(1) All equipment shall be equipped with a sensing device, located under the pallet, which prevents the pallet from being lowered when the device senses a person or object located beneath the pallet.
(2) All equipment shall be equipped with electrical or hydraulic protective devices which shall cut off the supply of electrical or hydraulic power to the equipment’s drive and motor when the device is deactivated.
(3) All equipment shall operate only when a manual operating device is actively engaged. If pressure is removed from the device, the equipment shall immediately cease to move.
(4) All equipment shall be equipped with an emergency safety device capable of preventing the unintentional movement of equipment.
(5) If any critical operating control requires the use of a spring to prevent or stop equipment from moving, the spring shall be of the compression type and shall be restrained to prevent dislocation.
(6) The use of a continuing flow of electrical or hydraulic power to initiate or interrupt power to the equipment’s driving machine or brake is prohibited.
(7) All operating systems shall be designed such that a single short circuit or other single failure shall not allow the equipment to move in an unintended manner.