B56, Power and Nonpowered Industrial Trucks
As of September 1, 2005, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) transferred maintenance of all the B56 Safety Standards to a new entity, the Industrial Truck Standards Developing Foundation (ITSDF). ITSDF, of Washington DC, was established in December 2004 by the Industrial Truck Association (ITA), of Washington DC. ITSDF and ASME signed a management transfer agreement on May 16, 2005.

For all questions and inquires regarding any of following standards, ITA should be contacted directed at Tel: 202-296-9880

B56.1 Low Lift and High Lift Trucks
B56.5 Guided Industrial Vehicles
B56.6 Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks
B56.7 Industrial Crane Trucks
B56.8 Personnel and Burden Carriers
B56.9 Operator Controlled Industrial Tow Tractors
B56.10 Manually Propelled High Lift Industrial Trucks
B56.11 Standardization of Powered and Nonpowered Industrial Trucks
B56.12 Subcommittee on Sweepers and Scrubbers
B56.14 Subcommittee on Vehicle Mounted Forklifts

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B15, Safety Standard for Mechanical Power Transmission Apparatus
On January 4, 2006, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) completed a formal agreement to transfer maintenance of the B15 Standards Committee, and the B15.1 Safety Standard on Power Transmission Apparatus, to the Association of Manufacturing Technology (AMT).

All questions and inquires regarding B15 and its standards should now be directed to AMT at Tel: 703.827.5266 AMT's toll-free order number is 800-524-0475 and soon the standards will be available for online ordering at www.amtonline.org.

B19, Compressors
On February 22, 2006, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) completed a formal agreement to transfer maintenance of the B19 Standards Committee, and the B19.3, Safety Standard for Compressors for Process Industries  and B19.1, Safety Standard for Air Compressors Systems, to the Compressed Air & Gas Institute (C.A.G.I.).

All questions and inquires regarding B19 and its standards should now be directed to C.A.G.I. at Tel: 216.241.7333