scope:

1.1 This International standard is applicable, in addition to ISO 3691-1, to industrial trucks with vertical, non tilting mast: a) with an elevating operator position, as defined in 3.1.3.1.6 and 3.1.3.3 of ISO 5053, where the elevating operator position and the load handling device lifts to a height of more than 1 200 mm above ground level and b) designed to travel with a load handling device elevated more than 1 200 mm above floor level as defined in 3.1.3.1.9 and 3.1.3.1.10 of ISO 5053. The load handling device can be elevated, lowered or laterally displaced, laden or unladen, while the truck is travelling. These trucks are designed to travel indoors on smooth, levelled and prepared surface and can be used guided, unguided or both, and are not intended to tow or push. All regional requirements for this International Standard can be found, and used in conjunction with, ISO/TS 3691-7 requirements for Europe and ISO/TS 3691-8 for requirements outside Europe. 1.2 For trucks with elevating operator position up to and including 1 200 mm and for trucks specifically designed to travel with elevated load up to and including 1 200 mm above ground level the requirements of ISO 3691-1 apply. 1.3 This part of ISO 3691 does not cover stacker trucks which handle two loads, one on the forks and one on the support arms (This type of truck is covered by ISO 3691-1).