ASME PALD

Abstract

The scope of this Standard is the standardization of safety and performance requirements for portable automotive lifting equipment including: <br><em>(a)</em> hydraulic hand jacks <br><em>(b)</em> transmission jacks <br><em>(c)</em> engine stands <br><em>(d)</em> vehicle support stands <br><em>(e)</em> emergency tire changing jacks <br><em>(f)</em> upright-type mobile lifts <br><em>(g)</em> service jacks <br><em>(h)</em> wheel dollies <br><em>(i)</em> shop cranes <br><em>(j)</em> swing-type mobile lifts <br><em>(k)</em> scissors-type mobile lifts <br><em>(l)</em> auxiliary stands <br><em>(m)</em> automotive ramps <br><em>(n)</em> high reach supplementary stands <br><em>(o)</em> fork lift jacks <br><em>(p)</em> high reach fixed stands <br><em>(q)</em> vehicle transport lifts <br><em>(r)</em> attachments, adapters, and accessories <br>This Standard may include requirements for safety, health, design, production, construction, maintenance, performance, or operation of equipment, and/or qualification of personnel. <br><strong>PURPOSE</strong> <br>This Standard is designed to <br><em>(a)</em> guard against and mitigate injury, and otherwise provide for the protection of life, limb, and property by prescribing safety requirements <br><em>(b)</em> provide direction to purchasers, owners, employers, supervisors, and others concerned with, or responsible for, its application <br><em>(c)</em> guide governmental and other regulatory bodies in the development, promulgation, and enforcement of appropriate safety directives