What Standards Apply to Automotive Lifts?
There is only one current standard in North America that governs the design and construction of automotive lifts. It is ANSI/ALI ALCTV (current edition), “American National Standard for Automotive Lifts – Safety Requirements for Construction, Testing and Validation”. This Standard addresses the U.S. electrical requirements associated with an automotive lift by incorporating compliance and third-party listing to ANSI UL 201 (current edition), “Safety Standard for Garage Equipment”. For automotive lifts used in the Canadian markets, third-party listing as evidence of compliance with CAN/CSA Std. C22.2 No. 68 is required. The ALI “Gold Certification Label” provides proof of full compliance to the applicable U.S. Standard(s) and demonstrates full compliance to the applicable Canadian National Standard when indicated on the certification label. These standards require third party testing and validation by an OSHA Accredited, Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Automotive lifts
