ISO/DTS 3691-8
(Main)Industrial trucks — Safety requirements and verification — Part 8: Regional requirements for countries outside the European Community
Industrial trucks — Safety requirements and verification — Part 8: Regional requirements for countries outside the European Community
This document gives regional requirements for specific countries outside the European Community (EC) and European Economic Area (EEA) for the types of industrial trucks specified in the scopes of ISO 3691-1, ISO 3691-2, ISO 3691-3, ISO 3691-4 and ISO 3691-6.
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Safety requirements and/or protective measures . 3
4.1 Regional requirements additional to or replacing those given in ISO 3691-1, ISO 3691-
2, ISO 3691-4 and ISO 3691-6 .3
4.1.1 Electrical requirements .3
4.1.2 Travel speed .3
4.1.3 Brakes .3
4.1.4 Additional operation from alongside pedestrian-controlled and stand-on trucks .4
4.1.5 Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) trucks .4
4.1.6 Lift chains .4
4.1.7 Fork arms .4
4.1.8 Platforms .5
4.1.9 Operator restraint .5
4.1.10 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) .5
4.1.11 Visibility .5
4.1.12 Overhead guard .5
4.1.13 User responsibilities .6
4.1.14 Marking . .6
4.1.15 Noise emissions .6
4.1.16 Centre-controlled order picking pallet truck .6
4.2 Regional requirements replacing those given in ISO 3691-4 for standard load centre
distance, D .6
4.3 Regional requirements additional to or replacing those given in ISO 3691-3 .6
4.3.1 Platforms equipped with a fall protection device .6
4.3.2 Anchorage points of fall protection device(s).7
4.3.3 Operator position .7
4.3.4 Travel speed .7
4.3.5 Low level order-pickers .7
4.3.6 Marking for elevating operator trucks above 1 200 mm .7
4.3.7 Installation information between truck and load .7
4.4 Truck modification .7
4.5 Freight container handling for Australia .8
4.5.1 Introduction .8
4.5.2 Trucks . .8
4.5.3 Moving and stacking empty freight containers at a height less than 6 m .9
Bibliography .10
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through
ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee
has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations,
governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely
with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types
of ISO document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
ISO draws attention to the possibility that the implementation of this document may involve the use of (a)
patent(s). ISO takes no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of any claimed patent
rights in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document, ISO had not received notice of (a)
patent(s) which may be required to implement this document. However, implementers are cautioned that
this may not represent the latest information, which may be obtained from the patent database available at
www.iso.org/patents. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 110, Industrial trucks, Subcommittee SC 2,
Safety of powered industrial trucks.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO/TS 3691-8:2019), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— changes to the Australian requirements in relation to electric counterbalance trucks travelling with
elevated forks, operator restraints, platforms equipped with anchorage point(s) for fall protection, low
level order-pickers, platforms with reference to AS 5144.3 and freight container handling;
— changes to the North American requirements in relation to brakes, visibility and guarding for platforms;
— requirements for Canada added in relation to electrical, brakes, operation alongside pedestrian and
stand-on trucks, fork arms, operator restraint, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), visibility overhead
guard and user responsibility;
— standard load centre distance D table added;
— North America split into Canada and the United States of America for clarification;
— throughout the document it was clarified which countries are addressed.
A list of all parts in the ISO 3691 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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Introduction
The ISO 3691 series has been developed to provide globally relevant International Standards for industrial
trucks. This goal was achieved with most of the issues. Where divergent regional requirements remain,
these are addressed by this document.
The EN 16307 series addresses legal requirements related to European Directives that are not accepted
worldwide. This document addresses requirements related to regulations and standards in force in
Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa and the United States of America that are not applicable elsewhere.
This document does not repeat all the technical rules that are state-of-the-art and applicable to the material
used to construct the industrial truck. For these, see ISO 12100.
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ISO/TC 110/SC 2
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Date: 2025(E)-03-24
Third edition
2025-02-05
Industrial trucks — Safety requirements and verification —
Part 8:
Regional requirements for countries outside the European
Community
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All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication
may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO
at the address below or ISO’s member body in the country of the requester.
