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摘要

IT HAS BEEN A LONG AND TORTUOUS ROAD BUT 'INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND VERIFICATION - PART 1', BETTER KNOWN BY MOST AS EN ISO 3691-1, HAS FINALLY BEEN ADOPTED IN EUROPE. BITA'S TECHNICAL CONSULTANT BOB HINE TAKES UP THE STORY. After nine years in development and many twists and turns, EN ISO 3691 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on 15th January 2016. This covers safety requirements and standards which will now apply under the Machinery Directive to the manufacture of all kinds of fork lift trucks including counterbalance trucks, reach trucks and pallet-stacking trucks - not just in the EU but internationally.