Powered Industrial Trucks Design Standard Update

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  • Fed Register #:
    87:8755-8764
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8755-8764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01155]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Parts 1910 and 1926

[Docket No.

Brake drawbar drag requirements for forklifts.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

June 21, 1990

Assistant Director of Engineering
Taylor Machine Works,.Inc.
Route 1, Highway 15 North
Louisville, Mississippi 39339

Dear Mr. Boyles:

This is in response to your letter of May 22, addressed to Mr. Richard Sauger, Office of Mechanical Engineering Safety Standards, concerning the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirement that brake drawbar drag for fork lift trucks be 30% of gross vehicle weight plus rated capacity load for speeds of 10 miles per hour or more.

Fork inspection requirements for powered industrial trucks.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

October 22, 1999

Mr. Bob Mundson
Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America
2011 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N.
Houston, TX 77095

Dear Mr. Mundson: