This document gives safety requirements for the application,
operation, maintenance, transport, tow, assembly and storage of
industrial trucks (hereafter referred to as trucks) as defined in ISO 5053-1.
It applies to the following truck types:
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counterbalance lift trucks;
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reach trucks (with retractable mast or retractable fork arm
carriage);
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straddle trucks;
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pallet-stacking trucks;
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platform trucks;
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double stackers;
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side-loading trucks (one side only);
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lateral-stacking trucks (both sides), and lateral- and
front-stacking trucks;
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order-picking trucks;
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bidirectional and multidirectional trucks;
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counterbalance container handlers;
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articulated counterbalance lift trucks;
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variable-reach trucks;
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pallet trucks;
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platform and stillage trucks;
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tractors with a drawbar pull up to and including
20 000 N;
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burden and personnel carriers;
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trucks powered by battery, diesel, gasoline or gas (e.g.
LPG, CNG, LNG).
Automated functions and driverless variants of the above list of
trucks are also considered part of this scope.