This standard covers the design, operation, and maintenance of powered industrial trucks. It does not include earth moving vehicles or vehicles intended for over the road hauling. More recent versions cover low lift and high lift powered industrial trucks controlled by a riding or walking operator, and intended for use on compacted, improved surfaces.
Current edition
- ANSI/ITSDF B56.1a-2018 Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks (Addenda to ANSI/ITSDF B56.1-2016)
Incorporation by reference
The following editions have been incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR):
| IBR approved for | Overview of requirements | IBR approved edition |
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| 29 CFR 1910.178(a)(2) | Employers must ensure all new powered industrial trucks they acquire and use meet the design and construction requirements for powered industrial trucks established in the “American National Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks, Part II, ANSI B56.1–1969”, except for vehicles intended primarily for earth moving or over-the-road hauling. | ANSI B56.1-1969 Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks. |
| 29 CFR 1910.178(a)(3) | See paragraph 405 of “American National Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks, Part II, ANSI B56.1–1969,”which provides that if the powered industrial truck is accepted by a nationally recognized testing laboratory it should be so marked. | ANSI B56.1-1969 Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks. |
| 29 CFR 1917.50(j)(1) | Employers should note that the certification requirements of 1917.50 do not apply to small industrial crane trucks as described on page 8 and illustrated on page 13 of ASME B56.1, 1959, "Safety Code for Powered Industrial Trucks." | ASME B56.1-1959 Safety Code for Powered Industrial Trucks. |
| 29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(v) | Employers must ensure industrial trucks (other than equipment covered under 1926 Subpart N) meet the requirements of §1926.600 and the following: All high lift rider industrial trucks must be equipped with overhead guards which meet the configuration and structural requirements as defined in paragraph 421 of American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks. | ANSI B56.1-1969 Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks |
| 29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi) | Employers must ensure industrial trucks (other than equipment covered under 1926 Subpart N) meet the requirements of §1926.600 and the following: All industrial trucks in use must meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks. | ANSI B56.1-1969 Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks |
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