METRIC
A-A-52163B December 4, 2012
SUPERSEDING A-A-52163A May 29, 1996
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION LADDERS, VEHICLE-BOARDING
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item
Description (CID) for all federal agencies.
1. SCOPE. This CID covers nine different types of portable, metal, step-ladders (hereinafter referred to as ladders) for use by personnel in boarding vehicles.
2. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
2.1 Materials. The materials used for the ladders shall be either aluminum or steel as specified. However, the specific material compositions of the aluminum and steel shall be in accordance with the acceptable commercial material specifications for metal ladders. Component corrosion protection shall be equal to or exceed that provided by hot dip galvanized 1020 steel with coating thickness in accordance with ASTM A123/A123M.
2.2 Design and construction. The ladders shall conform to the physical and dimensional requirements specified in figures 1 thru 9. The ladders shall also conform to the applicable requirements of ANSI A14.2 for portable metal ladders. When applicable, drawings and dimensions of ladder components that are needed, but not shown in figures 1 thru 9, shall be provided by the procuring activity (see 6.2). The ladders shall conform to the applicable requirements of ANSI A14.2.
Beneficial comments, recommendations, additions, deletions, clarifications, etc. and any data that may improve this document should be sent to U.S. Army RDECOM, Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, ATTN: RDTA-EN/STND/TRANS
MS #268, 6501 E. 11 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48397-5000 or sent by email to usarmy.detroit.rdecom.mbx.tardec-standardization@mail.mil. Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online database at https://assist.dla.mil.
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