AS 2359.

7—1995
ISO 5053:1987

Australian Standard
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Powered industrial trucks

Part 7: Terminology

[ISO title: Powered industrial trucks—Terminology]

 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee ME/26, Industrial Trucks. It was
approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 29 September 1994 and
published on 5 January 1995.

The following interests are represented on Committee ME/26:

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Association of Employers of Waterside Labour

Australian Chamber of Commerce
Australian Industrial Truck Association
Department of Defence
Department of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare, W.A.
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
Occupational Health and Safety Authority, Vic.
Port of Melbourne Authority
WorkCover Authority of N.S.W.

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 94063.

 AS 2359.7—1995

Australian Standard
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Powered industrial trucks

Part 7: Terminology

First publi shed as AS B270—1968.

Revised and redesignated AS 2359.1—1980.
Second editi on 1985.
Revised and redesignated in part as AS 2359.7—1995.
Incorporating:
Amdt 1—1997

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 9363 6
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Industrial Trucks and is Part 7 in a series
of Standards dealing with the design, manufacture and operation of powered industrial trucks. It supersedes, in
part, AS 2359.1—1985, SAA Industrial Truck Code, Part 1: Design and manufacture.
Other Standards in this series are as follows:
Part 1: General
Part 2: Operation
Part 3: Counterbalanced fork-lift trucks—Stability tests
Part 4: Reach and straddle fork-lift trucks—Stability tests
Part 5: Control symbols
Part 6: Safety code
Part 8: Pallet stackers and high-lift platform trucks—Stability tests
Part 9: High-lift rider trucks—Overhead guards—Specification and testing
Part 10: Fork-lift trucks—Hook-on type fork arms—Vocabulary
Part 11: Fork-lift trucks—Hook-on type fork arms and fork carriers—Mounting dimensions
Part 12: Hazardous areas
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This Standard is identical with and has been reproduced from ISO 5053:1987, Powered industrial
trucks—Terminology .
For the purpose of this Australian Standard, the ISO text should be modified as follows:
(a) Delete ‘restrainer’ from the title of Clause 7.3.3 and insert ‘back rest extension’.
(b) References to international Standards should be replaced by references, where appropriate, to the following
Australian Standards:
Reference to International Standard Australian Standard
ISO AS
1084 Industrial tractors— —
Definition and nominal rating
2163 Industrial trucks—Wheels and castors— —
Vocabulary
2331 Fork lift trucks— 2359 Powered industrial trucks
Hook-on type fork arms—Vocabulary 2359.10 Part 10: Fork-lift trucks—
Hook-on type fork arms—Vocabulary
2710 Reciprocating internal combustion —
engines—Vocabulary

Under arrangements made between Standards Australia and the international Standards bodies, ISO and IEC, as
well as certain other Standards organizations, users of this Australian Standard are advised that the number of
this Standard is not reproduced on each page; its identity is shown only on the cover and title pages.
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CONTENTS

Page

1 Scope and field of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

3 Terms relating to industrial trucks by classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

4 Terms relating to components of industrial trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

5 Terms relating to industrial truck data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

6 Terms relating to specific operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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7 Terms relating to safety features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Annex: Terms relating to industrial trailers and operating areas of industrial

trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Alphabetical indexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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NOTES
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AUSTRALIAN STANDARD

Powered industrial trucks

Part 7:
Terminology

1 Scope and field of application

This International Standard establishes the classifica-
tion and definitions of different powered industrial
trucks; terms and definitions of main components and
accessories are included.
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Some terms are not defined, either because they are

self-evident or because they are also in general use
elsewhere.

Figures are added to clarify definitions where

appropriate. Figure 1

The annex to this International Standard gives terms

and definitions relating to industrial trailers and to
operating areas where such trucks are expected to be
used.

2 References
ISO 1084, Industrial tractors — Definition and nominal
rating .

ISO 2163, Industrial trucks — Wheels and castors —

Vocabulary .
Figure 2
ISO 2331, Fork lift trucks — Hook-on type fork arms —
Vocabulary .

ISO 2710, Reciprocating internal combustion engines —

Vocabulary.

3 Terms relating to industrial trucks by

classification

3.1 Classification by mode of action

3.1.1 fixed height load-carrying truck (fixed

platform trucks) : Truck carrying its load on a non-
elevating platform.
Figure 3

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