ISO 20297-1:2017

Overview

ISO 20297-1:2017 - Industrial trucks - Lorry‑mounted trucks - Part 1: Safety requirements and verification - defines safety requirements and verification methods for industrial and rough‑terrain lorry‑mounted trucks that are capable of self-loading onto a carrier vehicle. The standard addresses significant hazards during intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse, and specifies design, protective measures and verification (functional and structural) needed to reduce risk. It explicitly excludes trucks driven onto carriers, trucks loaded by external lifting devices (cranes), hazards occurring during manufacture, use on public roads, operation in explosive atmospheres, risks from suspended swinging loads, and trucks with battery or hybrid primary power. ISO 20297-1:2017 does not apply to trucks manufactured before its publication date.

Key topics and requirements

The standard covers a comprehensive set of safety and verification topics relevant to lorry‑mounted trucks, including:

• Risk management and definition of normal operating conditions
• Controls and operator interfaces (preventing inadvertent activation, ground‑level controls, steering and load‑handling controls)
• Brakes, parking brake and failure of energy supply
• Hydraulic and lifting systems (chains, load holding, maximum lowering speed, stroke limitation)
• Structural integrity and verification (static and dynamic testing, test loads)
• Electrical and electronic systems (protection, connections, batteries)
• Stability, visibility and operator’s station (seating, enclosed cabs, access)
• Protective measures (guards, ROPS/FOPS, protection against crushing/shearing)
• Power systems, exhaust and cooling, fire protection and noise considerations
• Mounting kit and requirements for transport when the truck is mounted on a carrier
• Documentation and marking: operator and maintenance manuals, load charts and information for use

Practical applications

ISO 20297-1:2017 is used to:

• Guide manufacturers and designers in the safe design of self‑loading lorry‑mounted trucks
• Define verification tests for product development, validation and conformity assessment
• Support testing laboratories and certification bodies in functional and structural testing
• Inform fleet managers, purchasers and safety managers about required safety features and documentation (operator manuals, load charts, markings)
• Assist maintenance and training programs by specifying required information for safe operation and servicing

Who should use this standard

• Truck manufacturers and OEM engineers
• Design and safety engineers for mobile material‑handling equipment
• Test houses and conformity assessment organizations
• Fleet operators, procurement teams and workplace safety professionals

Related standards

Refer to other ISO machine‑safety and industrial‑truck standards for complementary guidance on general industrial truck safety, operator protection and testing methods. For full technical requirements and verification procedures, consult the official ISO 20297-1:2017 publication from ISO.