DIN Standards Committee Mechanical Engineering
DIN ISO 6055
Industrial trucks - Overhead guards - Specification and testing (ISO 6055:2004)
Flurförderzeuge - Fahrerschutzdächer - Einzelheiten und Prüfung (ISO 6055:2004)
Overview
This International Standard specifies the requirements and testing of overhead guards, operators' legs and feet protection, roll-over protection system (ROPS) and falling-object protection system (FOPS) for any type of high lift, rider operated, powered industrial truck with a lift height exceeding 1 800 mm. This standard contains the German version of ISO 6055:2004 which has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 110/SC 2 "Safety of powered industrial trucks" at the International Committee for Standardization (ISO). The national interests were represented by Committee NA 060-22-42 AA "Sicherheit von Flurförderzeugen" ("Safety of powered industrial trucks") at Technical Section "Fördertechnik" ("Conveying technology") of the Standards Committee Mechanical Engineering (NAM) at DIN. Representatives of the manufacturers and users of industrial trucks, and of the employers' liability insurance contributed to this standard.
