Standard for Safety for Electric Battery-Powered Industrial Trucks

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)
Standards Development Organisation:
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Working Program:
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Designation Number:
ANSI/CAN/UL 583
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Domestic
Standard Sub-Type
Joint Canada-U.S. National Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Edition
ICS code(s):
53.060
Status:
Proceeding to development
SDO Comment Period Start Date:
SDO Comment Period End Date:
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Scope:

 

Note: The scope for this NOI (originally published on February 9, 2021) was updated by the responsible SDO on February 1, 2022.

1  Scope

1.1  These requirements cover electric powered industrial trucks, such as tractors, platform-lift trucks, fork-lift trucks, and other vehicles designed for specific industrial uses, with respect to a risk of fire, electric shock, and explosion. These requirements do not cover such electric powered industrial trucks with respect to other possible risks that may be associated with the use of such trucks.

1.2  These requirements cover power sources intended for use in the electric powered industrial trucks mentioned in 1.1, with respect to the risk of fire, electric shock, and explosion.

1.3  These requirements cover Types E, CGH, E or CGH, EE, ES, and EX electric powered industrial trucks.

Project need:

Some stakeholders have requested that ULC/ORD 583 with UL 583 to create a Joint standard. This activity will result in a joint Canada/US standard. Manufacturers will benefit from reduced administrative burden when product only needs to be tested to a single standard. Regulators will benefit from reduced overlap in standards requirements.

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