What are standards? A standard is a set of technical definitions, instructions, and guidelines for designers, manufacturers, users, inspectors, government agencies, etc., that are used to promote safety, reliability, efficiency, uniformity, and interchangeability for a wide-variety of engineering disciplines.
Used for inclined stairway chairlifts and vertical platform lifts in the transportation of a mobility-impaired person and typically within household applications.
For more information, visit A18.1 on ASME.org.