scope:

This American National Standard specifies safety requirements and preventive measures, and the means for their verification, for certain types and sizes of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) Intended to position personnel, along with their necessary tools and materials, at work locations. It contains the structural design calculations and stability criteria, construction, safety examinations and tests that shall be applied before a MEWP is first put into service.

Effective Dates

This standard is effective August 15, 2021 as follows:

Design, Manufacture and Remanufacture Requirements

⎯ The design and manufacturing requirements of this Standard shall apply to all MEWPs manufactured/remanufactured on or after the effective date; and

⎯ MEWPs manufactured/ remanufactured on or after the effective date shall comply with the requirements of this Standard.

Rebuild/Reconditioned Requirements

Rebuilt/reconditioned MEWPs shall comply with the Standards in effect as of the date of their original manufacture.

Purpose

This Standard is intended to serve as a guide for manufacturers, remanufacturers, engineers and designers of MEWPs to achieve the following objectives:

a) prevention of accidents and personal injuries;

b) establishment of criteria for design, manufacture, remanufacture, rebuild/recondition, testing and performance; and

c) establishment and understanding by manufacturers, remanufacturers, engineers, and designers of their responsibilities.