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ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 - Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standard

ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 codifies safety requirements for driverless industrial vehicles including obstacle detection and braking, minimum guide path clearances, hazard zone marking, and emergency stop functionality. OSHA proposes integrating B56.5 for autonomous forklift compliance.

Jurisdiction: United States · Effective 2026-01-01

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Sources (1)

  1. https://litum.com/osha-forklift-regulations-in-2026/

Status history

  • In effect · 2026-01-01 · agent-recon

    Initial ingestion

Common questions

What does ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 - Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standard cover?
ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 codifies safety requirements for driverless industrial vehicles including obstacle detection and braking, minimum guide path clearances, hazard zone marking, and emergency stop functionality. OSHA proposes integrating B56.5 for autonomous forklift compliance.
Where does ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 - Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standard apply?
ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 - Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standard is recorded as a safety_standard applying in United States on the DEPLOY registry.
When did ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 - Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standard take effect?
ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 - Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standard is recorded as effective January 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry.
Is ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 - Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standard still in effect?
ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 - Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standard is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 - Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standard apply to?
ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 - Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standard is recorded as applying to amr on the DEPLOY registry.
Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 - Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standard?
8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 - Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standard: Amazon Robotics fleet, AutoStore System, Autopicker, Berkshire Grey System and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Architectural position

Cohort: amr

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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for ANSI/ITSDF B56.5 - Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standard.

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