This standard establishes safety requirements with respect to the manufacture, reconstruction,use, modification, maintenance, service, operation, and installation (where applicable) ofcontainers, two-wheeled carts, and two-wheeled cart lifters.This standard is applicable to all persons engaged in the manufacture, modification, operation, usecleaning, maintenance, service or repair of containers and cart lifters which are used in conjunctionwith the collection, processing and disposal (including the diversion of wastes for recycling) ofmunicipal, commercial and industrial solid wastes by private companies and public entities.Containers may vary widely as to size, design and other characteristics.Figures 1a and 1b illustrate examples of various types of containers which are in the scope of thisstandard.This standard does not apply to containers intended for use by householders for theirindividual use which are not to be handled by mechanical container lifting and dumpingmechanisms.Figure 2 illustrates examples of various types of containers which are not covered by the scope ofthis standard.