WAC 296-863-20005   Make sure PITs meet design and construction requirements.  

     You must:

     • Make sure PITs meet American National Standards Institute (ANSI) design and construction requirements.

     • Make sure PITs manufactured before March 1, 2000, meet the requirements of ANSI B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks.

     • Make sure PITs manufactured on or after March 1, 2000, meet the requirements of ANSI B56.1-1993, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks.

     • Make sure rough terrain forklift trucks manufactured on or after January 1, 2005, meet the design and construction requirements of ANSI B56.6-1992, Safety Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks.

Note:

There may be a nameplate on the PIT or a statement in the instruction manual indicating that the PIT meets the requirement of the appropriate ANSI standard. If in doubt, check with the manufacturer.

     ANSI B56.1-1993 and B56.6-1992 are available by:

     – Purchasing copies by writing:

     American National Standards Institute

     11 West 42nd Street

     New York, NY 10036

     OR

     – Contacting the ANSI web site at www.ansi.org.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 04-19-051, § 296-863-20005, filed 9/14/04, effective 2/1/05.]