This standard prescribes rules governing the safe construction, design, testing, care and use of wood, metal, plastic and reinforced plastic stepstools of various configurations for duty ratings of 200, 225, 250, 300 and 375 lbs. It applies to stepstools that resemble conventional stepladders in their appearance as well as those that do not. It does not cover stepstools that do not meet the general requirements of this standard, nor does it cover accessories that may be installed on or used in conjunction with stepstools. This standard does not apply to those products currently covered by ANSI A14.7 (Mobile Ladder Stands and Mobile Ladder Stand Platforms).