Industrial Truck Association ITA

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• Industrial Truck Association (ITA)
• Industrial Truck Standards Development Foundation
  (ITSDF)
• Chris Merther

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Chris Merther Manager Technical Programs
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ITA

• The Industrial Truck Association was established
  in 1951 to further the interests of the industry
  through cooperative efforts involving issues of
  common interest to manufacturers of forklifts,
  tow tractors, rough terrain vehicles, hand-pallet
  trucks, automated guided vehicles, and their
  suppliers.
• The Association develops voluntary engineering
  practices that promote the safety of the products
  of the Members.
• The Association collects and disseminates
  statistical information relating to the
  industrial truck marketplace.

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ITA Membership

• Regular Members who manufacture industrial trucks
• Associate members who supply to industrial truck
  manufacturers
• It is estimated ITA members manufacture 90 of
  warehouse type trucks in the US

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US Factory Shipments
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OSHA Compliance Officer Training
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• Forklift Safety
• Operator, Machine and Environment

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Basic Forklift Components
Operator Restraint
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Air Quality

• EPA
• CARB
• PERC
• LPG Contaminants

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The Industrial Truck Standards Development
Foundation B56 Standards
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B56.1 Standard

• Contains User and Manufacturer requirements
• Referenced by OSHA Regulation 1910.178

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The Past

• ASMEs decision to transfer management of the B56
  standards
• ASME began B56 standards in June 1946
• In about 2004, ASME became concerned about volume
  standards distribution
• ASMEs realignment of the Societys duties and
  responsibilities
• ITSDF formation

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ITSDF

• Incorporated in late 2004 to assume management of
  standards affecting products used in the material
  handling market earlier developed by the American
  Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Added management of the US Technical Advisory
  Group for ISO standards

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ITSDF Website

• www.itsdf.org
• B56 standards free
• 28,000 standards downloaded since 4/07
• 37 Manufacturers and dealers
• 22 Users
• 6 Educators
• 5 Government

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ANSI/ITSDF B56 Standards
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