SafetyStandardforPortableAutomotiveLiftingDevicesASMEPALD-2009(RevisionofASMEPALD-2005)ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARD--`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---INTENTIONALLYLEFTBLANK--`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---SafetyStandardforPortableAutomotiveLiftingDevicesASMEPALD-2009--`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDDateofIssuance:May21,2010ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2012.Therewillbenoaddendaissuedtothisedition.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.InterpretationsarepublishedontheASMEWebsiteundertheCommitteePagesathttp://cstools.asme.orgastheyareissued.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentative(s)orperson(s)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgovernmentorindustryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard.ASMEacceptsresponsibilityforonlythoseinterpretationsofthisdocumentissuedinaccordancewiththeestablishedASMEproceduresandpolicies,whichprecludestheissuanceofinterpretationsbyindividuals.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersThreeParkAvenue,NewYork,NY10016-5990Copyright©2010byTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSAllrightsreservedPrintedinU.S.A.CONTENTSiiiForeword..............................................................................CommitteeRoster.....................................................................Preface................................................................................SummaryofChanges..................................................................vviviiixIntroduction............................................................................1GeneralRequirements..................................................................3Part1HydraulicHandJacks.........................................................5Part2TransmissionJacks...........................................................9Part3EngineStands...............................................................13Part4VehicleSupportStands.......................................................16Part5EmergencyTireChangingJacks...............................................20Part6Upright-TypeMobileLifts.....................................................25Part...
