ASME B56.5:2000 pdf download SAFETY STANDARD FOR GUIDED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES AND AUTOMATED FUNCTIONS OF MANNED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES
4.1.1 Before putting a guided industrial vehicle sys-tem into service,the user shall be responsible for allfactors affecting the operation and maintenance, as ref-erenced in Part Il of this Standard.
4.1.2 Guided industrial vehicles can cause injury ordamage if improperly used or maintained.
4.1.3 Part ll contains safety standards applicable tovehicle operations.Unusual operating conditions mayrequire additional safety precautions. Guided industrialvehicles which can be operated by manual controls mayhave restricted operational characteristics.
4.1.4 Part IV contains safety standards applicable toautomated functions of manned industrial vehicles.
4.2Modifications.Nameplates,Markings.
Capacity, and Stability
4.2.1 Modifications and/or additions to hardware orsoftware which affect rated capacity, safe operation,orany emergency control or device shall not be performedwithout manufacturer’s verifiable approval. Where suchauthorization is granted,capacity , operation, and main-tenance instruction (plates，tags.or decals) shall bechanged accordingly.
4.2.2 The user shall see that all nameplates and cau-tion and instruction markings are in place and legible.4.2.3 When utilizing lifting equipment such as cle-vators,cranes,ship hoisting gear, etc., to relocate aguided industrial vehicle, the user shall assure that thecapacity of the hoisting equipment being used is not ex-ceeded.
4.2.4 The user shall consider that changes in load(s).load position(s),or dimension(s)，coupling type(s) orposition(s). and floor surface condition(s) or batteryweights may affect rated capacities and safe operation.Only stable or safely arranged loads shall be handled.4.2.5 The user shall be responsible for the load sta-bility and retention. When decmed necessary by theuser, verification shall be required.
4.2.6 Some users may decide to establish,for theirown use, stability requirements that will vary from thosein para.8.7.4. However, the requirements in para.8.7.4should serve as a guide for the user, working with the manufacturer,in establishing his own more stringent re-quirements.
4.3 Stopping Distance
4.3.1 The determination of the vehicle’s stoppingdistance (whether used as a load carrying vehicle or atow vehicle) depends on many factors. such as other ve-hicle and pedestrian traffic, clearances,condition of thefloor,and stability of load(s).The prime considerationis that the emergency braking system shall cause the ve-hicle to stop prior to impact between the vehicle struc-ture and the obstruction.
4.3.2 Caution should be exercised with changed en-vironments. Changes in weather, surface conditions, orapplications may affect the vehicle stopping distance;speeds,loads，brake settings,and/or operation shouldbe adjusted accordingly.
4.4 Sensors
lf a load exceeds the width and/or length of the ve-hicle, the user should require that sensors in the direc-tion of travel covering the maximum moving width and/or length be provided to prevent contact between theload and any obstruction.
4.5 Changing and Charging of Batteries
The user shall make battery changing and chargingprovisions in accordance with ANSINFPA 505.Bat-tery types and charging systems supplied or specified bythe vehicle manufacturer (e-g,opportunity charging)but not referenced in ANSI/NFPA 505 shall be safelyoperated and charged per the instructions supplied bythe vehicle manufacturer.
4.6 Hazardous Locations
4.6.1 lt shall be the responsibility of the user to de-termine the hazard classification of any particular atmo-sphere or location according to ANSI/NFPA 505.
4.0.2 vehicles uperated in hazartous areas shall beof the type required by ANSI/NFPA 505 and shall beso identified.
4.7 Aisles and Doors
4.7.1 Restricted areas of vehicle operation roquireidentification and/or marking.
ASME B56.5:1993 pdf download