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Phone: + 41 22 749 01 11
E-mail: copyright@iso.org
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Contents
Foreword . v
Introduction . vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 3
4 Safety requirements and/or protective measures . 3
4.1 Regional requirements additional to or replacing those given in ISO 3691-1, ISO 3691-2,
ISO 3691-4 and ISO 3691-6 . 3
4.2 Regional requirements replacing those given in ISO 3691-4 for standard load centre
distance, D . 8
4.3 Regional requirements additional to or replacing those given in ISO 3691-3 . 8
4.4 Truck modification . 9
4.5 Freight container handling for Australia . 10
Bibliography . 12
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through
ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been
established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types of
ISO document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
ISO draws attention to the possibility that the implementation of this document may involve the use of (a)
patent(s). ISO takes no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of any claimed patent rights
in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document, ISO had not received notice of (a) patent(s)
which may be required to implement this document. However, implementers are cautioned that this may not
represent the latest information, which may be obtained from the patent database available at
www.iso.org/patents.www.iso.org/patents. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see
www.iso.org/iso/foreword.htmlwww.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 110, Industrial trucks, Subcommittee SC 2,
Safety of powered industrial trucks.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO/TS 3691-8:2019), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— — changes to the Australian requirements in relation to electric counterbalance trucks travelling with
elevated forks, operator restraints, platforms equipped with anchorage point(s) for fall protection, low
level order-pickers, platforms with reference to AS 5144-.3 and freight container handling;
— — changes to the North American requirements in relation to brakes, visibility and guarding for
platforms;
— — requirements for Canada added in relation to electrical, brakes, operation alongside pedestrian and
stand-on trucks, fork arms, operator restraint, Electromagnetic Compatibilityelectromagnetic
compatibility (EMC), visibility overhead guard and user responsibility;
— — standard load centre distance D table added;
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— North America split into Canada and the United States of America for clarification;
— Throughoutthroughout the document it was clarified which countries are addressed.
A list of all parts in the ISO 3691 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.htmlwww.iso.org/members.html.
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Introduction
The ISO 3691 series has been developed to provide globally relevant International Standards for industrial
trucks. This goal was achieved with most of the issues. Where divergent regional requirements remain, these
are addressed by this document.
The EN 16307 series addresses the legal requirements related to European Directives which couldthat are not
be accepted worldwide. “This document” addresses requirements related to regulations and standards in
force in Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa and the United States of America that are not applicable
elsewhere.
“This document” does not repeat all the technical rules whichthat are state-of-the-art and are applicable to the
material used to construct the industrial truck. For these, see ISO 12100.
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Part 8:
Regional requirements for countries outside the European
Community
1 Scope
“This document” gives regional requirements for Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa and the United States
of America, which are outside the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA), for the types of
industrial trucks specified in the scopes of ISO 3691-1, ISO 3691-2, ISO 3691-3, ISO 3691-4 and ISO 3691-6.
