF PO WERED IND US -

TRIAL TRU CKS
4 Rated capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . 1
5 Information plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . 2
6 Stability — Requirements and tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . 3
7 Brake performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . 4
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8 Direction of travel—Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 4
9 Control symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 13
10 Requirements for power systems and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . 13
11 Systems and components for lifting, tilting and other movements . .. . .. . . 15
12 Protective devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . 16
13 Ergonomic and other environmental factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . 17

SE CTION THR EE : FOR THE APP LICATION, OPER ATION AND

MAINTENA NC E OF PO WERED INDUS TRIAL TRU CKS
14 Operating safety rules and practices for the user and the operator . . . . . . 17
15 Maintenance practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Annexes
A List of national safety regulations, codes and standards concerning
powered industrial trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
B Example of a check form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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AUSTRALIAN STANDARD
Powered industrial trucks
Part 6:
Safety code
SECTION ONE : GENERAL
1 SCOP E AN D FIELD OF APPLICATION
This International Standard specifies the safety
requirements for the manufacture, application,
operation and maintenance of powered industrial
trucks.
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The term “powered industrial trucks” applies to mobile,
power-driven vehicles used to carry, push, pull, lift,
stack or tier any type of load, as described in clause 3.
The word “shall” is to be understood as expressing a
mandatory requirement and the word “should” as
expressing a recommended requirement.
2 REFERE NCE S
ISO 1074, Counterbalanced lift trucks — Stability —
Basic tests .
ISO 1084, Industrial tractors — Definition and nominal
rating .
ISO 1214/1, Powered industrial trucks — Parameters
for designation of rated capacity and capacity — Part 1:
Powered high lift trucks . 1)
ISO 2330, Fork lift trucks — Fork arms — Technical
characteristics and testing .
ISO 3184, Reach and straddle fork lift trucks —
Stability tests .
ISO 3287, Powered industrial trucks — Control
symbols . 2)
ISO 5053/1, Powered industrial trucks — Terminology —
Part 1: Classification and nomenclature.2)
ISO 5766, Pallet-stackers and high-lift platform trucks —
Stability tests. 2)
SECTION TWO : FOR THE MANUFACTURER OF POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS
4 RATED CA PAC ITY (Capacité nominale)
The manufacturer’s rated capacity of a powered
industrial platform or lift truck is the maximum load,
established by the manufacturer, that a given truck is
1) At present at the stage of draft. (Revision of ISO/R 1214-1971)
2) At present at the stage of draft.
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ISO 5767, Industrial trucks operating in special
condition of stacking with mast tilted forward — Stability
tests . 2)
ISO 6055, High-lift rider trucks — Overhead guards —
Specification and testing .
ISO 6292/1, Powered industrial trucks — Brake
performance — Part 1: High-lift, low-lift and non-lifting . 2)
ISO 6500, Powered industrial trucks — Service brakes —
Component strength-performance requirements.
3 NOMENC LATURE , CLASS IFICA TION AND DEFI-
NITIONS
3.1 The classification and nomenclature for powered
industrial trucks are given in ISO 5053/1. The
definitions will be covered in an International Standard
currently under study.
3.2 In addition, for the purposes of this International
Standard, the following definitions and classifications
apply.
3.2.1 low-lift truck : A self-loading truck equipped
with an elevating mechanism designed to raise the load
to a height just sufficient to permit horizontal
movement.
3.2.2 high-lift truck : Either a self-loading truck
equipped with an elevating mechanism designed to
permit stacking and tiering or an order-picker truck
(whether self-loading or not) equipped with a similar
elevating mechanism.
NOTE — Sub-clauses 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 are presented for use
pending the publication of the Internati onal Standard currently
under study for defi niti ons of powered industri al tr ucks.
capable of transporting or lifting in normal operation
under conditions as set forth in 4.1 to 4.5, based on the
strength of the various components of the truck and,
when applicable, also based on the stability require-
ments and tests as set forth in clause 6 of this
International Standard.
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