TS ISO 5053-2
Industrial trucks - Vocabulary - Part 2: Fork arms and attachments
This document establishes only the vocabulary of fork arms and load handling attachments.
This document gives no safety requirements of fork arms and load handling attachments.
For the purpose of this document, the term attachment describes a device that is mounted to an industrial truck to allow an alternative way to use the lifting system.
NOTE This document does not give any proposals as to which attachment can be appropriate for which load.
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TS ISO 5053-2 is a vocabulary standard for fork arms and load handling attachments used on industrial trucks. As a terminology document, it helps align naming across engineering, purchasing, maintenance, and product documentation so that the same component is identified consistently.
Why fork arms and attachments are distinguished
Fork arms are the load-supporting members commonly used for pallet handling, while load handling attachments are devices mounted on an industrial truck to enable an alternative use of the lifting system. In general technical terms, this distinction matters because attachments can change how the load is gripped, lifted, and balanced, as well as how the truck is used in practice. The standard organizes the terminology around these concepts rather than prescribing how the equipment must perform.
What this document does not cover
The document establishes vocabulary only. It does not provide safety requirements for fork arms or load handling attachments, and it does not recommend which attachment is appropriate for a given load. It therefore serves as a naming reference, not as a selection guide or a performance specification.
- Defines terminology for fork arms used on industrial trucks.
- Provides common vocabulary for load handling attachments.
- Explains the attachment concept as a device mounted on the lifting system.
- Does not include safety requirements or load-selection advice.
- Publication Date: 12.04.2021
- Standard Status: U (Yürürlükteki Standard/Standard)
- Publisher: TSE
- Document Language: en
- ICS Classification: 01.040.53 Yük Taşıma Ekipmanları (Terimler); 53.060 Endüstriyel Kamyonlar
- Pages: 63
- Source Standard: ISO 5053-2:2019
- International Equivalents: ISO 5053-2-EQV
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