in north america, the american national standards institute (ansi) was approved and published in 2012. the ansi mh29.1 standard was developed to provide a comprehensive safety standard and establish minimum design and performance criteria to ensure the safe application and utilization of industrial scissors lifts. this ansi mh29.1 was written by manufacturers in the industry and the standard is intended to serve as a guide for designers, manufacturers, sellers, installers, equipment specifiers, owners, users and governing bodies of industrial scissors lifts.