ISO/TS 3691-8:2019

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.

Chariots de manutention — Exigences de sécurité et vérification — Partie 8: Exigences régionales pour les pays en dehors de la Communauté européenne

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 02-Jun-2019
• ICS: 53.060 - Industrial trucks
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 110/SC 2 - Safety of powered industrial trucks
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 110/SC 2/WG 2 - Safety code
• Current Stage: 9092 - International Standard to be revised
• Start Date: 30-Oct-2023
• Completion Date: 13-Dec-2025

Relations

• Revised: ISO/DTS 3691-8 - Industrial trucks - Safety requirements and verification - Part 8: Regional requirements for countries outside the European Community
• Effective Date: 20-Jan-2024
• Revises: ISO/TS 3691-8:2012 - Industrial trucks - Safety requirements and verification - Part 8: Regional requirements for countries outside the European Community
• Effective Date: 13-Feb-2016

Overview

ISO/TS 3691-8:2019 is a Technical Specification that provides regional safety requirements for industrial trucks (forklifts and related types) applicable to countries outside the European Community (EC) and European Economic Area (EEA). It complements the ISO 3691 series by addressing divergent national and regional regulations (e.g., North America, Australia, Japan, South Africa) so manufacturers, test labs and fleet operators can achieve safer, regionally compliant industrial trucks.

Key topics and requirements

This TS supplements ISO 3691 Parts 1–6 with region-specific rules. Major technical topics include:

• Electrical requirements

  • Hazardous-area approvals (ANSI/NFPA 505) and recognized standards such as UL 558, UL 583, ISO 20898, and EN 1175 series for applicable regions.

• Travel speed limits

  • Pedestrian-controlled trucks: generally ≤ 6 km/h outside North America.
  • Stand-on and foldable-platform trucks: generally ≤ 16 km/h.
  • Special rules for mast-elevated travel (e.g., Australia: reduced to 3 km/h in specified conditions).

• Brakes and stopping performance

  • Regional stopping-distance and parking-brake requirements (Japan: examples include unladen stopping within 5 m at 20 km/h; parking-brake holding gradients).

• Coasting / alongside operation

  • Rules for low-lift order-pickers with “coasting” functions, including maximum coasting speed 4 km/h, labeling and control activation restrictions.

• Fuel and gas systems

  • LPG installations to comply with national standards (e.g., AS 4983 in Australia).

• Lifting components and fork arms

  • Minimum safety factors for lift chains and fork arms vary by region (e.g., lift chain safety factor K ≥ 5 in Japan and South Africa; fork-arm design/testing per ISO 2330 or ANSI/ITSDF B56.1).

• Operator protection, platforms, EMC, visibility, marking, noise emissions, and user responsibilities

  • Region-specific adaptations to ensure practical compliance with local regulations.

Applications and practical value

ISO/TS 3691-8 is used to:

• Ensure industrial trucks meet regional safety and compliance requirements outside EC/EEA.
• Guide product design choices (electrical systems, brakes, mast travel limits, fall protection).
• Support conformity assessment, procurement specifications and risk assessments for international fleets.
• Inform technical documentation, labeling and operator instructions tailored to jurisdictional rules.

Who should use this standard

• Industrial truck manufacturers and OEM engineers
• Certification and testing laboratories
• Safety managers, fleet operators and procurement teams
• Regulatory bodies and standards committees

Related standards

Key referenced documents include ISO 3691-1–6, ISO 2330, ISO 20898, ANSI/ITSDF B56, UL 558/583, AS 4983, EN 1175 and EMC/noise standards. Use ISO/TS 3691-8 together with the core ISO 3691 parts for comprehensive compliance outside the EC/EEA.

Standards Content (Sample)

TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 3691-8
Second edition
2019-05
Industrial trucks — Safety
requirements and verification —
Part 8:
Regional requirements for countries
outside the European Community
Chariots de manutention — Exigences de sécurité et vérification —
Partie 8: Exigences régionales pour les pays en dehors de la
Communauté européenne
Reference number
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ISO 2019
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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 . 2
4.1 Regional requirements additional to or replacing those given in ISO 3691-1,
ISO 3691-2, ISO 3691-4 and ISO 3691-6 . 2
4.1.1 Electrical requirements . 2
4.1.2 Travel speed . 3
4.1.3 Brakes . 3
4.1.4 Additional operation from alongside pedestrian-controlled and stand-on
trucks (coasting) . 3
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 . 4
4.1.9 Operator restraint . 5
4.1.10 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . 5
4.1.11 Visibility. 5
4.1.12 User responsibilities . 5
4.1.13 Marking . 5
4.1.14 Noise emissions . 5
4.2 Regional requirements additional to or replacing those given in ISO 3691-3 . 6
4.2.1 Platforms equipped with a fall protection device . 6
4.2.2 Anchorage points of fall protection device(s). 6
4.2.3 Operator protection . 6
4.2.4 Marking . 6
4.2.5 Installation information between truck and load . 6
4.3 Truck modification . 7
Bibliography . 8
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 110, Industrial trucks, Subcommittee
SC 2, Safety of powered industrial trucks.
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.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/TS 3691-8:2012), which has been
technically revised.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— changes to the Australian requirements in relation to electrical requirements, fork arms, operator
restraints, electromagnetic compatibility, platforms equipped with fall protection, lift chains, fork
arms, platforms, operator protection and noise emission;
— changes to the North American requirements in relation to fork arms.
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 and by ISO/TS 3691-7.
ISO/TS 3691-7 addresses the legal requirements related to European Directives which could not be
accepted worldwide. ISO/TS 3691-8 addresses requirements related to regulations in force in other
countries that are not applicable elsewhere.
This document does not repeat all the technical rules which are state-of-the-art and are applicable to
the material used to construct the industrial truck. For these, see ISO 12100.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ISO/TS 3691-8:2019(E)
Industrial trucks — Safety requirements and
verification —
Part 8:
Regional requirements for countries outside the European
Community
1 Scope
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.
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, 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, 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
1)
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 — Terminology and classification — Types of industrial trucks
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 2359-2, Industrial trucks — Operation
AS 4983, Gas fuel systems for forklifts and industrial engines
1) Under preparation. (Stage at the time of publication: ISO/DIS 3691-4:2018.)
AS/NZS 1891-1, Industrial fall-arrest systems and devices — Part 1: Harnesses and ancillary equipment
AS/NZS CISPR 14-1, Electromagnetic Compatibility — Requirements for household appliances, electrical
tools and similar apparatus — Part 1: Emission
EN 1175-1, Safety of industrial trucks — Electrical requirements — Part 1: General requirements for
battery powered trucks
EN 1175-2, Safety of industrial trucks — Electrical requirements — Part 2: General requirements for
internal combustion engine powered trucks
EN 1175-3, Safety of industrial trucks — Electrical requirements — Part 3
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