CAN3-B354.4-M82 (R2002)

Preface

This is the first edition of CSA Standard CAN3-B354.4, Boom-Type Elevating Work Platforms. I t is written in SI (metric) units. It was prepared at the request of manufacturers of this type of equipment, and regulatory authorities in government who are responsible for the administration of regulations pertaining to the safe use of such equipment.

This Standard was prepared by the Technical Committee on Elevating Work Platforms under the jurisdiction of the Standards Steering Committee on Lifting, Hoisting and Related Devices and was formally approved by these Committees. It has been approved as a National Standard of Canada by the Standards Council of Canada.

Scope

1.1 Scope

This Standard applies to all integral frame boom-supported elevating work platforms used to position personnel, along with their tools and necessary materials, at overhead work locations. The boom may either telescope, articulate, or rotate and extend the platform beyond the base dimensions. The platform is power operated with primary functions controlled from the platform. The equipment may be manually or self-propelled (see Figure 1, p. 17, for illustration of a typical unit).

1.2 Purpose

The purpose of this Standard is to outline the requirements and recommended practices for manufacturers, dealers, and users of such work platforms to achieve the following objectives:

(a) Prevention of personal injuries or accidents;

(b) Uniformity in ratings;

(c) Standards for design and manufacture;

(d) Establishment of performance criteria;

(e) Standards for testing and inspection;

(f) Understanding by manufacturers, dealers, and users of their respective responsibilities.

1.3 Equipment not Covered

This Standard does not apply to:

(a) Vehicle mounted devices such as truck mounted devices covered by CSA Standard C225, Vehicle-Mounted Aerial Devices;

(b) Nonself-propelled elevating rolling work platforms covered in CSA Standard CAN3-B354.1, Elevating Rolling Work Platforms;

(c) Self-propelled elevating work platforms covered in CSA Standard CAN3-B354.2, Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms for Use on Paved/Slab Surfaces;

(d) Self-propelled elevating work platforms covered in CSA Standard CAN3-B354.3, Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms for Use as Off-Slab Units;

(e) Suspended powered platforms used for construction and building maintenance, covered by CSA Standard Z271, Safety Code for Powered Platforms;

(f) Construction hoists used to raise and lower materials and personnel to different elevations, covered by CSA Standard Z256, Safety Code for Materials Hoists, and CSA Standard Z185, Safety Code for Personnel Hoists;

(g) Order pickers and similar mobile personnel and material elevating platforms such as those covered by CSA Standard B355.1, Low Lift and High Lift Trucks;

(h) Permanently installed (non-mobile) elevating lifts used to transport personnel between different elevations;

(i) Fire fighting equipment.