Mich. Admin. Code R. 408.12136 - Operator platforms
Rule 2136.
(1)
An end control, reach, narrow aisle, order picker high-lift, order picking and
stacking, and motorized hand rider truck shall be equipped with a platform
extended beyond the operator's position, and shall withstand a compression load
equal to the weight of the loaded vehicle applied along the longitudinal axis
of the truck with the outermost projection of the platform against a flat
vertical surface. The back protective guard where provided shall permit rapid
and unobstructed ingress or egress from the platform.
(2) On a double end control baggage type
truck or a truck that may be transported on short elevators, means shall be
provided to prevent accidental folding of the operator's folding
platform.
(3) All of the following
apply to an order picker truck, high-lift:
(a) A removable operator platform shall be
provided with a device that attaches the platform to the lifting
means.
(b) The operator platform
shall be equipped with side guard rails.
(c) When the platform is elevated, the
horizontal travel speed of the truck shall be automatically reduced to a degree
necessary to maintain stability under maximum braking load and
turning.
(d) Subdivisions (a) and
(c) of this subrule pertain only to a truck manufactured after the effective
date of January 15, 1971.
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