It is intended to be used in conjunction with ISO 3691-1, ISO 3691-2, ISO 3691-3, ISO 3691-4 and ISO 3691-6.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of “this document”. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 2330, Fork-lift trucks — Fork arms — Technical characteristics and testing
ISO 3691--1:2011, Amd1:2020, Industrial trucks — Safety requirements and verification — Part 1: Self-
propelled industrial trucks, other than driverless trucks, variable-reach trucks and burden-carrier trucks
ISO 3691--2, Industrial trucks — Safety requirements and verification — Part 2: Self-propelled variable-reach
trucks
ISO 3691--3:2016, Amd1:2023, Industrial trucks — Safety requirements and verification — Part 3: Additional
requirements for trucks with elevating operator position and trucks specifically designed to travel with elevated
loads
ISO 3691--4, Industrial trucks — Safety requirements and verification — Part 4: Driverless industrial trucks
and their systems
ISO 3691--6, Industrial trucks — Safety requirements and verification — Part 6: Burden and personnel carriers
ISO 5053--1, Industrial trucks — Vocabulary — Part 1: Types of industrial trucks
ISO 5053--2, Industrial trucks — Vocabulary — Part 2: Fork arms and attachments
ISO CD TS /DTS 3691-8:2025(E:(en)
ISO 6055, Industrial trucks — Overhead guards — Specification and testing
ISO 13564-1, Powered industrial trucks — Test methods for verification of visibility — Part 1: Sit-on and stand-
on operator trucks and variable-reach trucks up to and including 10 t capacity
ISO 20898, Industrial trucks — Electrical requirements
ICES-002, Vehicles, Boats and Other Devices Propelled by an Internal Combustion Engine, Electrical Means or
Both
ANSI/ITSDF B56 (all parts), Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks
ANSI/NFPA 505, Fire Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks Including Type Designations, Areas of Use,
Maintenance, and Operation
AS 2359.1:2019, Powered industrial trucks, Part 1: General requirements
AS 2359.2, Powered industrial trucks, Part 2: Operations
AS 2359.6, Powered industrial trucks, Part 6: Self-propelled industrial trucks, other than driverless trucks,
variable-reach trucks and burden-carrier trucks (ISO 3691-1:2011, MOD).
AS 5144-.3:,:2019, Industrial trucks - Safety requirements and verification - Part 3: Additional requirements for
trucks with elevating operator position and trucks specifically designed to travel with elevated loads (ISO 3691-
3:2016, MOD)
AS 4983, Gas fuel systems for forklifts and industrial engines
AS 22915.9, Industrial trucks - Verification of stability, Part 9: Counterbalance trucks with mast handling freight
containers of 6 m (20 ft) length and longer (ISO 22915-9:2014, MOD)
AS 22915.12, Industrial trucks - Verification of stability, Part 12: Industrial variable-reach trucks handling
freight containers of 6 m (20 ft) length and longer (ISO 22915-12:2015, MOD)
AS ISO 6292, Powered industrial trucks and tractors - Brake performance and component strength
AS/NZS 1891-.1, Personal equipment for work at height, Part 1: Manufacturing requirements for full body
combination and lower body harnesses
AS/NZS CISPR 14.1, Electromagnetic Compatibility — Requirements for household appliances, electrical tools
and similar apparatus — Part 1: Emission
CAN ICES-003 (A) / NMB-003(A) Issue 7, Information technology equipment (including digital apparatus)
CSA B335-15, Safety standard for lift trucks
EN 1175:2020, Safety of industrial trucks — Electrical/electronic requirements
ISO CD TS /DTS 3691-8:2025(E:(en)
1)
EN 1175--1:1998, , A1:2010, Safety of industrial trucks — Electrical requirements — Part 1: General
requirements for battery powered trucks
2)
EN 1175--2:1998, , A1:20210, Safety of industrial trucks — Electrical requirements — Part 2: General
requirements for internal combustion engine powered trucks
3)
EN 1175--3:1998, , 1:1998, Safety of industrial trucks — Electrical requirements — Part 3: Specific
requirements for the electric power transmission systems of internal combustion engine powered trucks
EN 12895, Industrial trucks - Electromagnetic compatibility
UL 558, Industrial Trucks, Internal Combustion Engine-Powered
ANSI/CAN/UL 583, Electric-Battery-Powered Industrial Trucks
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of “this document”,, the terms and definitions given in ISO 5053-1, ISO 5053-2, ISO 3691-1,
ISO 3691-2, ISO 3691-3, ISO 3691-4 and ISO 3691-6 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— — ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obphttps://www.iso.org/obp
— — IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/https://www.electropedia.org/
4 Safety requirements and/or protective measures
4.1 Regional requirements additional to or replacing those given in ISO 3691-1, ISO 3691-2,
ISO 3691-4 and ISO 3691-6
4.1.1 Electrical requirements
— — For the United States of America, trucks and batteries used in hazardous areas shall be approved and
of the type require
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