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BS 6109(1981) : 1981 AMD 9244

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TAIL LIFTS, MOBILE LIFTS AND RAMPS ASSOCIATED WITH VEHICLES - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TAIL LIFTS
Superseded date

15-12-1996

Published date

23-11-2012

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Code
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 References
3 Dimensions
4 Statutory requirements
Section two. Safety recommendations
5 Dangers
6 Safety of personnel
Section three. Design and testing
7 General
8 Operating speeds
9 Suspension
10 Hydraulic equipment
11 Electrical equipment
12 Quietness of operation and platform security
13 Vertical creep
14 Tests after installation
15 Deflection
Section four. Installation, periodic examination,
                maintenance
16 Installation
17 Periodic examination
18 Maintenance
Section five. Operation
19 Operation
Section six. Marking
20 Marking
Section seven. Operation and maintenance instructions
21 Instruction
Appendices
A Test procedure by installer after a tail lift has
    been fitted to a vehicle
B Type of certificate required for test and
    examination of tail lifts
C Avoidance of toe hazards between tail lift platform
    and vehicle floor
Figures
1 Minimum gap between platform and floor
2 Fixed toe guard on vehicle floor
3 Safety trip on underside of vehicle floor
4 Bridge plate on vehicle floor
5 Device on vehicle floor above which the platform
    rises
6 Device on platform which does not rise above any
    vehicle floor
7 Bridge plate on platform able to rest on vehicle
    floor
8 Bridge plate on platform not able to rest on vehicle
    floor
9 Device suitable for other fixed parts of the vehicle

Gives design and safety recommendations and operating procedures for tail lifts mounted on vehicles lifting goods or freight. Excludes tail lifts for disabled persons or wheelchairs. BS AMD 9244 RENUMBERS THIS STANDARD

Committee
MHE/12
DevelopmentNote
Renumbered and superseded BS 6109-1(1981) (07/2004) Supersedes 79/75562 DC (09/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

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