This standard applies to the establishment of criteria for design, manufacture, testing, inspection, installation, maintenance, use, training and operation of vehicle-mounted digger derricks to achieve the following objectives: 1. prevention of personal injuries and accidents 2. uniformity in ratings 3. understanding by manufacturers, dealers, installers, owners, users, operators, lessors or lessees, and brokers of their respective responsibilities

Table of Contents

Contents
1. Scope, Purpose, Requirements, Application and Exceptions
1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Requirements
1.4 Application
2. Referenced and Related Standards
2.1 Referenced American National Standards
2.2 Related Standards
3. Definitions, Nomenclature, Specifications and Mounting Positions
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Nomenclature
3.3 Specifications
3.4 Mounting Positions
4. Design Requirements
4.1 Basic Principles
4.2 Structural Safety Factors
4.3 Controls
4.4 Travel Securing Devices
4.5 Stability
4.6 Hydraulic System
4.7 Hydraulic Cylinders
4.8 System and Structural Protection
4.9 Relief Valves
4.10 Platforms
4.11 Markings
4.12 Load Hoist
4.13 Ropes
4.14 Rotation (Slewing) Mechanism
5. Electrical Systems, Devices and Test Procedures
5.1 Electrical Specifications
5.2 Electrical Requirements
5.3 Electrical Tests for Insulating Digger Derricks
5.4 Electrical Test Procedures
5.5 Electrical Test Equipment
5.6 Electrical Certification
6. Responsibilities of Manufacturers
6.1 General Responsibilities
6.2 Specifications
6.3 Quality Assurance
6.4 Manuals
6.5 Markings
6.6 Mechanical Tests and Inspection
6.7 Electrical Tests
6.8 Installation Instructions
6.9 Welding
6.10 Training and Training Materials
7. Responsibilities of Dealers and Installers
7.1 General Responsibilities
7.2 Vehicle Specifications
7.3 Vehicle Weight Distribution
7.4 Manuals
7.5 Installations
7.6 Ingress/Egress
7.7 Quality Assurance
7.8 Welding
7.9 Training
7.10 Dealer or Installer as User
7.11 Rated Load Capacity Charts
8. Responsibilities of Owners
8.1 General Responsibilities
8.2 Inspection and Testing Classifications
8.3 Inspection Records and Test Records
8.4 Maintenance
8.5 Modifications
8.6 Weight Distribution
8.7 Transfer of Ownership
8.8 Markings
8.9 Parts
8.10 Safety Bulletins
8.11 Manuals
8.12 Training, Retraining and Familiarization of Operators
8.13 Owner as a Lessor
9. Responsibility of Users
9.1 General Responsibilities
9.2 Personnel
9.3 Training, Retraining and Familiarization of Operators
9.4 Application
9.5 Alterations
9.6 Winch Line Rated Load
9.7 Electrical Hazard
9.8 Manufacturer’s Safety Bulletins
10. Responsibilities of Operators
10.1 General Responsibilities
10.2 Personnel
10.3 Operation
10.4 Work Platform
10.5 Brakes
10.6 Loading
10.7 Alterations
10.8 Observations
10.9 Mobile Operation
10.10 Worksite
10.11 Precautions
10.12 Training, Retraining and Familiarization of Operators
11. Responsibilities of Lessors or Lessees
11.1 General Responsibilities
11.2 Ownership Responsibilities
11.3 Obligations
11.4 Training
11.5 Communications
11.6 Use of Brokers
12. Responsibilities of Brokers
12.1 Broker Involved in a Sale
12.2 Brokers Involved in a Lease
Appendix A – Precautions for Use of Digger Derricks on or Near Energized Apparatus
Appendix B - Recommended Identification and Instruction Symbols for Control Functions

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