This SAE Standard applies to all self-propelled machines with a gross vehicle mass greater than 5000 kg that are utilized
to clean material from highways, parking lots, airfield runways, outside paved areas that are principally exposed to
vehicular traffic. These machines may also be involved with road construction/repaving work. Primary methods for
material removal and cleaning can be by mechanical, pneumatic, washing and flushing systems, or in a combination of
any system.