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The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) is a trade association comprised of US and Canadian
manufacturers and certain national distributors of automotive lifts. For almost 50 years, the ALI
in cooperation with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has continued to sponsor
the national standard ANSI/ALI ALCTV:2011 "Safety Requirements for Construction, Testing,
and Validation for Automotive Lifts.”
The new "ALI/ETL Automotive Lift Certification Program" is based on ALI developed methods
and criteria for third party testing of automotive lifts to validate conformance with ANSI/ALI
ALCTV:2011.
For automotive lifts to be certified, manufacturers must execute an agreement with the ALI and
ETL / Intertek Testing Services and must meet certain requirements:
Must be structurally tested in accordance with the test requirements as outlined in ANSI/ALI
ALCTV:2011.
All motor operated units must be listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL)
in accordance with ANSI/UL-201.
The manufacturer's production facility must meet quality control requirements as set forth in
the ANSI Z34.1-1987 and the ALI/ETL Automotive Lift Certification Program Procedural
Guide.
All manufacturer-provided instructions, manuals, and operator safety documents, must meet
the requirements of the ANSI/ALI ALCTV:2011 and ANSI/UL-201.
Lifts meeting these rigid requirements may be listed in the directory of certified lifts and be
labeled with the "ALI/ETL certification mark" (Above on right), and, if applicable, the ETL
listing mark to ANSI/UL-201.
Mohawk has been a long-standing member of ALI and most of Mohawk’s popular models are
currently listed and certified. Other Mohawk models are in various stages of testing. To obtain a
complete and current certification listing, contact Mohawk Resources Ltd. or visit
www.mohawklifts.com or www.ali-directory.org To obtain a copy of the current automotive
lift standard, contact ALI or ANSI or visit www.autolift.org
Some people purchase quality products and others do not. You are assured of quality when you
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urchase a Mohawk product in compliance with the certification program.