scope:

Equipment Covered. This standard applies to self-propelled integral chassis aerial platforms having a platform that can be positioned completely beyond the base and are used to position personnel, along with their necessary tools and materials, at work locations. Aerial platforms are power operated with primary functions, including drive, controlled from the platform. Such aerial platforms are intended to be occupied when driven. (See Figure 1 on Page 28).

Effective Dates. The standard is effective August 28, 2006 as follows:

(1) Design, manufacture and remanufacture requirements. The design and manufacturing requirements of this standard will apply to all aerial platforms manufactured on or after the effective date. Aerial platforms remanufactured on or after the effective date of this standard shall comply with the requirements of this standard.

(2) Rebuild/reconditioned requirements. Rebuilt/reconditioned aerial platforms shall comply with the standard in effect as of the date of their original manufacture.

(3) Responsibilities for dealers, owners, users, operators, lessors, lessees and brokers. All provisions detailed for dealers, owners, users, operators, lessors, lessees and brokers apply to both new and existing units delivered by sale, lease, rental or any form of beneficial use on or after the effective date. 

Equipment Not Covered.

(1) Ladder and ladder stands such as those covered in American National Standards for Ladder and Ladder Stands, ANSI A14 series

(2) Scaffolding such as those covered in the American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations Scaffolding Safety Requirements, ANSI A10.8-1988

(3) Vehicle and trailer-mounted elevating and rotating aerial platforms such as those covered in the American National Standard for Vehicle- Mounted Elevating and Rotating Aerial Devices, ANSI/SIA A92.2- 2001

(4) Non self-propelled elevating aerial platforms such as those covered in the American National Standard for Manually Propelled Elevating Aerial Platforms, ANSI/SIA A92.3- 1990

(5) Self-propelled elevating aerial platforms such as those covered in the American National Standard for Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms, ANSI/SIA A92.6-1999

(6) Vehicle-mounted vertical lift devices such as those covered in the American National Standard for Airline Ground Support Vehicle- Mounted Vertical Lift Devices, ANSI/SIA A92.7 -1990

(7) Vehicle-Mounted Bridge Inspection and Maintenance Devices, ANSI/SIA A92.8-1993- (reaffirmed 1998)

(8) Mast-Climbing Work Platforms, ANSI/SIA A92.9-1993

(9) Suspended Powered Platforms for exterior building maintenance, ANSI A120.1-1992

(10) Vertically adjustable equipment used primarily to raise and lower materials and equipment from one elevation to another, such as National Standards in the A17, B30 and B56 series

(11) Fire-fighting equipment such as those covered in the American National Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, ANSI/NFPA 1901- 1991

(12) Construction and demolition operation/digger derricks such as those covered in the American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Safety Requirements, Definitions and Specifications, ANSI A10.31-1995

(13) An attachment or device which is intended to convert a non self-propelled elevating aerial platform to a self-propelled elevating aerial platform, unless the resulting elevating aerial platform is within the scope of equipment covered as defined in Section 1.1.1 of this standard.

Purpose. This standard applies to selfpropelled elevating aerial platforms to achieve the following objectives:

(1) Prevention of personal injuries and accidents

(2) Establishment of criteria for design, manufacture, remanufacture, rebuild/recondition, performance, inspection, training, maintenance, testing, and operation

(3) Establishment and understanding by, designers, manufacturers, dealers, owners, users, operators, lessors, lessees, and brokers of their respective responsibilities.