Recently, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) developed a
National Standards Strategy (NSS) for the United States. ANSI uses
the NSS as a guide to face the standardization challenges of a global
economy while still addressing key quality of life issues such as safety
and the environment. The organization does not develop American National
Standards. It does, however, provide all interested U.S. parties with
a venue to come together and work toward common agreements.
ANSI has published a document titled, Identification Terminology of
Loaders/Tractors with Forks and Rough Terrain Forklifts. This
document defines standards for machines equipped with forks for
material handling, which are intended for use on unimproved or
disturbed terrain. To identify types of machines which use forks
as working tools while being used on unimproved surfaces, the machines
are grouped as follows:
- loaders/tractors
- work forks
- rough terrain forklifts
These groupings are used in identifying the organization
responsible for applicable standards.
For ordering information visit the ANSI website.
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