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Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems

Standards

Two American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved safety standards currently exist for Automatic Storage / Retrieval Systems (AS/RS) related technologies:

MH24.1: Safety Standard for Horizontal Carousel Material Handling and Associated Equipment
This newest standard, approved January 15, 2005, for horizontal carousels, was developed by the Carousel and Vertical Lift Module (C/VLM) Working Group of the AS/RS Product Section following the ANSI Public Canvass method.
 
B30.13 - 2003: Storage/Retrieval (S/R) Machines and Associated Equipment This AS/RS safety standard published in 2003 deals solely with the Crane and Aisle (C/A) technology for automatic storage and retrieval. This standard, also following the ANSI Public Canvass method, was developed by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).