scope:

Equipment Covered. This standard applies to manually propelled, integral chassis aerial platforms having a platform that cannot be positioned completely beyond the base and are used to position personnel, along with their necessary tools and materials, at work locations. Platforms are adjustable by manual or powered means and shall not be occupied when moved horizontally. (See Figure 1 for examples.)

Effective Dates. The standard will become 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/recondition requirements. Rebuilt/reconditioned aerial platforms shall comply with the standard in effect as of the date of their original manufacture.

(3) Responsibilities for dealers, owner's 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. This standard does not apply to the equipment listed below:

(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 American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations Scaffolding Safety Requirements, ANSI A10.8-1988

(3) Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating aerial platforms such as those covered in American National Standard for Vehicle- Mounted Elevating and Rotating Aerial Devices, ANSI/SAIA A92.2-2009

(4) Self-propelled elevating aerial platforms such as those covered in American National Standard for Boom-Supported Elevating Work Platforms, ANSI A92.5- 2006 (R2014)

(5) Self-propelled elevating aerial platforms such as those covered in American National Standard for Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms, ANSI/SAIA A92.6- 2006 (R2014)

(6) Safety requirements for airline ground support vehicle-mounted vertical lift devices, American National Standard for Airline Ground Support Vehicle-Mounted Vertical Lift Devices; ANSI/SAIA A92.7- 2014

(7) Vehicle-Mounted Bridge Inspection and Maintenance Devices, ANSI/SAIA A92.8- 2012

(8) Mast Climbing Work Platforms, ANSI/SAIA A92.9-2011

(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 American National Standards in the A17 B30 and B56 series

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

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

Purpose. This standard applies to manually propelled 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, testing, performance, inspection, training, maintenance and operation

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