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ANSI Reprint
The following sections are reprinted from the ANSI A92.2-1990 code in effect at the
time of manufacture. Permission to reprint has been granted by the Scaffold
Industry Association.
7. Responsibilities of Dealers and Installers
7.1 General Responsibilities. Each dealer or installer as applicable shall comply with
the requirements of this section.
7.2 Vehicle Specifications. Each dealer or installer, or both, who sells an aerial device
shall inform the owner or user, or both, of the manufacturer's minimum vehicle
specifications.
7.3 Vehicle Weight Distribution. The installer shall be responsible for the weight dis-
tribution of the completed mobile unit in accordance with the requirements of the
aerial device and the applicable regulations. Allowance shall be made for the
weight of readily removable tools and materials specified by the user.
7.4 Manuals. Upon delivery of the equipment to the owner or user, the dealer or in-
staller shall provide the manuals as required by Paragraph 6.4 of this standard and
manuals for its auxiliary equipment added by the installer.
7.5 Installations. The installer shall comply with Sections 5 and 6 of this standard re-
lating to proper installation and shall follow the instructions of the manufacturer. In
the event the original manufacturer no longer exists, an equivalent entity may pro-
vide these instructions.
The installer of an aerial device shall, before the mobile unit is placed in operation,
perform stability tests in accordance with the requirements of 4.5.1 and 4.5.2, the
operational and visual tests in accordance with the requirements of 6.6.1 and 6.6.2,
and the appropriate electrical tests required in 5.4.3 of this standard. The installer
shall comply with all requirements of the applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards in effect at the time of installation. Certification as a manufacturer (al-
teration, intermediate or final) of a motor vehicle under the Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards is required. The travel height of the mobile unit shall be posted in
a location that is readily visible to the vehicle operator.
For insulated aerial devices, the installer shall assure conformance to the Qualifica-
tion test requirements of 5.3.2 by either obtaining certification of the test and per-
forming a periodic test after installation, or by performing the Qualification test.
7.6 Quality Assurance. The installer shall have a quality assurance program which
will ensure compliance with this standard.
7.7 Welding. All welds made by the installer, whose failure could result in motion of
the platform(s) shall meet the Structural Welding Code ANSI/AWS D1.1-90 and
ANSI/AWS D1.2-90. The installer shall establish applicable welding quality assur-
ance procedures for all weldments.
7.8 Training. The dealer or installer shall offer operator training initially in the opera-
tion of the aerial device(s) to the purchaser.
