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-1998 "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- 1998.
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-
1998.
♦ All motor operated units must be listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory (NRTL) in
accordance with ANSI/UL 73.
♦ 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–1998 and ANSI/UL73.
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-73.
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. To obtain a copy of the current automotive lift standard,
contact ALI or ANSI.
Some people purchase quality products and others do not. You are assured of quality when you purchase a
Mohawk product in compliance with the certification program.
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