Revised Standard from Last Update.

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard (Part 1) covers the general information regarding the recommended practice to be adopted in thesafe use of conveyors and conveying machinery used for transportation of bulk materials or unit loads.

1.2 The conveyors covered in this standard may be of temporary or permanent nature.

1.3 This code does not apply to industrial trucks, tractors or trailers, tiering machines, cranes, hoists, skip hoists, monorails, power and hand shovels, power scoops, bucket drag lines, platform elevators designed to carry passengers or the elevator operator, moving stairways and highway or rail vehicles, or conveyors specifically designed for the conveyors of passengers.

2. REFERENCES

The standards listed in Annex A contain provisions, which through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards listed in Annex A.