ISO 21262:2020 gives safety requirements for the application, operation, maintenance, transport, tow, assembly and storage of industrial trucks (hereafter referred to as trucks) as defined in ISO 5053-1.

It applies to the following truck types:

a) counterbalance lift trucks;

b) reach trucks (with retractable mast or retractable fork arm carriage);

c) straddle trucks;

d) pallet-stacking trucks;

e) platform trucks;

f) double stackers;

g) side-loading trucks (one side only);

h) lateral-stacking trucks (both sides), and lateral- and front-stacking trucks;

i) order-picking trucks;

j) bidirectional and multidirectional trucks;

k) counterbalance container handlers;

l) articulated counterbalance lift trucks;

m) variable-reach trucks;

n) pallet trucks;

o) platform and stillage trucks;

p) tractors with a drawbar pull up to and including 20 000 N;

q) burden and personnel carriers;

r) trucks powered by battery, diesel, gasoline or gas (e.g. LPG, CNG, LNG).

Automated functions and driverless variants of the above list of trucks are also considered part of this scope.