This part of ISO 3691 gives safety requirements and the means for their verification for the following
types of pedestrian-propelled trucks (hereafter referred to as trucks), equipped with load-handling
devices for normal industrial duties, e.g. fork arms and platforms, or integrated attachments for special
applications:
— pedestrian-propelled straddle stackers,
— pallet stackers,
— industrial trucks with capacities not exceeding 1 000 kg with manual or electrical battery-powered
lifting,
— low-lift pallet trucks with lift height up to 300 mm and rated capacity up to 2 300 kg,
— scissor-lift pallet trucks with lift heights up to 1 000 mm or rated capacity up to 1 000 kg with
manual or electrical battery-powered lifting.
It is applicable to trucks provided with either manual or electrical battery-powered lifting, operating on
smooth, level, hard surfaces.