scope:

This publication includes all of the written replies issued between the indicated dates by the Secretary, speaking for the ASME B56 Committee on Powered and Nonpowered Industrial Trucks, to inquiries concerning interpretations of technical aspects of ASME B56.9, Safety Standard for Operator Controlled Industrial Tow Tractors.

These replies are taken verbatim from the original letters except for a few typographical corrections and some minor editorial corrections made for the purpose of improved clarity. In some few instances, a review of the interpretation revealed a need for corrections of a technical nature; in these cases a corrected interpretation follows immediately after the original reply.

These interpretations were prepared in accordance with the accredited ASME procedures. ASME procedures provide for reconsideration of these interpretations when or if additional information is available which the inquirer believes might affect the interpretation. Further, persons aggrieved by an interpretation may appeal to the cognizant ASME Committee or Subcommittee. ASME does not "approve," "certify," "rate," or "endorse" any item, construction, proprietary device, or activity.